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All results from a given calculation for Si2H2 (disilyne)

using model chemistry: CISD/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 CISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-579.001184
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-578.822502
Nuclear repulsion energy67.131703
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 CISD/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 2403 2225 0.00      
2 Σg 777 719 0.00      
3 Σu 2397 2220 5.48      
4 Πg 607i 562i 0.00      
4 Πg 607i 562i 0.00      
5 Πu 425 394 1.68      
5 Πu 425 394 1.68      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2606.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9258) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2413.0 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 CISD/6-31G*
B
0.25351

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 0.000 0.986
Si2 0.000 0.000 -0.986
H3 0.000 0.000 2.451
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.451

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2 H3 H4
Si11.97171.46563.4373
Si21.97173.43731.4656
H31.46563.43734.9029
H43.43731.46564.9029

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 CISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-579.034595
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-578.849348
Nuclear repulsion energy64.010370
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 CISD/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 2260 2092 0.00      
2 Ag 637 590 0.00      
3 Ag 583 540 0.00      
4 Au 541 501 1.31      
5 Bu 2263 2095 185.98      
6 Bu 330 306 42.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3307.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9258) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3061.9 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 CISD/6-31G*
ABC
6.24445 0.24271 0.23363

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 1.051 0.000
Si2 0.000 -1.051 0.000
H3 1.227 1.902 0.000
H4 -1.227 -1.902 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2 H3 H4
Si12.10241.49273.1976
Si22.10243.19761.4927
H31.49273.19764.5261
H43.19761.49274.5261

picture of disilyne state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Si1 Si2 H4 124.741 Si2 Si1 H3 124.741
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S1C4
Energy calculated at CISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-579.061275
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-578.885302
Nuclear repulsion energy65.165117
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 CISD/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 1698 1572 12.70      
2 A1 1010 935 63.95      
3 A1 564 522 1.34      
4 A2 1105 1023 0.00      
5 B1 1607 1488 40.37      
6 B2 1217 1126 452.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3599.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9258) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3332.8 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 CISD/6-31G*
ABC
5.30827 0.24527 0.24245

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 1.099 -0.052
Si2 0.000 -1.099 -0.052
H3 0.993 0.000 0.729
H4 -0.993 0.000 0.729

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2 H3 H4
Si12.19741.67451.6745
Si22.19741.67451.6745
H31.67451.67451.9862
H41.67451.67451.9862

picture of disilyne state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Si1 Si2 H4 48.994 Si2 Si1 H3 48.994
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 4 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S1C3
Energy calculated at CISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-579.045158
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-578.865033
Nuclear repulsion energy65.243006
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 CISD/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' 2268 2100 102.86      
2 A' 1719 1592 118.14      
3 A' 1083 1003 174.43      
4 A' 635 588 20.91      
5 A' 451 418 9.37      
6 A" 52 49 47.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3104.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9258) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2873.9 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 CISD/6-31G*
ABC
8.84612 0.24702 0.24031

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.060 -1.139 0.000
Si2 0.060 0.970 0.000
H3 -1.254 0.000 0.000
H4 -0.434 2.375 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2 H3 H4
Si12.10921.73943.5487
Si22.10921.63321.4894
H31.73941.63322.5122
H43.54871.48942.5122

picture of disilyne state 1 conformation 4
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Si1 Si2 H4 160.618 Si2 Si1 H3 49.071
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability