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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: G3B3

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
2 1 yes C2V 3B2

State 1 (1A1)

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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 3148 3023 36.14      
2 A1 1718 1650 79.77      
3 A1 1247 1198 21.66      
4 B1 759 729 90.89      
5 B2 3220 3092 12.97      
6 B2 386 371 2.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5239.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5031.4 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 B3LYP/6-31G*
ABC
9.54412 1.30340 1.14679

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.479
C2 0.000 0.000 0.825
H3 0.000 0.936 -1.039
H4 0.000 -0.936 -1.039

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.30411.09061.0906
C21.30412.08562.0856
H31.09062.08561.8722
H41.09062.08561.8722

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
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 -0.441      
2 C 0.015      
3 H 0.213      
4 H 0.213      


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 -2.263 2.263
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.162
(<r2>)1/2 4.143

State 2 (3B2)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at G3B3
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.133940
Energy at 298.15K-77.129988
HF Energy-77.187612
Nuclear repulsion energy23.549209
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 3051 2930 4.70      
2 A1 1602 1538 6.09      
3 A1 1423 1367 1.08      
4 B1 710 682 0.87      
5 B2 3116 2992 10.43      
6 B2 1008 968 3.76      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5454.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5237.8 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
9.57723 1.27376 1.12424

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.483
C2 0.000 0.000 0.835
H3 0.000 0.934 -1.054
H4 0.000 -0.934 -1.054

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.31791.09521.0952
C21.31792.10752.1075
H31.09522.10751.8690
H41.09522.10751.8690

picture of vinylidene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
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 -0.333      
2 C -0.005      
3 H 0.169      
4 H 0.169      


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 -0.555 0.555
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.050
(<r2>)1/2 4.129