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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: ROHF/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 3B1
1 2 no D*H 3Σg

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at ROHF/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.916576
Energy at 298.15K-38.916408
HF Energy-38.916576
Nuclear repulsion energy6.201344
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 ROHF/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 3320 2957 0.19      
2 A1 1342 1195 1.77      
3 B2 3522 3136 8.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4091.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8904) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3643.3 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 ROHF/6-31G*
ABC
44.88973 8.99031 7.49020

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.117
H2 0.000 0.965 -0.350
H3 0.000 -0.965 -0.350

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.07141.0714
H21.07141.9290
H31.07141.9290

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 128.379
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at ROHF/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.360      
2 H 0.180      
3 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 -0.582 0.582
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> 6.611
(<r2>)1/2 2.571

Conformer 2 (D*H)

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Energy calculated at ROHF/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.896165
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-38.896165
Nuclear repulsion energy6.265678
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 ROHF/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 Σg 3430 3054 0.00      
2 Σu 3773 3360 58.88      
3 Πu 1500i 1336i 136.34      
3 Πu 1500i 1336i 136.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2101.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8904) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1870.8 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 ROHF/6-31G*
B
7.50404

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
H2 0.000 0.000 1.056
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.056

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.05571.0557
H21.05572.1114
H31.05572.1114

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at ROHF/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.513      
2 H 0.256      
3 H 0.256      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -7.967 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.967 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.817
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.575 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.575 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.150
Polar
3z2-r26.299
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


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> 6.549
(<r2>)1/2 2.559