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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-116.622784
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-116.622784
Nuclear repulsion energy58.751697
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G**
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 3517 3347 59.78      
2 A1 3069 2920 16.31      
3 A1 2268 2158 4.14      
4 A1 1425 1355 0.01      
5 A1 967 920 0.57      
6 E 3147 2995 7.65      
6 E 3147 2995 7.65      
7 E 1491 1419 7.57      
7 E 1491 1419 7.57      
8 E 1059 1008 2.10      
8 E 1059 1008 2.10      
9 E 636 605 51.59      
9 E 636 605 51.59      
10 E 353 336 4.96      
10 E 353 336 4.96      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12308.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9515) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11711.9 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G**
ABC
5.35330 0.28611 0.28611

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.238
C2 0.000 0.000 0.216
C3 0.000 0.000 1.422
H4 0.000 0.000 2.487
H5 0.000 1.021 -1.630
H6 0.884 -0.510 -1.630
H7 -0.884 -0.510 -1.630

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.45402.66003.72461.09341.09341.0934
C21.45401.20602.27062.10972.10972.1097
C32.66001.20601.06463.21853.21853.2185
H43.72462.27061.06464.24164.24164.2416
H51.09342.10973.21854.24161.76761.7676
H61.09342.10973.21854.24161.76761.7676
H71.09342.10973.21854.24161.76761.7676

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 111.031
C2 C1 H6 111.031 C2 C1 H7 111.031
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 107.867
H5 C1 H7 107.867 H6 C1 H7 107.867
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.496      
2 C 0.220      
3 C -0.427      
4 H 0.190      
5 H 0.171      
6 H 0.171      
7 H 0.171      


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 -0.740 0.740
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.005 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.005 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.391
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.807 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.807 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.614
Polar
3z2-r211.229
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 2.678 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.678 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.675


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 49.592
(<r2>)1/2 7.042