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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C*V 2Σ
1 2 yes CS 2A'

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.613055
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-76.613237
Nuclear repulsion energy19.812736
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 B3LYP/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/6-31+G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31+G** Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.477
C2 0.000 0.000 0.734
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.545

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.21151.0677
C21.21152.2792
H31.06772.2792

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

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.613237
Energy at 298.15K-76.611379
HF Energy-76.613237
Nuclear repulsion energy19.812736
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 B3LYP/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 A' 3420 3298 28.70      
2 A' 1385 1336 2185.22      
3 A' 281 271 714.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2543.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9642) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2452.2 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 B3LYP/6-31+G**
ABC
193.24229 1.43826 1.42764

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.026 0.491 0.000
C2 0.026 -0.742 0.000
H3 -0.314 1.506 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.23291.0708
C21.23292.2738
H31.07082.2738

picture of Ethynyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 161.461
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.002      
2 C -0.197      
3 H 0.195      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.137 1.282 0.000 1.289
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.469 -1.347 0.000
y -1.347 -9.489 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.153
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.149 -1.347 0.000
y -1.347 3.323 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.174
Polar
3z2-r2-4.348
x2-y2-2.981
xy-1.347
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.330 1.597 0.111
y 1.597 8.791 0.617
z 0.111 0.617 3.701


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 14.435
(<r2>)1/2 3.799