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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: MP2/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/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.159196
Energy at 298.15K-77.159282
HF Energy-76.848424
Nuclear repulsion energy24.659294
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/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 Σg 3540 3361 0.00 63.73 0.25 0.40
2 Σg 1975 1875 0.00 50.75 0.16 0.28
3 Σu 3444 3271 96.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 590 560 0.00 2.80 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 590 560 0.00 2.80 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 754 716 89.40 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 754 716 89.40 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5823.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9495) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5529.7 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/cc-pVTZ
B
1.16995

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.606
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.606
H3 0.000 0.000 1.667
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.667

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.21141.06172.2731
C21.21142.27311.0617
H31.06172.27313.3348
H42.27311.06173.3348

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

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability