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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-116.612997
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-116.612997
Nuclear repulsion energy58.497204
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 B3PW91/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 A1 3492 3370 64.39      
2 A1 3042 2936 17.43      
3 A1 2244 2165 6.78      
4 A1 1386 1337 0.20      
5 A1 964 931 0.19      
6 E 3124 3015 5.36      
6 E 3124 3015 5.36      
7 E 1444 1394 8.63      
7 E 1444 1394 8.63      
8 E 1035 999 1.58      
8 E 1035 999 1.58      
9 E 659 636 41.25      
9 E 659 636 41.24      
10 E 345 333 7.30      
10 E 345 333 7.30      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12172.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11746.3 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 B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
ABC
5.27638 0.28417 0.28417

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.241
C2 0.000 0.000 0.215
C3 0.000 0.000 1.427
H4 0.000 0.000 2.500
H5 0.000 1.028 -1.636
H6 0.890 -0.514 -1.636
H7 -0.890 -0.514 -1.636

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.45552.66813.74061.10141.10141.1014
C21.45551.21262.28502.11722.11722.1172
C32.66811.21261.07243.23133.23133.2313
H43.74062.28501.07244.26174.26174.2617
H51.10142.11723.23134.26171.78051.7805
H61.10142.11723.23134.26171.78051.7805
H71.10142.11723.23134.26171.78051.7805

picture of propyne state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 180.000 C2 C1 H5 111.035
C2 C1 H6 111.035 C2 C1 H7 111.035
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 107.863
H5 C1 H7 107.863 H6 C1 H7 107.863
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.018      
2 C 0.172      
3 C -0.401      
4 H 0.002      
5 H 0.081      
6 H 0.081      
7 H 0.081      


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 -0.797 0.797
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.258 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.258 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.637
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.810 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.810 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.621
Polar
3z2-r211.241
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 2.904 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.904 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.074


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 50.045
(<r2>)1/2 7.074