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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: CCD/cc-pVTZ

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 CCD/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.168300
Energy at 298.15K-77.168451
HF Energy-76.849555
Nuclear repulsion energy24.804727
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 CCD/cc-pVTZ
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 3543 3308 0.00      
2 Σg 2064 1927 0.00      
3 Σu 3435 3207 85.80      
4 Πg 634 592 0.00      
4 Πg 634 592 0.00      
5 Πu 773 721 91.47      
5 Πu 773 721 91.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5927.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9337) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5534.2 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 CCD/cc-pVTZ
B
1.18481

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.601
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.601
H3 0.000 0.000 1.662
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.662

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.20121.06192.2631
C21.20122.26311.0619
H31.06192.26313.3250
H42.26311.06193.3250

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