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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-116.323536
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-115.874096
Nuclear repulsion energy58.271925
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 CCSD(T)/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 A1 3498 3357        
2 A1 3091 2966        
3 A1 2182 2094        
4 A1 1452 1393        
5 A1 940 902        
6 E 3174 3046        
6 E 3174 3046        
7 E 1519 1458        
7 E 1519 1457        
8 E 1069 1026        
8 E 1069 1026        
9 E 533 511        
9 E 533 511        
10 E 225 216        
10 E 225 216        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12101.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9596) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11612.6 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 CCSD(T)/6-31+G**
ABC
5.33694 0.28041 0.28041

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.254
C2 0.000 0.000 0.217
C3 0.000 0.000 1.438
H4 0.000 0.000 2.504
H5 0.000 1.022 -1.637
H6 0.885 -0.511 -1.637
H7 -0.885 -0.511 -1.637

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.47152.69233.75791.09151.09151.0915
C21.47151.22082.28652.11752.11752.1175
C32.69231.22081.06573.24073.24073.2407
H43.75792.28651.06574.26534.26534.2653
H51.09152.11753.24074.26531.77041.7704
H61.09152.11753.24074.26531.77041.7704
H71.09152.11753.24074.26531.77041.7704

picture of propyne state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 180.000 C2 C1 H5 110.544
C2 C1 H6 110.544 C2 C1 H7 110.544
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 108.377
H5 C1 H7 108.377 H6 C1 H7 108.377
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability