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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/CEP-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 B3PW91/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-12.427697
Energy at 298.15K-12.427825
HF Energy-12.427697
Nuclear repulsion energy12.730636
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 B3PW91/CEP-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 3532 3381 0.00      
2 Σg 2067 1979 0.00      
3 Σu 3409 3263 91.69      
4 Πg 600 575 0.00      
4 Πg 600 575 0.00      
5 Πu 820 785 131.20      
5 Πu 820 785 131.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5923.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9573) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5670.2 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 B3PW91/CEP-31G*
B
1.11869

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/CEP-31G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.621
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.621
H3 0.000 0.000 1.697
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.697

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.24251.07602.3185
C21.24252.31851.0760
H31.07602.31853.3945
H42.31851.07603.3945

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 B3PW91/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.356      
2 C -0.356      
3 H 0.356      
4 H 0.356      


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 -13.529 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.529 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.163
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.683 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.683 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.366
Polar
3z2-r214.731
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 1.490 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.490 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.486


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 15.765
(<r2>)1/2 3.971