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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: MP4=FULL/6-311G**

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=FULL/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.178877
Energy at 298.15K-77.178887
HF Energy-76.838509
Nuclear repulsion energy24.551349
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=FULL/6-311G**
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 3529 3393        
2 Σg 1957 1882        
3 Σu 3437 3305        
4 Πg 532 511        
4 Πg 531 511        
5 Πu 758 729        
5 Πu 758 729        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5751.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9615) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5530.1 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=FULL/6-311G**
B
1.15948

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/6-311G**

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.608
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.608
H3 0.000 0.000 1.675
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.675

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.21691.06642.2833
C21.21692.28331.0664
H31.06642.28333.3498
H42.28331.06643.3498

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