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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: MP2/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 MP2/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.117272
Energy at 298.15K-77.116908
HF Energy-76.847195
Nuclear repulsion energy24.661246
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 MP2/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 3557 3372 0.00 66.48 0.21 0.34
2 Σg 1990 1887 0.00 48.86 0.15 0.26
3 Σu 3470 3289 93.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 333 316 0.00 5.48 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 333 316 0.00 5.48 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 739 700 103.46 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 739 700 103.46 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5581.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9479) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5290.4 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 MP2/TZVP
B
1.17020

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/TZVP

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.606
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.606
H3 0.000 0.000 1.668
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.668

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.21111.06212.2731
C21.21112.27311.0621
H31.06212.27313.3352
H42.27311.06213.3352

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