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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: G4

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
2 1 yes C2V 3B2

State 1 (1A1)

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Energy calculated at G4
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.221503
Energy at 298.15K-77.217188
HF Energy-77.266586
Nuclear repulsion energy23.829894
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(2df,p)
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 3137 3027 41.31      
2 A1 1707 1647 78.01      
3 A1 1215 1173 24.10      
4 B1 759 733 69.22      
5 B2 3214 3102 17.08      
6 B2 300 290 3.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5166.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4985.4 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(2df,p)
ABC
9.57324 1.31244 1.15420

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.477
C2 0.000 0.000 0.822
H3 0.000 0.935 -1.035
H4 0.000 -0.935 -1.035

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.29951.08851.0885
C21.29952.07942.0794
H31.08852.07941.8694
H41.08852.07941.8694

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 120.516 C2 C1 H4 120.516
H3 C1 H4 118.967
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.322      
2 C -0.041      
3 H 0.181      
4 H 0.181      


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 -2.324 2.324
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> 17.116
(<r2>)1/2 4.137

State 2 (3B2)

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Energy calculated at G4
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.145427
Energy at 298.15K-77.145519
HF Energy-77.192514
Nuclear repulsion energy23.605680
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(2df,p)
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 3036 2929 3.53      
2 A1 1591 1535 5.58      
3 A1 1398 1349 1.15      
4 B1 715 690 0.32      
5 B2 3104 2995 6.55      
6 B2 988 954 2.19      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5415.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5226.0 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(2df,p)
ABC
9.60342 1.28067 1.12998

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.482
C2 0.000 0.000 0.832
H3 0.000 0.933 -1.052
H4 0.000 -0.933 -1.052

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.31421.09361.0936
C21.31422.10282.1028
H31.09362.10281.8664
H41.09362.10281.8664

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(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.228      
2 C -0.055      
3 H 0.142      
4 H 0.142      


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 -0.568 0.568
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> 16.998
(<r2>)1/2 4.123