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All results from a given calculation for C2H (Ethynyl radical)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 2Σ
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.151744
Energy at 298.15K-76.150404
HF Energy-76.151744
Nuclear repulsion energy20.112626
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 B3PW91/3-21G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 3486 3344 52.37      
2 Σ 2099 2014 5.50      
3 Π 561 538 12.59      
3 Π 549 527 10.53      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3347.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3211.4 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 B3PW91/3-21G*
B
1.46684

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.477
C2 0.000 0.000 0.734
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.541

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.21081.0644
C21.21082.2752
H31.06442.2752

picture of Ethynyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.234      
2 C -0.054      
3 H 0.288      


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 -0.760 0.760
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.523 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.523 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.142
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.190 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.190 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.380
Polar
3z2-r28.761
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 1.295 -0.004 -0.002
y -0.004 1.268 -0.003
z -0.002 -0.003 3.379


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.881
(<r2>)1/2 3.726