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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

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 D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.348098
Energy at 298.15K-77.348132
HF Energy-77.348098
Nuclear repulsion energy24.776823
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 Σg 3516 3387 0.00 56.45 0.28 0.43
2 Σg 2055 1979 0.00 60.71 0.22 0.36
3 Σu 3414 3289 63.66 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 547 527 0.00 4.65 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 547 527 0.00 4.65 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 768 740 100.87 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 768 740 100.87 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5807.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9632) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5593.9 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 TPSSh/6-311G*
B
1.18242

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/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 1.666
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.666

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.20171.06492.2666
C21.20172.26661.0649
H31.06492.26663.3314
H42.26661.06493.3314

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 TPSSh/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.226      
2 C -0.226      
3 H 0.226      
4 H 0.226      


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


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.499 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.499 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.276


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 16.875
(<r2>)1/2 4.108