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All results from a given calculation for C4H2 (Diacetylene)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no D*H 1Σg
1 2 yes C2H 1AG

Conformer 1 (D*H)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-152.807182
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-152.440646
Nuclear repulsion energy75.710116
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 MP2/6-31G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 3475 3325 0.00      
2 Σg 2196 2101 0.00      
3 Σg 877 839 0.00      
4 Σu 3475 3325 114.00      
5 Σu 1977 1892 0.04      
6 Πg 547 523 0.00      
6 Πg 547 523 0.00      
7 Πg 885i 847i 0.00      
7 Πg 885i 847i 0.00      
8 Πu 456 436 128.87      
8 Πu 456 436 128.87      
9 Πu 95 91 0.69      
9 Πu 95 91 0.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6212.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9568) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5944.5 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 MP2/6-31G
B
0.14122

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.695
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.695
C3 0.000 0.000 1.932
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.932
H5 0.000 0.000 3.002
H6 0.000 0.000 -3.002

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6
C11.39001.23722.62732.30743.6974
C21.39002.62731.23723.69742.3074
C31.23722.62733.86451.07024.9347
C42.62731.23723.86454.93471.0702
H52.30743.69741.07024.93476.0048
H63.69742.30744.93471.07026.0048

picture of Diacetylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 180.000 C1 C3 H5 180.000
C2 C1 C3 180.000 C2 C4 H6 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2H)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-152.807870
Energy at 298.15K-152.806737
HF Energy-152.439178
Nuclear repulsion energy75.723509
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 MP2/6-31G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3479 3329 0.00      
2 Ag 2196 2101 0.00      
3 Ag 883 845 0.00      
4 Ag 755 723 0.00      
5 Ag 590 565 0.00      
6 Au 555 531 119.53      
7 Au 181 173 1.17      
8 Bg 589 564 0.00      
9 Bu 3479 3328 111.79      
10 Bu 1980 1894 0.05      
11 Bu 652 623 112.55      
12 Bu 217 208 6.37      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7777.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9568) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7441.7 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 MP2/6-31G
ABC
413.12762 0.14150 0.14145

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.032 0.694 0.000
C2 0.032 -0.694 0.000
C3 0.032 1.930 0.000
C4 -0.032 -1.930 0.000
H5 0.006 3.000 0.000
H6 -0.006 -3.000 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6
C11.38951.23802.62442.30613.6940
C21.38952.62441.23803.69402.3061
C31.23802.62443.86121.06984.9303
C42.62441.23803.86124.93031.0698
H52.30613.69401.06984.93035.9997
H63.69402.30614.93031.06985.9997

picture of Diacetylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 174.415 C1 C3 H5 175.649
C2 C1 C3 174.415 C2 C4 H6 175.649
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability