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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.520057
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-76.520357
Nuclear repulsion energy19.863381
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 PBEPBE/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBEPBE/6-311G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-311G* Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.477
C2 0.000 0.000 0.736
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.552

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.21361.0741
C21.21362.2877
H31.07412.2877

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

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.520357
Energy at 298.15K-76.518682
HF Energy-76.520357
Nuclear repulsion energy19.863381
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 PBEPBE/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' 444 440 41.63      
2 A' 3345 3310 18.58      
3 A' 1760 1742 340.83      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2774.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9896) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2745.9 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 PBEPBE/6-311G*
ABC
218.01737 1.44478 1.43527

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.025 0.488 0.000
C2 0.025 -0.740 0.000
H3 -0.297 1.515 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.22751.0764
C21.22752.2776
H31.07642.2776

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 162.638
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.237      
2 C -0.018      
3 H 0.254      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.009 1.043 0.000 1.043
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.371 -1.118 0.000
y -1.118 -8.784 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.798
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.580 -1.118 0.000
y -1.118 3.800 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.221
Polar
3z2-r2-4.442
x2-y2-3.587
xy-1.118
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.861 0.744 0.000
y 0.744 5.192 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.431


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 14.170
(<r2>)1/2 3.764