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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: MP4/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 MP4/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-12.199495
Energy at 298.15K-12.199603
HF Energy-12.009793
Nuclear repulsion energy12.518686
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 MP4/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 3459 3264        
2 Σg 1891 1785        
3 Σu 3348 3160        
4 Πg 609 575        
4 Πg 609 575        
5 Πu 770 727        
5 Πu 770 727        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5728.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9438) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5406.3 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 MP4/CEP-31G
B
1.07504

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/CEP-31G

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.637
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.637
H3 0.000 0.000 1.718
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.718

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.27341.08162.3550
C21.27342.35501.0816
H31.08162.35503.4366
H42.35501.08163.4366

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