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All results from a given calculation for C2H (Ethynyl radical)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 2Σ
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.532257
Energy at 298.15K-76.530478
HF Energy-76.454788
Nuclear repulsion energy20.075253
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/6-31+G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 3505 3338 57.97      
2 Σ 2117 2017 5.88      
3 Π 312 297 2.78      
3 Π 312 297 2.78      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3123.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9524) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2974.4 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 B2PLYP/6-31+G**
B
1.46127

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31+G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.478
C2 0.000 0.000 0.735
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.543

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.21331.0653
C21.21332.2786
H31.06532.2786

picture of Ethynyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.035      
2 C -0.178      
3 H 0.213      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.743 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.743 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.001


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 14.139
(<r2>)1/2 3.760