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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: MP2/daug-cc-pVTZ

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/daug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.164517
Energy at 298.15K-77.164593
HF Energy-76.849184
Nuclear repulsion energy24.645341
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/daug-cc-pVTZ
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 3528 3528 0.00 68.24 0.20 0.33
2 Σg 1967 1967 0.00 89.50 0.06 0.10
3 Σu 3430 3430 95.69 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 593 593 0.00 2.14 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 593 593 0.00 2.14 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 746 746 89.18 0.00 0.63 0.00
5 Πu 746 746 89.18 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5801.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5801.4 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/daug-cc-pVTZ
B
1.16857

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/daug-cc-pVTZ

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
C11.21221.06202.2742
C21.21222.27421.0620
H31.06202.27423.3362
H42.27421.06203.3362

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