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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31+G**

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 MP2/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.088126
Energy at 298.15K-77.088006
HF Energy-76.824918
Nuclear repulsion energy24.509869
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 MP2/6-31+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 3575 3363 0.00 73.94 0.22 0.36
2 Σg 1985 1867 0.00 58.09 0.11 0.20
3 Σu 3489 3281 90.44 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 459 432 0.00 7.18 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 459 432 0.00 7.18 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 743 698 111.96 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 743 698 111.96 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5726.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9406) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5385.9 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 MP2/6-31+G**
B
1.15508

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31+G**

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.610
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.610
H3 0.000 0.000 1.674
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.674

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.22101.06372.2847
C21.22102.28471.0637
H31.06372.28473.3484
H42.28471.06373.3484

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