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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ

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 CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.187648
Energy at 298.15K-77.187712
HF Energy-76.848569
Nuclear repulsion energy24.672990
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 CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 3512 3424        
2 Σg 2001 1951        
3 Σu 3411 3325        
4 Πg 577 563        
4 Πg 577 562        
5 Πu 746 727        
5 Πu 746 727        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5785.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9748) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5639.3 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 CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ
B
1.17134

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.605
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.605
H3 0.000 0.000 1.668
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.668

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.20971.06362.2733
C21.20972.27331.0636
H31.06362.27333.3369
H42.27331.06363.3369

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