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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: LSDA/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 LSDA/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-115.336046
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-115.336046
Nuclear repulsion energy58.653325
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 LSDA/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 3420 3358 69.94      
2 A1 2976 2922 6.10      
3 A1 2226 2186 3.50      
4 A1 1408 1382 7.22      
5 A1 959 941 0.21      
6 E 3045 2990 2.46      
6 E 3045 2990 2.46      
7 E 1482 1455 12.89      
7 E 1482 1455 12.89      
8 E 1054 1035 10.97      
8 E 1054 1035 10.97      
9 E 665 653 55.34      
9 E 665 653 55.34      
10 E 343 337 10.61      
10 E 343 337 10.61      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12082.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.982) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11864.6 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 LSDA/3-21G*
ABC
5.24195 0.28666 0.28666

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.232
C2 0.000 0.000 0.211
C3 0.000 0.000 1.422
H4 0.000 0.000 2.494
H5 0.000 1.031 -1.632
H6 0.893 -0.516 -1.632
H7 -0.893 -0.516 -1.632

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.44362.65423.72621.10611.10611.1061
C21.44361.21052.28252.11232.11232.1123
C32.65421.21051.07203.22343.22343.2234
H43.72622.28251.07204.25294.25294.2529
H51.10612.11233.22344.25291.78631.7863
H61.10612.11233.22344.25291.78631.7863
H71.10612.11233.22344.25291.78631.7863

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 111.187
C2 C1 H6 111.187 C2 C1 H7 111.187
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 107.702
H5 C1 H7 107.702 H6 C1 H7 107.702
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.775      
2 C 0.125      
3 C -0.380      
4 H 0.252      
5 H 0.259      
6 H 0.259      
7 H 0.259      


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 -0.819 0.819
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.343 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.343 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.310
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.016 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.016 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.033
Polar
3z2-r212.065
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 2.327 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.327 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.509


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 49.737
(<r2>)1/2 7.052