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

using model chemistry: LSDA/6-31G

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 LSDA/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.103420
Energy at 298.15K-76.101803
HF Energy-76.103420
Nuclear repulsion energy19.931213
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/6-31G
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 3421 3351 60.51      
2 Σ 2054 2012 6.82      
3 Π 387 380 0.00      
3 Π 387 380 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3124.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9797) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3061.4 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 LSDA/6-31G
B
1.44067

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/6-31G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.481
C2 0.000 0.000 0.740
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.557

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.22141.0758
C21.22142.2972
H31.07582.2972

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
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.130      
2 C -0.102      
3 H 0.232      


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 -0.806 0.806
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.277 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.277 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.175
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.051 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.051 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.102
Polar
3z2-r28.203
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 1.818 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.818 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.602


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.915
(<r2>)1/2 3.730