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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP

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 B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.292947
Energy at 298.15K-77.293091
HF Energy-77.189396
Nuclear repulsion energy24.793209
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 B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 3531 3531 0.00 59.80 0.22 0.37
2 Σg 2029 2029 0.00 72.22 0.13 0.23
3 Σu 3439 3439 90.98 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 637 637 0.00 4.22 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 637 637 0.00 4.22 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 766 766 100.71 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 766 766 100.71 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5902.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5902.9 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 B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP
B
1.18349

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.601
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.601
H3 0.000 0.000 1.662
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.662

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.20241.06092.2634
C21.20242.26341.0609
H31.06092.26343.3243
H42.26341.06093.3243

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
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.223      
2 C -0.223      
3 H 0.223      
4 H 0.223      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.700 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.700 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -7.117
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.291 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.291 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.583
Polar
3z2-r213.166
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 2.161 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.161 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.500


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.049
(<r2>)1/2 4.129