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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-116.653270
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-116.653270
Nuclear repulsion energy58.591801
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 B3LYP/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3496 3357 51.11      
2 A1 3043 2922 20.20      
3 A1 2249 2159 2.79      
4 A1 1446 1388 0.65      
5 A1 951 914 0.88      
6 E 3105 2982 12.15      
6 E 3105 2982 12.16      
7 E 1509 1449 6.33      
7 E 1509 1449 6.33      
8 E 1075 1033 1.78      
8 E 1075 1033 1.78      
9 E 601 577 50.12      
9 E 601 577 50.12      
10 E 347 333 2.80      
10 E 347 333 2.80      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12228.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11743.2 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 B3LYP/6-31G*
ABC
5.33431 0.28438 0.28438

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.241
C2 0.000 0.000 0.219
C3 0.000 0.000 1.426
H4 0.000 0.000 2.492
H5 0.000 1.022 -1.638
H6 0.885 -0.511 -1.638
H7 -0.885 -0.511 -1.638

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.46032.66753.73361.09661.09661.0966
C21.46031.20722.27332.11982.11982.1198
C32.66751.20721.06613.23013.23013.2301
H43.73362.27331.06614.25494.25494.2549
H51.09662.11983.23014.25491.77081.7708
H61.09662.11983.23014.25491.77081.7708
H71.09662.11983.23014.25491.77081.7708

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 111.203
C2 C1 H6 111.203 C2 C1 H7 111.203
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 107.685
H5 C1 H7 107.685 H6 C1 H7 107.685
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.575      
2 C 0.305      
3 C -0.461      
4 H 0.183      
5 H 0.182      
6 H 0.182      
7 H 0.182      


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 -0.686 0.686
CHELPG 0.000 0.001 -0.638 0.638
AIM 0.000 0.000 -0.800 0.800
ESP 0.002 0.000 -0.691 0.691


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.052 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.052 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.708
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.672 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.672 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.344
Polar
3z2-r210.689
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 2.642 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.642 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.638


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 49.919
(<r2>)1/2 7.065