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All results from a given calculation for C4H2 (Diacetylene)

using model chemistry: CCD/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no D*H 1Σg
1 2 yes C2H 1AG

Conformer 1 (D*H)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at CCD/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-152.024452
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-151.650066
Nuclear repulsion energy76.396694
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 CCD/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 Σg 3438 3289 0.00      
2 Σg 2278 2179 0.00      
3 Σg 866 828 0.00      
4 Σu 3438 3288 103.23      
5 Σu 2082 1992 0.05      
6 Πg 593 567 0.00      
6 Πg 593 567 0.00      
7 Πg 666i 637i 0.00      
7 Πg 666i 637i 0.00      
8 Πu 565 541 100.21      
8 Πu 565 541 100.21      
9 Πu 138 132 1.52      
9 Πu 138 132 1.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6681.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9565) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6390.4 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 CCD/3-21G*
B
0.14361

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.695
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.695
C3 0.000 0.000 1.913
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.913
H5 0.000 0.000 2.982
H6 0.000 0.000 -2.982

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6
C11.39061.21812.60872.28643.6769
C21.39062.60871.21813.67692.2864
C31.21812.60873.82681.06834.8950
C42.60871.21813.82684.89501.0683
H52.28643.67691.06834.89505.9633
H63.67692.28644.89501.06835.9633

picture of Diacetylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 180.000 C1 C3 H5 180.000
C2 C1 C3 180.000 C2 C4 H6 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2H)

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Energy calculated at CCD/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-152.024928
Energy at 298.15K-152.023850
HF Energy-151.648791
Nuclear repulsion energy76.433336
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 CCD/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 Ag 3444 3294 0.00      
2 Ag 2280 2180 0.00      
3 Ag 875 837 0.00      
4 Ag 736 704 0.00      
5 Ag 573 548 0.00      
6 Au 631 603 94.23      
7 Au 189 181 4.26      
8 Bg 630 603 0.00      
9 Bu 3444 3294 100.90      
10 Bu 2086 1996 0.04      
11 Bu 675 646 90.35      
12 Bu 205 196 6.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7884.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9565) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7541.0 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 CCD/3-21G*
ABC
392.00815 0.14399 0.14393

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.033 0.694 0.000
C2 0.033 -0.694 0.000
C3 0.033 1.911 0.000
C4 -0.033 -1.911 0.000
H5 0.014 2.978 0.000
H6 -0.014 -2.978 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6
C11.39001.21832.60502.28463.6726
C21.39002.60501.21833.67262.2846
C31.21832.60503.82201.06784.8893
C42.60501.21833.82204.88931.0678
H52.28463.67261.06784.88935.9567
H63.67262.28464.88931.06785.9567

picture of Diacetylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 174.193 C1 C3 H5 175.882
C2 C1 C3 174.193 C2 C4 H6 175.882
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability