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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/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 TPSSh/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-116.023219
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-116.023219
Nuclear repulsion energy58.478882
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 TPSSh/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 3487 3367 47.21 33.07 0.19 0.32
2 A1 3037 2933 13.32 162.78 0.01 0.01
3 A1 2227 2150 1.90 74.62 0.33 0.49
4 A1 1470 1419 0.73 29.93 0.54 0.70
5 A1 919 887 1.65 2.41 0.20 0.33
6 E 3097 2991 10.91 86.56 0.75 0.86
6 E 3097 2991 10.91 86.55 0.75 0.86
7 E 1552 1499 8.29 24.76 0.75 0.86
7 E 1552 1499 8.30 24.76 0.75 0.86
8 E 1101 1064 4.02 0.05 0.75 0.86
8 E 1101 1064 4.02 0.05 0.75 0.86
9 E 708 684 54.48 1.50 0.75 0.86
9 E 708 684 54.48 1.50 0.75 0.86
10 E 348 336 10.90 10.87 0.75 0.86
10 E 348 336 10.90 10.87 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12376.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11951.5 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 TPSSh/3-21G*
ABC
5.28215 0.28325 0.28325

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.247
C2 0.000 0.000 0.219
C3 0.000 0.000 1.429
H4 0.000 0.000 2.492
H5 0.000 1.027 -1.634
H6 0.890 -0.514 -1.634
H7 -0.890 -0.514 -1.634

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.46552.67583.73861.09791.09791.0979
C21.46551.21032.27312.11842.11842.1184
C32.67581.21031.06283.23063.23063.2306
H43.73862.27311.06284.25164.25164.2516
H51.09792.11843.23064.25161.77951.7795
H61.09792.11843.23064.25161.77951.7795
H71.09792.11843.23064.25161.77951.7795

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 110.644
C2 C1 H6 110.644 C2 C1 H7 110.644
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 108.273
H5 C1 H7 108.273 H6 C1 H7 108.273
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.688      
2 C 0.070      
3 C -0.383      
4 H 0.268      
5 H 0.244      
6 H 0.244      
7 H 0.244      


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 -0.753 0.753
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.305 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.304 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.378


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 50.145
(<r2>)1/2 7.081