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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.835144
Energy at 298.15K-76.835462
HF Energy-76.835144
Nuclear repulsion energy25.117512
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 HF/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 Σg 3686 3334 0.00 42.90 0.30 0.46
2 Σg 2214 2002 0.00 71.83 0.22 0.36
3 Σu 3573 3232 74.91 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 765 692 0.00 7.33 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 765 692 0.00 7.33 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 860 778 111.62 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 860 778 111.62 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6361.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5753.6 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 HF/6-311G*
B
1.21594

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.591
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.591
H3 0.000 0.000 1.647
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.647

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.18291.05562.2385
C21.18292.23851.0556
H31.05562.23853.2942
H42.23851.05563.2942

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
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.272      
2 C -0.272      
3 H 0.272      
4 H 0.272      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.731 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.731 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.595
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.568 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.568 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.137
Polar
3z2-r214.273
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 1.458 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.458 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.205


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 16.714
(<r2>)1/2 4.088