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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: HF/6-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-115.823530
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-115.823530
Nuclear repulsion energy58.976577
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 HF/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 A1 3675 3318 60.58      
2 A1 3195 2884 21.06      
3 A1 2395 2162 0.98      
4 A1 1592 1437 0.46      
5 A1 995 899 4.84      
6 E 3265 2948 17.44      
6 E 3265 2948 17.44      
7 E 1641 1481 9.28      
7 E 1641 1481 9.28      
8 E 1198 1082 2.19      
8 E 1198 1082 2.19      
9 E 881 796 69.58      
9 E 881 796 69.58      
10 E 412 372 16.21      
10 E 412 372 16.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13322.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9029) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12028.9 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 HF/6-31G
ABC
5.44154 0.28706 0.28706

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.240
C2 0.000 0.000 0.223
C3 0.000 0.000 1.418
H4 0.000 0.000 2.471
H5 0.000 1.012 -1.626
H6 0.877 -0.506 -1.626
H7 -0.877 -0.506 -1.626

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.46262.65773.71061.08361.08361.0836
C21.46261.19512.24802.10822.10822.1082
C32.65771.19511.05293.20823.20823.2082
H43.71062.24801.05294.22044.22044.2204
H51.08362.10823.20824.22041.75331.7533
H61.08362.10823.20824.22041.75331.7533
H71.08362.10823.20824.22041.75331.7533

picture of propyne state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 180.000 C2 C1 H5 110.903
C2 C1 H6 110.903 C2 C1 H7 110.903
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 108.002
H5 C1 H7 108.002 H6 C1 H7 108.002
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.393      
2 C -0.031      
3 C -0.496      
4 H 0.336      
5 H 0.194      
6 H 0.194      
7 H 0.194      


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 -0.715 0.715
CHELPG 0.000 0.001 -0.661 0.661
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.608 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.608 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.867
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.870 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.870 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.741
Polar
3z2-r211.482
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 2.441 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.441 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.207


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 49.749
(<r2>)1/2 7.053