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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-116.314104
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-115.893339
Nuclear repulsion energy58.431898
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 MP2/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3510 3335 53.17      
2 A1 3085 2931 15.68      
3 A1 2151 2044 0.97      
4 A1 1429 1358 0.10      
5 A1 950 903 0.98      
6 E 3170 3013 7.87      
6 E 3170 3013 7.87      
7 E 1506 1431 7.92      
7 E 1506 1431 7.92      
8 E 1068 1015 0.22      
8 E 1068 1015 0.22      
9 E 631 599 44.30      
9 E 631 599 44.30      
10 E 298 283 5.31      
10 E 298 283 5.31      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12235.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9502) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11626.2 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 MP2/6-311G**
ABC
5.32740 0.28247 0.28247

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.248
C2 0.000 0.000 0.216
C3 0.000 0.000 1.433
H4 0.000 0.000 2.497
H5 0.000 1.023 -1.633
H6 0.886 -0.512 -1.633
H7 -0.886 -0.512 -1.633

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.46392.68113.74511.09301.09301.0930
C21.46391.21722.28122.11292.11292.1129
C32.68111.21721.06403.23223.23223.2322
H43.74512.28121.06404.25484.25484.2548
H51.09302.11293.23224.25481.77191.7719
H61.09302.11293.23224.25481.77191.7719
H71.09302.11293.23224.25481.77191.7719

picture of propyne state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 180.000 C2 C1 H5 110.617
C2 C1 H6 110.617 C2 C1 H7 110.617
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 108.302
H5 C1 H7 108.302 H6 C1 H7 108.302
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability