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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

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 B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.223146
Energy at 298.15K-77.222847
Nuclear repulsion energy23.763482
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
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 3159 3022 39.35      
2 A1 1723 1649 83.94      
3 A1 1238 1185 24.13      
4 B1 755 722 100.79      
5 B2 3236 3096 16.41      
6 B2 353 338 1.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5232.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5005.9 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
9.53939 1.30430 1.14742

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

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 -1.038
H4 0.000 -0.936 -1.038

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.30361.09071.0907
C21.30362.08512.0851
H31.09072.08511.8727
H41.09072.08511.8727

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 120.853 C2 C1 H4 120.853
H3 C1 H4 118.293
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.498      
2 C 0.022      
3 H 0.238      
4 H 0.238      


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 -2.301 2.301
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.704 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.927 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.663
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.909 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.757 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.848
Polar
3z2-r2-3.695
x2-y2-3.777
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.442 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.456 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.769


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.131
(<r2>)1/2 4.139

State 2 (3B2)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.158671
Energy at 298.15K-77.158736
HF Energy-77.158671
Nuclear repulsion energy23.559191
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
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 3070 2937 4.89      
2 A1 1614 1544 4.36      
3 A1 1421 1359 1.74      
4 B1 781 747 12.86      
5 B2 3140 3004 9.43      
6 B2 1006 963 4.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5515.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5277.1 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
9.58548 1.27477 1.12514

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

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 0.834
H3 0.000 0.934 -1.054
H4 0.000 -0.934 -1.054

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.31741.09471.0947
C21.31742.10662.1066
H31.09472.10661.8682
H41.09472.10661.8682

picture of vinylidene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.386      
2 C 0.004      
3 H 0.191      
4 H 0.191      


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 -0.541 0.541
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.413 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.638 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.841
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.173 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.489 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.684
Polar
3z2-r23.368
x2-y2-1.775
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.586 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.134 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.897


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.016
(<r2>)1/2 4.125