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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-116.625140
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-116.625140
Nuclear repulsion energy58.416195
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 BLYP/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 A1 3389 3381 42.43      
2 A1 2949 2942 25.24      
3 A1 2159 2154 5.53      
4 A1 1397 1393 0.04      
5 A1 918 916 0.50      
6 E 2998 2991 16.74      
6 E 2998 2991 16.74      
7 E 1461 1458 7.71      
7 E 1461 1458 7.71      
8 E 1038 1036 1.01      
8 E 1038 1036 1.01      
9 E 559 558 52.01      
9 E 559 558 52.00      
10 E 302 301 3.58      
10 E 302 301 3.58      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11764.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9975) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11735.2 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 BLYP/6-311G*
ABC
5.29979 0.28279 0.28279

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.244
C2 0.000 0.000 0.219
C3 0.000 0.000 1.430
H4 0.000 0.000 2.500
H5 0.000 1.026 -1.645
H6 0.888 -0.513 -1.645
H7 -0.888 -0.513 -1.645

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.46322.67413.74381.10121.10121.1012
C21.46321.21092.28052.12742.12742.1274
C32.67411.21091.06963.24133.24133.2413
H43.74382.28051.06964.26944.26944.2694
H51.10122.12743.24134.26941.77651.7765
H61.10122.12743.24134.26941.77651.7765
H71.10122.12743.24134.26941.77651.7765

picture of propyne state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 180.000 C2 C1 H5 111.335
C2 C1 H6 111.335 C2 C1 H7 111.335
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 107.545
H5 C1 H7 107.545 H6 C1 H7 107.545
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.712      
2 C 0.077      
3 C -0.274      
4 H 0.222      
5 H 0.229      
6 H 0.229      
7 H 0.229      


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 -0.747 0.747
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.716 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.716 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.061
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.828 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.828 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.655
Polar
3z2-r211.311
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 3.060 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.060 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.174


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 50.501
(<r2>)1/2 7.106