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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-311G*

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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.601798
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-76.603423
Nuclear repulsion energy19.694869
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/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/6-311G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-311G* Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.477
C2 0.000 0.000 0.735
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.549

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.21261.0721
C21.21262.2847
H31.07212.2847

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/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.603423
Energy at 298.15K-76.601863
HF Energy-76.603423
Nuclear repulsion energy19.694869
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/6-311G*
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' 3311 3303 8.75      
2 A' 1604 1600 426.61      
3 A' 609 608 32.84      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2762.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9975) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2755.4 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/6-311G*
ABC
135.33418 1.42767 1.41277

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.031 0.496 0.000
C2 0.031 -0.745 0.000
H3 -0.374 1.493 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.24111.0764
C21.24112.2746
H31.07642.2746

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 157.862
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.226      
2 C -0.021      
3 H 0.247      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.033 1.332 0.000 1.332
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.089 -1.342 0.000
y -1.342 -9.625 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.906
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.824 -1.342 0.000
y -1.342 2.873 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.049
Polar
3z2-r2-4.097
x2-y2-2.464
xy-1.342
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.681 0.428 0.001
y 0.428 5.584 0.003
z 0.001 0.003 2.805


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 14.396
(<r2>)1/2 3.794