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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 2Σ
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.629295
Energy at 298.15K-76.626909
HF Energy-76.629295
Nuclear repulsion energy20.164421
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 TPSSh/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 Σ 3452 3325 43.74      
2 Σ 2068 1992 5.15      
3 Π 104 100 1.70      
3 Π 104 100 1.70      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2863.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9632) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2758.4 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 TPSSh/6-311G*
B
1.47489

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.475
C2 0.000 0.000 0.732
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.541

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.20651.0664
C21.20652.2729
H31.06642.2729

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
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.232      
2 C -0.014      
3 H 0.246      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -0.799 0.799
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.148 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.148 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.746


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.874
(<r2>)1/2 3.725