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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G*

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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 B1B95/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.215759
Energy at 298.15K-77.215419
Nuclear repulsion energy23.806975
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 B1B95/6-31G*
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 3165 3005 42.03      
2 A1 1733 1645 84.45      
3 A1 1233 1170 24.17      
4 B1 749 711 98.88      
5 B2 3244 3079 16.98      
6 B2 319 303 1.91      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5221.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9493) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4956.4 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 B1B95/6-31G*
ABC
9.55814 1.30969 1.15186

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.478
C2 0.000 0.000 0.823
H3 0.000 0.935 -1.036
H4 0.000 -0.935 -1.036

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.30101.08931.0893
C21.30102.08112.0811
H31.08932.08111.8708
H41.08932.08111.8708

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 120.822 C2 C1 H4 120.822
H3 C1 H4 118.357
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.485      
2 C 0.024      
3 H 0.231      
4 H 0.231      


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 -2.260 2.260
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.663 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.939 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.631
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.878 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.708 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.831
Polar
3z2-r2-3.661
x2-y2-3.724
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.433 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.445 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.746


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.083
(<r2>)1/2 4.133

State 2 (3B2)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.144569
Energy at 298.15K-77.144627
HF Energy-77.144569
Nuclear repulsion energy23.610336
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 B1B95/6-31G*
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 3086 2930 3.57      
2 A1 1622 1540 5.07      
3 A1 1420 1348 1.20      
4 B1 763 724 10.29      
5 B2 3161 3001 7.75      
6 B2 1005 954 4.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5528.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9493) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5248.0 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 B1B95/6-31G*
ABC
9.60257 1.28094 1.13018

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G*

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 0.933 -1.050
H4 0.000 -0.933 -1.050

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.31471.09221.0922
C21.31472.10082.1008
H31.09222.10081.8665
H41.09222.10081.8665

picture of vinylidene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.373      
2 C 0.002      
3 H 0.185      
4 H 0.185      


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 -0.552 0.552
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.392 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.637 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.864
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.142 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.492 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.650
Polar
3z2-r23.300
x2-y2-1.755
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.598 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.133 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.893


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 16.972
(<r2>)1/2 4.120