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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: B97D3/cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at B97D3/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.280042
Energy at 298.15K-77.280107
HF Energy-77.280042
Nuclear repulsion energy24.473556
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 B97D3/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 3481 3452 0.00 68.58 0.23 0.38
2 Σg 2025 2007 0.00 57.05 0.25 0.39
3 Σu 3384 3355 77.05 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 577 572 0.00 1.19 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 577 572 0.00 1.19 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 751 745 73.73 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 751 745 73.73 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5773.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9915) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5724.1 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 B97D3/cc-pVDZ
B
1.15329

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/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 1.685
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.685

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.21771.07562.2934
C21.21772.29341.0756
H31.07562.29343.3690
H42.29341.07563.3690

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 B97D3/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.008      
2 C 0.008      
3 H -0.008      
4 H -0.008      


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 -13.237 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.237 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.950
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.144 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.144 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.288
Polar
3z2-r212.575
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 1.431 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.431 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.422


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.082
(<r2>)1/2 4.133