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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: LSDA/CEP-121G

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 LSDA/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-12.503448
Energy at 298.15K-12.503541
HF Energy-12.503448
Nuclear repulsion energy12.758108
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 LSDA/CEP-121G
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 3398 3398 0.00      
2 Σg 1943 1943 0.00      
3 Σu 3285 3285 87.90      
4 Πg 597 597 0.00      
4 Πg 597 597 0.00      
5 Πu 747 747 140.62      
5 Πu 747 747 140.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5657.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5657.4 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 LSDA/CEP-121G
B
1.12768

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/CEP-121G

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.617
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.617
H3 0.000 0.000 1.699
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.699

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.23341.08272.3161
C21.23342.31611.0827
H31.08272.31613.3988
H42.31611.08273.3988

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 LSDA/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.287      
2 C -0.287      
3 H 0.287      
4 H 0.287      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.769 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.769 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.609
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.580 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.580 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.161
Polar
3z2-r214.321
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.480 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.480 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.634


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 15.928
(<r2>)1/2 3.991