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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-116.610884
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-116.610884
Nuclear repulsion energy58.666264
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3498 3352 58.08      
2 A1 3049 2922 17.57      
3 A1 2251 2158 4.21      
4 A1 1417 1358 0.03      
5 A1 960 920 0.54      
6 E 3125 2995 8.56      
6 E 3125 2995 8.56      
7 E 1483 1422 7.28      
7 E 1483 1422 7.28      
8 E 1053 1009 2.14      
8 E 1053 1009 2.14      
9 E 622 596 51.83      
9 E 622 596 51.83      
10 E 349 334 4.43      
10 E 349 334 4.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12219.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9584) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11711.6 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/6-31G**
ABC
5.33915 0.28532 0.28532

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.239
C2 0.000 0.000 0.216
C3 0.000 0.000 1.424
H4 0.000 0.000 2.490
H5 0.000 1.022 -1.633
H6 0.885 -0.511 -1.633
H7 -0.885 -0.511 -1.633

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.45532.66353.72961.09521.09521.0952
C21.45531.20822.27422.11302.11302.1130
C32.66351.20821.06613.22383.22383.2238
H43.72962.27421.06614.24844.24844.2484
H51.09522.11303.22384.24841.77001.7700
H61.09522.11303.22384.24841.77001.7700
H71.09522.11303.22384.24841.77001.7700

picture of propyne state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 180.000 C2 C1 H5 111.087
C2 C1 H6 111.087 C2 C1 H7 111.087
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 107.808
H5 C1 H7 107.808 H6 C1 H7 107.808
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.495      
2 C 0.231      
3 C -0.426      
4 H 0.187      
5 H 0.168      
6 H 0.168      
7 H 0.168      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -0.742 0.742
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.999 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.999 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.424
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.788 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.788 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.575
Polar
3z2-r211.150
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.693 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.693 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.734


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 49.709
(<r2>)1/2 7.050