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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/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 MP2=FULL/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.188686
Energy at 298.15K-77.188788
HF Energy-76.848989
Nuclear repulsion energy24.748244
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 MP2=FULL/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 3561 3381 0.00 62.23 0.25 0.40
2 Σg 1991 1890 0.00 50.51 0.16 0.28
3 Σu 3445 3270 95.83 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 600 570 0.00 2.88 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 600 570 0.00 2.88 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 759 721 89.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 759 721 89.03 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5857.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9494) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5560.8 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 MP2=FULL/cc-pVTZ
B
1.17828

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.604
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.604
H3 0.000 0.000 1.661
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.661

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.20741.05712.2646
C21.20742.26461.0571
H31.05712.26463.3217
H42.26461.05713.3217

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