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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/cc-pVDZ

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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.507352
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-76.508221
Nuclear repulsion energy19.591656
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 PBEPBE/cc-pVDZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBEPBE/cc-pVDZ
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/cc-pVDZ Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.482
C2 0.000 0.000 0.742
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.563

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.22441.0812
C21.22442.3056
H31.08122.3056

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
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.508221
Energy at 298.15K-76.506620
HF Energy-76.508221
Nuclear repulsion energy19.591656
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 PBEPBE/cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 539 536 34.37      
2 A' 3347 3328 20.85      
3 A' 1648 1638 462.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2767.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9942) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2750.9 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 PBEPBE/cc-pVDZ
ABC
149.87211 1.41077 1.39762

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.030 0.497 0.000
C2 0.030 -0.749 0.000
H3 -0.356 1.512 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.24651.0857
C21.24652.2940
H31.08572.2940

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 159.170
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.026      
2 C -0.094      
3 H 0.067      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.037 1.182 0.000 1.183
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.052 -1.203 0.000
y -1.203 -9.185 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.679
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.121 -1.203 0.000
y -1.203 3.180 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.060
Polar
3z2-r2-4.119
x2-y2-2.867
xy-1.203
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.692 0.540 0.000
y 0.540 5.530 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.399


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 14.337
(<r2>)1/2 3.786