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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.247555
Energy at 298.15K-77.247661
HF Energy-77.159464
Nuclear repulsion energy24.506602
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 B2PLYP/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 3391 0.00 68.46 0.24 0.38
2 Σg 2028 1942 0.00 49.59 0.24 0.39
3 Σu 3447 3301 97.37 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 601 576 0.00 1.33 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 601 576 0.00 1.33 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 765 733 77.25 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 765 733 77.25 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5874.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5625.9 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 B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
B
1.15611

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.609
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.609
H3 0.000 0.000 1.681
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.681

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.21711.07222.2893
C21.21712.28931.0722
H31.07222.28933.3615
H42.28931.07223.3615

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
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.020      
2 C -0.020      
3 H 0.020      
4 H 0.020      


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


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.374 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.374 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.992
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.191 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.191 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.382
Polar
3z2-r212.763
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.401 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.401 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.301


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.118
(<r2>)1/2 4.137