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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.304208
Energy at 298.15K-77.304181
HF Energy-77.304208
Nuclear repulsion energy24.488335
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 BLYP/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 Σg 3450 3432 0.00 63.91 0.27 0.42
2 Σg 2002 1991 0.00 91.96 0.12 0.21
3 Σu 3357 3339 83.64 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 522 519 0.00 10.71 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 522 519 0.00 10.71 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 736 732 110.19 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 736 732 110.19 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5661.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9947) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5631.3 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 BLYP/6-31+G**
B
1.15429

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.609
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.609
H3 0.000 0.000 1.682
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.682

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.21831.07242.2906
C21.21832.29061.0724
H31.07242.29063.3630
H42.29061.07243.3630

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

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.162      
2 C -0.162      
3 H 0.162      
4 H 0.162      


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 -13.993 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.993 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -7.213
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.390 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.390 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.780
Polar
3z2-r213.560
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 2.058 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.058 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.863


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.436
(<r2>)1/2 4.176