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All results from a given calculation for CF2 (Difluoromethylene)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
2 1 yes C2V 3B1

State 1 (1A1)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-237.612586
Energy at 298.15K-237.612228
HF Energy-237.612586
Nuclear repulsion energy60.663077
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 BLYP/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 1046 1038 109.86      
2 A1 539 535 2.88      
3 B2 953 946 247.86      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1269.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1259.4 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 BLYP/6-31G
ABC
2.47433 0.37205 0.32342

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.648
F2 0.000 1.092 -0.216
F3 0.000 -1.092 -0.216

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 F2 F3
C11.39271.3927
F21.39272.1840
F31.39272.1840

picture of Difluoromethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 C1 F3 103.277
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.428      
2 F -0.214      
3 F -0.214      


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 -0.265 0.265
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.991 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.487 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.663
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.584 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.160 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.424
Polar
3z2-r2-2.848
x2-y22.496
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.249 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.384 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.488


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 34.641
(<r2>)1/2 5.886

State 2 (3B1)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-237.535351
Energy at 298.15K-237.534937
Nuclear repulsion energy59.010541
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 BLYP/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 978 970 32.99      
2 A1 441 438 6.97      
3 B2 1168 1159 179.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1293.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1283.4 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 BLYP/6-31G
ABC
3.95073 0.30528 0.28338

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.513
F2 0.000 1.206 -0.171
F3 0.000 -1.206 -0.171

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 F2 F3
C11.38611.3861
F21.38612.4111
F31.38612.4111

picture of Difluoromethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 C1 F3 120.859
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.422      
2 F -0.211      
3 F -0.211      


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 0.344 0.344
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.932 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.556 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.561
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.627 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.809 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.183
Polar
3z2-r22.365
x2-y21.624
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.852 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.300 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.341


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.852
(<r2>)1/2 6.152