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

using model chemistry: ROHF/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 ROHF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.151446
Energy at 298.15K-76.150296
HF Energy-76.151446
Nuclear repulsion energy20.543151
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 ROHF/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 3631 3107 41.36      
2 Σ 2281 1952 5.82      
3 Π 732 627 16.22      
3 Π 732 627 16.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3688.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8556) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3155.9 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 ROHF/6-311G*
B
1.53173

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.464
C2 0.000 0.000 0.718
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.520

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.18201.0560
C21.18202.2380
H31.05602.2380

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
Charges from optimized geometry at ROHF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.278      
2 C -0.005      
3 H 0.283      


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 -0.751 0.751
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.894 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.894 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -7.954
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.470 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.470 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.940
Polar
3z2-r29.879
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.720
(<r2>)1/2 3.704