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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/Def2TZVPP

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 wB97X-D/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.329185
Energy at 298.15K-77.329399
HF Energy-77.329185
Nuclear repulsion energy24.892298
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 wB97X-D/Def2TZVPP
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 3527 3369 0.00 51.42 0.23 0.37
2 Σg 2093 1999 0.00 85.67 0.13 0.23
3 Σu 3423 3270 91.18 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 696 665 0.00 5.16 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 696 665 0.00 5.16 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 782 747 105.48 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 782 747 105.48 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5999.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9552) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5730.7 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 wB97X-D/Def2TZVPP
B
1.19396

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.597
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.597
H3 0.000 0.000 1.661
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.661

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.19451.06332.2578
C21.19452.25781.0633
H31.06332.25783.3211
H42.25781.06333.3211

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 wB97X-D/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.234      
2 C -0.234      
3 H 0.234      
4 H 0.234      


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 -13.603 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.603 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.851
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.376 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.376 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.752
Polar
3z2-r213.505
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 2.176 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.176 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.547


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 16.886
(<r2>)1/2 4.109