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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: MP2/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 MP2/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.082680
Energy at 298.15K-77.082720
HF Energy-76.822742
Nuclear repulsion energy24.306904
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/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 3540 3372 0.00 72.75 0.23 0.38
2 Σg 1965 1872 0.00 37.09 0.24 0.39
3 Σu 3455 3291 99.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 559 532 0.00 1.21 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 559 532 0.00 1.21 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 749 714 77.52 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 749 714 77.52 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5788.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9525) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5513.4 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/cc-pVDZ
B
1.13649

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.615
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.615
H3 0.000 0.000 1.690
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.690

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.22981.07552.3052
C21.22982.30521.0755
H31.07552.30523.3807
H42.30521.07553.3807

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