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

using model chemistry: ROHF/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 ROHF/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.128880
Energy at 298.15K-76.127457
HF Energy-76.128880
Nuclear repulsion energy19.813787
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 ROHF/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 3616 3237 45.79      
2 Σ 1765 1581 1.32      
3 Π 499 447 47.22      
3 Π 499 447 47.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3189.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8953) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2855.3 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 ROHF/6-31G
B
1.42067

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.489
C2 0.000 0.000 0.746
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.544

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.23551.0554
C21.23552.2909
H31.05542.2909

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 ROHF/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.228      
2 C -0.062      
3 H 0.290      


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 -0.678 0.678
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.550 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.550 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.552
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.999 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.999 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.998
Polar
3z2-r27.996
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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 14.170
(<r2>)1/2 3.764