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All results from a given calculation for C2H (Ethynyl radical)

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 2Σ
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.542839
Energy at 298.15K-76.541654
HF Energy-76.542839
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 B97D3/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 3305 3240 19.97      
2 Σ 1685 1652 29.14      
3 Π 1079 1058 158.13      
3 Π 523 513 80.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3296.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9804) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3231.4 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 B97D3/6-31G*
B
1.28663

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-31G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.519
C2 0.000 0.000 0.785
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.600

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.30371.0811
C21.30372.3848
H31.08112.3848

picture of Ethynyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.111      
2 C -0.107      
3 H 0.218      


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 -2.780 2.780
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -10.834 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.767 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.732
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.416 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.484 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.068
Polar
3z2-r20.136
x2-y21.933
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.050 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.492 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.917


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 15.227
(<r2>)1/2 3.902