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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: CCD/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 CCD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.100037
Energy at 298.15K-77.099992
HF Energy-76.825970
Nuclear repulsion energy24.634496
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 CCD/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 3574 3368 0.00      
2 Σg 2065 1946 0.00      
3 Σu 3477 3277 77.96      
4 Πg 500 472 0.00      
4 Πg 500 472 0.00      
5 Πu 754 710 109.83      
5 Πu 754 710 109.83      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5812.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9423) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5476.9 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 CCD/6-31+G**
B
1.16781

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.606
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.606
H3 0.000 0.000 1.670
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.670

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.21201.06412.2761
C21.21202.27611.0641
H31.06412.27613.3402
H42.27611.06413.3402

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