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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: CCSD/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at CCSD/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.131777
Energy at 298.15K-77.131403
HF Energy-76.847938
Nuclear repulsion energy24.750562
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 CCSD/TZVP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 3550 3388 0.00      
2 Σg 2053 1960 0.00      
3 Σu 3454 3296 80.08      
4 Πg 327 313 0.00      
4 Πg 327 313 0.00      
5 Πu 742 708 100.90      
5 Πu 742 708 100.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5598.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9544) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5342.9 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 CCSD/TZVP
B
1.17942

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/TZVP

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.602
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.602
H3 0.000 0.000 1.665
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.665

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.20451.06282.2673
C21.20452.26731.0628
H31.06282.26733.3301
H42.26731.06283.3301

picture of Acetylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 180.000 C2 C1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability