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All results from a given calculation for C2H (Ethynyl radical)

using model chemistry: BLYP/cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C*V 2Σ
1 2 yes CS 2A'

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.612856
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-76.614090
Nuclear repulsion energy19.782279
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 BLYP/cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/cc-pVTZ
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/cc-pVTZ Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.476
C2 0.000 0.000 0.733
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.545

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.20951.0687
C21.20952.2782
H31.06872.2782

picture of Ethynyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.614090
Energy at 298.15K-76.612525
HF Energy-76.614090
Nuclear repulsion energy19.782279
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 BLYP/cc-pVTZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3324 3314 13.47      
2 A' 1610 1605 473.29      
3 A' 595 593 30.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2764.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.997) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2755.9 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 BLYP/cc-pVTZ
ABC
155.40851 1.43772 1.42454

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.029 0.493 0.000
C2 0.029 -0.742 0.000
H3 -0.350 1.496 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.23511.0726
C21.23512.2704
H31.07262.2704

picture of Ethynyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 159.306
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.148      
2 C -0.024      
3 H 0.172      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.074 1.300 0.000 1.302
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.230 -1.270 0.000
y -1.270 -9.696 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.957
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.904 -1.270 0.000
y -1.270 2.898 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.995
Polar
3z2-r2-3.989
x2-y2-2.535
xy-1.270
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.128 0.519 0.002
y 0.519 5.847 0.005
z 0.002 0.005 2.979


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 14.397
(<r2>)1/2 3.794