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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-116.642950
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-116.642950
Nuclear repulsion energy58.902084
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 mPW1PW91/6-311G*
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 3494 3335 48.54      
2 A1 3060 2921 18.69      
3 A1 2252 2150 6.41      
4 A1 1430 1364 0.15      
5 A1 962 919 0.47      
6 E 3130 2987 10.85      
6 E 3130 2987 10.85      
7 E 1499 1431 9.77      
7 E 1499 1431 9.77      
8 E 1064 1015 1.14      
8 E 1064 1015 1.14      
9 E 638 609 49.61      
9 E 638 609 49.60      
10 E 342 326 8.69      
10 E 342 326 8.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12272.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9544) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11712.4 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 mPW1PW91/6-311G*
ABC
5.36580 0.28767 0.28767

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.235
C2 0.000 0.000 0.217
C3 0.000 0.000 1.417
H4 0.000 0.000 2.481
H5 0.000 1.019 -1.627
H6 0.883 -0.510 -1.627
H7 -0.883 -0.510 -1.627

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.45172.65213.71551.09221.09221.0922
C21.45171.20052.26392.10682.10682.1068
C32.65211.20051.06343.21033.21033.2103
H43.71552.26391.06344.23224.23224.2322
H51.09222.10683.21034.23221.76561.7656
H61.09222.10683.21034.23221.76561.7656
H71.09222.10683.21034.23221.76561.7656

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 111.039
C2 C1 H6 111.039 C2 C1 H7 111.039
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 107.859
H5 C1 H7 107.859 H6 C1 H7 107.859
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.787      
2 C 0.095      
3 C -0.316      
4 H 0.237      
5 H 0.257      
6 H 0.257      
7 H 0.257      


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 -0.761 0.761
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.497 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.497 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.533
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.982 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.982 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.963
Polar
3z2-r211.926
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 2.968 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.968 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.867


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 49.631
(<r2>)1/2 7.045