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All results from a given calculation for CH (Methylidyne)

using model chemistry: G4

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 2Π1/2
3 1 yes C*V 4Σ-

State 1 (2Π1/2)

Jump to S2C1 S3C1
Energy calculated at G4
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.464775
Energy at 298.15K-38.461470
HF Energy-38.483278
Nuclear repulsion energy2.808254
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 Σ 2816 2717 147.53 162.47 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1407.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1358.5 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)
B
14.18394

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.162
H2 0.000 0.000 -0.969

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2
C11.1306
H21.1306

picture of Methylidyne state 1 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 -0.144      
2 H 0.144      


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 -1.345 1.345
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> 5.285
(<r2>)1/2 2.299

State 2 (2Π3/2)

Jump to S1C1 S3C1
Energy calculated at G4
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.464775
Energy at 298.15K-38.461470
HF Energy-38.483278
Nuclear repulsion energy2.808254
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)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
B
14.18394

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

Point Group is C∞v

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 3 (4Σ-)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1
Energy calculated at G4
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.436744
Energy at 298.15K-38.435393
HF Energy-38.449330
Nuclear repulsion energy2.899581
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 Σ 3079 2972 45.88      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1539.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1485.8 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(2df,p)
B
15.12169

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.156
H2 0.000 0.000 -0.939

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2
C11.0950
H21.0950

picture of Methylidyne state 3 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 -0.221      
2 H 0.221      


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 -0.702 0.702
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> 5.037
(<r2>)1/2 2.244