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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.145180
Energy at 298.15K-77.144764
Nuclear repulsion energy23.591951
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 PBEPBE/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 3078 3034 41.41      
2 A1 1671 1647 86.95      
3 A1 1188 1171 26.82      
4 B1 697 687 97.72      
5 B2 3150 3105 18.50      
6 B2 279 275 1.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5031.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9857) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4959.2 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 PBEPBE/6-31G*
ABC
9.46065 1.28403 1.13059

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.481
C2 0.000 0.000 0.831
H3 0.000 0.940 -1.051
H4 0.000 -0.940 -1.051

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.31241.09921.0992
C21.31242.10372.1037
H31.09922.10371.8804
H41.09922.10371.8804

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 121.204 C2 C1 H4 121.204
H3 C1 H4 117.593
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.454      
2 C 0.003      
3 H 0.225      
4 H 0.225      


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 -2.329 2.329
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.699 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.988 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.626
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.892 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.675 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.783
Polar
3z2-r2-3.567
x2-y2-3.711
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.462 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.489 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.833


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.279
(<r2>)1/2 4.157

State 2 (3B2)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.079056
Energy at 298.15K-77.079059
HF Energy-77.079056
Nuclear repulsion energy23.410809
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 PBEPBE/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 2976 2933 4.37      
2 A1 1577 1555 5.97      
3 A1 1374 1355 0.86      
4 B1 660 651 2.69      
5 B2 3038 2994 10.33      
6 B2 973 959 5.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5299.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9857) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5223.5 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 PBEPBE/6-31G*
ABC
9.42002 1.26063 1.11184

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.485
C2 0.000 0.000 0.839
H3 0.000 0.942 -1.061
H4 0.000 -0.942 -1.061

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.32431.10421.1042
C21.32432.12082.1208
H31.10422.12081.8845
H41.10422.12081.8845

picture of vinylidene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.366      
2 C 0.006      
3 H 0.180      
4 H 0.180      


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 -0.586 0.586
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.413 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.680 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.930
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.108 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.491 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.617
Polar
3z2-r23.234
x2-y2-1.733
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.749 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.216 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.993


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.164
(<r2>)1/2 4.143