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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/STO-3G

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 B3LYPultrafine/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.356119
Energy at 298.15K-76.356277
HF Energy-76.356119
Nuclear repulsion energy24.683264
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 B3LYPultrafine/STO-3G
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 3748 3345 0.00      
2 Σg 2235 1994 0.00      
3 Σu 3601 3213 222.62      
4 Πg 731 652 0.00      
4 Πg 731 652 0.00      
5 Πu 839 748 35.11      
5 Πu 839 748 35.11      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6360.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5676.4 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 B3LYPultrafine/STO-3G
B
1.17513

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/STO-3G

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.600
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.600
H3 0.000 0.000 1.681
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.681

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.20061.08092.2815
C21.20062.28151.0809
H31.08092.28153.3623
H42.28151.08093.3623

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 B3LYPultrafine/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.120      
2 C -0.120      
3 H 0.120      
4 H 0.120      


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 -11.769 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.769 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -7.241
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.264 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.264 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.528
Polar
3z2-r29.055
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 0.333 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.333 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.647


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 16.385
(<r2>)1/2 4.048