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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 2Σ
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.568462
Energy at 298.15K-76.566878
HF Energy-76.478124
Nuclear repulsion energy20.232690
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-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 Σ 3482 3341 57.78      
2 Σ 2108 2022 5.48      
3 Π 400 384 0.24      
4 Π 400 384 0.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3195.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3065.5 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-pVTZ
B
1.48476

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.473
C2 0.000 0.000 0.729
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.535

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.20181.0621
C21.20182.2639
H31.06212.2639

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
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability