return to home page Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology
You are here: Calculated > Energy > Optimized > Energy

All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/3-21G*

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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.879095
Energy at 298.15K-76.879355
HF Energy-76.879095
Nuclear repulsion energy24.773378
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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
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 3568 3388 0.00 55.58 0.18 0.31
2 Σg 2101 1996 0.00 42.35 0.30 0.46
3 Σu 3455 3281 88.55 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 741 703 0.00 2.98 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 741 703 0.00 2.98 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 801 761 112.82 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 801 761 112.82 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6103.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9496) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5796.2 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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
B
1.18164

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.602
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.602
H3 0.000 0.000 1.664
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.664

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.20331.06212.2653
C21.20332.26531.0621
H31.06212.26533.3274
H42.26531.06213.3274

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 mPW1PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.284      
2 C -0.284      
3 H 0.284      
4 H 0.284      


Electric dipole moments An error occurred on the server when processing the URL. Please contact the system administrator.

If you are the system administrator please click here to find out more about this error.