return to home page Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology
You are here: Calculated > Energy > Optimized > Energy

All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: CISD/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at CISD/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.089614
Energy at 298.15K-77.089604
HF Energy-76.834223
Nuclear repulsion energy24.777486
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 CISD/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 3566 3300 0.00      
2 Σg 2081 1926 0.00      
3 Σu 3463 3204 73.98      
4 Πg 512 474 0.00      
4 Πg 512 474 0.00      
5 Πu 775 717 102.51      
5 Πu 775 717 102.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5842.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9253) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5406.3 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 CISD/6-311G*
B
1.18228

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.601
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.601
H3 0.000 0.000 1.665
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.665

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.20231.06352.2658
C21.20232.26581.0635
H31.06352.26583.3293
H42.26581.06353.3293

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
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability