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All results from a given calculation for C4H2 (Diacetylene)

using model chemistry: CCD/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)

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Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-152.820122
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-152.443007
Nuclear repulsion energy75.871738
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 CCD/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 3442 3302 0.00      
2 Σg 2266 2174 0.00      
3 Σg 877 841 0.00      
4 Σu 3442 3302 94.87      
5 Σu 2057 1974 0.04      
6 Πg 569 546 0.00      
6 Πg 569 546 0.00      
7 Πg 804i 772i 0.00      
7 Πg 804i 772i 0.00      
8 Πu 520 499 126.14      
8 Πu 520 499 126.14      
9 Πu 130 125 0.12      
9 Πu 130 125 0.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6457.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9595) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6195.6 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 CCD/6-31G
B
0.14164

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.699
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.699
C3 0.000 0.000 1.927
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.927
H5 0.000 0.000 3.000
H6 0.000 0.000 -3.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6
C11.39901.22772.62662.30073.6996
C21.39902.62661.22773.69962.3007
C31.22772.62663.85431.07304.9273
C42.62661.22773.85434.92731.0730
H52.30073.69961.07304.92736.0003
H63.69962.30074.92731.07306.0003

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)

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Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-152.820645
Energy at 298.15K-152.819560
HF Energy-152.441855
Nuclear repulsion energy75.892554
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 CCD/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 3447 3307 0.00      
2 Ag 2268 2176 0.00      
3 Ag 883 847 0.00      
4 Ag 761 730 0.00      
5 Ag 583 559 0.00      
6 Au 599 575 115.39      
7 Au 187 179 2.50      
8 Bg 610 586 0.00      
9 Bu 3447 3307 92.59      
10 Bu 2061 1978 0.03      
11 Bu 671 644 107.63      
12 Bu 210 202 6.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7863.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9595) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7544.8 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 CCD/6-31G
ABC
481.91901 0.14191 0.14186

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.030 0.699 0.000
C2 0.030 -0.699 0.000
C3 0.030 1.925 0.000
C4 -0.030 -1.925 0.000
H5 0.011 2.998 0.000
H6 -0.011 -2.998 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6
C11.39851.22812.62392.29943.6964
C21.39852.62391.22813.69642.2994
C31.22812.62393.85101.07264.9231
C42.62391.22813.85104.92311.0726
H52.29943.69641.07264.92315.9954
H63.69642.29944.92311.07265.9954

picture of Diacetylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 174.803 C1 C3 H5 176.262
C2 C1 C3 174.803 C2 C4 H6 176.262
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability