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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-115.840275
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-115.746730
Nuclear repulsion energy58.453246
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 B2PLYP/3-21G*
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 3509 3509 48.70 33.37 0.20 0.33
2 A1 3073 3073 10.99 141.60 0.00 0.01
3 A1 2211 2211 0.36 54.91 0.33 0.49
4 A1 1492 1492 0.77 25.70 0.56 0.72
5 A1 917 917 2.07 2.76 0.21 0.35
6 E 3134 3134 9.34 77.11 0.75 0.86
6 E 3134 3134 9.34 77.11 0.75 0.86
7 E 1573 1573 8.12 24.68 0.75 0.86
7 E 1573 1573 8.12 24.68 0.75 0.86
8 E 1119 1119 3.66 0.00 0.75 0.86
8 E 1119 1119 3.66 0.00 0.75 0.86
9 E 685 685 52.02 0.88 0.75 0.86
9 E 685 685 52.02 0.88 0.75 0.86
10 E 328 328 8.27 10.60 0.75 0.86
10 E 328 328 8.27 10.60 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12439.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12439.9 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 B2PLYP/3-21G*
ABC
5.32088 0.28248 0.28248

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.249
C2 0.000 0.000 0.220
C3 0.000 0.000 1.431
H4 0.000 0.000 2.492
H5 0.000 1.024 -1.636
H6 0.887 -0.512 -1.636
H7 -0.887 -0.512 -1.636

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.46882.68033.74091.09451.09451.0945
C21.46881.21152.27212.11962.11962.1196
C32.68031.21151.06063.23383.23383.2338
H43.74092.27211.06064.25324.25324.2532
H51.09452.11963.23384.25321.77301.7730
H61.09452.11963.23384.25321.77301.7730
H71.09452.11963.23384.25321.77301.7730

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 110.722
C2 C1 H6 110.722 C2 C1 H7 110.722
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 108.192
H5 C1 H7 108.192 H6 C1 H7 108.192
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.634      
2 C 0.060      
3 C -0.368      
4 H 0.255      
5 H 0.229      
6 H 0.229      
7 H 0.229      


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 -0.688 0.688
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.531 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.531 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.806
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.862 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.862 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.724
Polar
3z2-r211.449
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 2.261 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.261 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.065


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 50.336
(<r2>)1/2 7.095