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All results from a given calculation for Si2H2 (disilyne)

using model chemistry: CCSD/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 no C2H 1AG
1 3 yes C2V 1A1
1 4 no CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (D*H)

Jump to S1C2 S1C3 S1C4
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-579.019823
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-578.821510
Nuclear repulsion energy66.617737
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 CCSD/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 2351 2220 0.00      
2 Σg 741 700 0.00      
3 Σu 2347 2216 4.74      
4 Πg 631i 595i 0.00      
4 Πg 631i 595i 0.00      
5 Πu 373 353 3.53      
5 Πu 373 353 3.53      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2462.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9443) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2325.4 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 CCSD/6-31G*
B
0.24950

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 0.000 0.994
Si2 0.000 0.000 -0.994
H3 0.000 0.000 2.466
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.466

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2 H3 H4
Si11.98841.47193.4603
Si21.98843.46031.4719
H31.47193.46034.9322
H43.46031.47194.9322

picture of disilyne state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Si1 Si2 H4 180.000 Si2 Si1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2H)

Jump to S1C1 S1C3 S1C4
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-579.055697
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-578.848957
Nuclear repulsion energy63.608467
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 CCSD/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 2213 2090 0.00      
2 Ag 627 592 0.00      
3 Ag 576 544 0.00      
4 Au 363 342 26.36      
5 Bu 2218 2094 167.25      
6 Bu 316 298 29.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3156.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9443) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2980.2 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 CCSD/6-31G*
ABC
6.07588 0.23977 0.23067

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 1.059 0.000
Si2 0.000 -1.059 0.000
H3 1.242 1.897 0.000
H4 -1.242 -1.897 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2 H3 H4
Si12.11741.49863.2061
Si22.11743.20611.4986
H31.49863.20614.5350
H43.20611.49864.5350

picture of disilyne state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Si1 Si2 H4 124.012 Si2 Si1 H3 124.012
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S1C4
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-579.077403
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-578.885168
Nuclear repulsion energy64.948349
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 CCSD/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 1677 1584 10.75      
2 A1 985 930 56.05      
3 A1 547 517 1.54      
4 A2 1109 1047 0.00      
5 B1 1585 1497 36.85      
6 B2 1210 1142 423.60      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3556.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9443) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3358.5 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 CCSD/6-31G*
ABC
5.31007 0.24341 0.24053

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 1.103 -0.052
Si2 0.000 -1.103 -0.052
H3 0.996 0.000 0.725
H4 -0.996 0.000 0.725

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2 H3 H4
Si12.20621.67711.6771
Si22.20621.67711.6771
H31.67711.67711.9926
H41.67711.67711.9926

picture of disilyne state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Si1 Si2 H4 48.874 Si2 Si1 H3 48.874
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 4 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S1C3
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-579.062899
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-578.864488
Nuclear repulsion energy64.886889
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 CCSD/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 A' 2213 2090 101.86      
2 A' 1686 1592 105.32      
3 A' 1085 1025 166.69      
4 A' 616 581 16.45      
5 A' 448 423 7.84      
6 A" 19 18 42.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3033.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9443) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2864.2 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 CCSD/6-31G*
ABC
8.70971 0.24418 0.23752

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.061 -1.146 0.000
Si2 0.061 0.977 0.000
H3 -1.251 -0.006 0.000
H4 -0.470 2.376 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2 H3 H4
Si12.12251.73863.5614
Si22.12251.63991.4967
H31.73861.63992.5065
H43.56141.49672.5065

picture of disilyne state 1 conformation 4
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Si1 Si2 H4 159.190 Si2 Si1 H3 49.035
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability