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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-115.982882
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-115.982882
Nuclear repulsion energy58.704383
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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3520 3342 56.80      
2 A1 3069 2914 9.24      
3 A1 2268 2154 2.09      
4 A1 1474 1399 3.27      
5 A1 944 896 1.16      
6 E 3137 2979 6.14      
6 E 3137 2979 6.14      
7 E 1551 1473 10.60      
7 E 1551 1473 10.60      
8 E 1106 1051 6.56      
8 E 1106 1051 6.56      
9 E 739 702 54.11      
9 E 739 702 54.11      
10 E 361 343 12.91      
10 E 361 343 12.91      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12530.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9496) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11899.0 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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
ABC
5.31034 0.28570 0.28570

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.240
C2 0.000 0.000 0.218
C3 0.000 0.000 1.423
H4 0.000 0.000 2.484
H5 0.000 1.025 -1.628
H6 0.887 -0.512 -1.628
H7 -0.887 -0.512 -1.628

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.45792.66323.72451.09561.09561.0956
C21.45791.20542.26662.11112.11112.1111
C32.66321.20541.06123.21863.21863.2186
H43.72452.26661.06124.23814.23814.2381
H51.09562.11113.21864.23811.77481.7748
H61.09562.11113.21864.23811.77481.7748
H71.09562.11113.21864.23811.77481.7748

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 110.734
C2 C1 H6 110.734 C2 C1 H7 110.734
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 108.179
H5 C1 H7 108.179 H6 C1 H7 108.179
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.729      
2 C 0.075      
3 C -0.397      
4 H 0.276      
5 H 0.258      
6 H 0.258      
7 H 0.258      


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 -0.763 0.763
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.406 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.406 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.321
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.042 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.042 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.085
Polar
3z2-r212.169
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 2.276 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.276 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.256


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 49.790
(<r2>)1/2 7.056