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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: CID/cc-pVDZ

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 CID/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.076163
Energy at 298.15K-77.076334
HF Energy-76.824866
Nuclear repulsion energy24.548262
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 CID/cc-pVDZ
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 3576 3304 0.00      
2 Σg 2099 1940 0.00      
3 Σu 3475 3211 93.02      
4 Πg 645 596 0.00      
4 Πg 645 596 0.00      
5 Πu 790 730 81.38      
5 Πu 790 730 81.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6009.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5553.0 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 CID/cc-pVDZ
B
1.16056

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.607
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.607
H3 0.000 0.000 1.680
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.680

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.21341.07382.2871
C21.21342.28711.0738
H31.07382.28713.3609
H42.28711.07383.3609

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