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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: CID/6-31G*

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)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.994645
Energy at 298.15K-76.994482
HF Energy-76.763111
Nuclear repulsion energy23.780935
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 CID/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3226 2980 30.56      
2 A1 1752 1618 71.66      
3 A1 1306 1206 16.22      
4 B1 818 756 95.26      
5 B2 3312 3059 8.87      
6 B2 469 433 5.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5441.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5026.2 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 CID/6-31G*
ABC
9.55484 1.30522 1.14835

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.480
C2 0.000 0.000 0.825
H3 0.000 0.936 -1.032
H4 0.000 -0.936 -1.032

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.30501.08621.0862
C21.30502.07922.0792
H31.08622.07921.8712
H41.08622.07921.8712

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 120.530 C2 C1 H4 120.530
H3 C1 H4 118.939
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (3B2)

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Energy calculated at CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.925645
Energy at 298.15K-76.925764
HF Energy-76.733627
Nuclear repulsion energy23.645046
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 CID/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3167 2925 4.62      
2 A1 1610 1487 3.01      
3 A1 1466 1354 5.84      
4 B1 933 862 35.68      
5 B2 3246 2998 8.07      
6 B2 1056 975 2.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5738.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5300.7 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 CID/6-31G*
ABC
9.68803 1.28272 1.13274

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

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 0.929 -1.050
H4 0.000 -0.929 -1.050

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.31361.08891.0889
C21.31362.09842.0984
H31.08892.09841.8582
H41.08892.09841.8582

picture of vinylidene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability