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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.312894
Energy at 298.15K-77.313026
HF Energy-77.312894
Nuclear repulsion energy24.843367
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 wB97X-D/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 3525 3525 0.00 48.87 0.27 0.42
2 Σg 2088 2088 0.00 61.25 0.23 0.37
3 Σu 3418 3418 68.61 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 626 626 0.00 5.40 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 626 626 0.00 5.40 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 771 771 104.83 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 771 771 104.83 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5911.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5911.5 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 wB97X-D/6-311G*
B
1.18924

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.598
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.598
H3 0.000 0.000 1.664
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.664

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.19701.06522.2621
C21.19702.26211.0652
H31.06522.26213.3273
H42.26211.06523.3273

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
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.251      
2 C -0.251      
3 H 0.251      
4 H 0.251      


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        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.517 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.517 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.550
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.484 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.484 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.967
Polar
3z2-r213.934
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 1.491 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.491 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.272


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 16.825
(<r2>)1/2 4.102