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All results from a given calculation for Si2H2 (disilyne)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-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 MP2/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-8.553997
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-8.438871
Nuclear repulsion energy8.237703
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 MP2/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 2272 2195 0.00 382.94 0.60 0.75
2 Σg 683 660 0.00 38.79 0.33 0.49
3 Σu 2266 2190 0.48 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 601i 580i 0.00 92.11 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 601i 580i 0.00 92.11 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 379 367 10.42 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 379 367 10.42 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2389.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2308.6 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 MP2/CEP-31G
B
0.23149

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 0.000 1.036
Si2 0.000 0.000 -1.036
H3 0.000 0.000 2.519
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.519

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2 H3 H4
Si12.07161.48303.5546
Si22.07163.55461.4830
H31.48303.55465.0376
H43.55461.48305.0376

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 MP2/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-8.586776
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-8.472824
Nuclear repulsion energy8.064858
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 MP2/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 Ag 2102 2031 0.00 790.28 0.27 0.43
2 Ag 614 593 0.00 2172.59 0.37 0.54
3 Ag 576 557 0.00 3496.78 0.41 0.58
4 Au 914 884 906.36 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Bu 2119 2048 267.69 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 Bu 562 543 71.75 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3443.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3327.5 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 MP2/CEP-31G
ABC
6.16976 0.22659 0.21856

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 1.087 0.000
Si2 0.000 -1.087 0.000
H3 1.235 1.981 0.000
H4 -1.235 -1.981 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2 H3 H4
Si12.17461.52403.3070
Si22.17463.30701.5240
H31.52403.30704.6679
H43.30701.52404.6679

picture of disilyne state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Si1 Si2 H4 125.884 Si2 Si1 H3 125.884
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S1C4
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-8.590167
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-8.491564
Nuclear repulsion energy8.588376
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 MP2/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 A1 1509 1458 26.03 121.56 0.06 0.12
2 A1 905 874 108.25 37.32 0.24 0.38
3 A1 421 407 7.08 37.76 0.57 0.72
4 A2 970 937 0.00 5.03 0.75 0.86
5 B1 1396 1349 75.81 81.12 0.75 0.86
6 B2 1064 1028 544.11 1.60 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3132.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3026.8 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 MP2/CEP-31G
ABC
4.94803 0.20864 0.20630

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 1.192 -0.053
Si2 0.000 -1.192 -0.053
H3 1.035 0.000 0.747
H4 -1.035 0.000 0.747

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2 H3 H4
Si12.38481.77041.7704
Si22.38481.77041.7704
H31.77041.77042.0710
H41.77041.77042.0710

picture of disilyne state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Si1 Si2 H4 47.661 Si2 Si1 H3 47.661
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 4 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S1C3
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-8.586422
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-8.479840
Nuclear repulsion energy8.303203
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 MP2/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 A' 2104 2033 150.32 396.29 0.54 0.70
2 A' 1541 1489 120.10 185.05 0.34 0.51
3 A' 922 891 282.36 6.82 0.71 0.83
4 A' 557 538 35.09 12.32 0.70 0.83
5 A' 422 408 24.79 0.94 0.58 0.74
6 A" 240 232 59.07 4.06 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2892.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2795.3 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 MP2/CEP-31G
ABC
8.25990 0.21881 0.21316

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.059 -1.213 0.000
Si2 0.059 1.030 0.000
H3 -1.336 0.061 0.000
H4 -0.329 2.498 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2 H3 H4
Si12.24301.88933.7311
Si22.24301.69901.5182
H31.88931.69902.6371
H43.73111.51822.6371

picture of disilyne state 1 conformation 4
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Si1 Si2 H4 165.194 Si2 Si1 H3 47.609
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability