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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.203439
Energy at 298.15K-77.203498
HF Energy-77.203439
Nuclear repulsion energy24.446694
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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 3487 3439 0.00      
2 Σg 2015 1987 0.00      
3 Σu 3381 3335 75.27      
4 Πg 576 568 0.00      
4 Πg 576 568 0.00      
5 Πu 755 745 103.99      
5 Πu 755 745 103.99      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5772.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9862) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5692.9 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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G
B
1.15017

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.610
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.610
H3 0.000 0.000 1.683
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.683

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.22101.07292.2939
C21.22102.29391.0729
H31.07292.29393.3668
H42.29391.07293.3668

picture of Acetylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 180.000 C2 C1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.217      
2 C -0.217      
3 H 0.217      
4 H 0.217      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.078 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.078 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.851
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.114 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.114 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.228
Polar
3z2-r212.456
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 1.032 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.032 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.184


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.012
(<r2>)1/2 4.125