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All results from a given calculation for CH2CO (Ketene)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-152.560197
Energy at 298.15K-152.561162
HF Energy-152.560197
Nuclear repulsion energy57.739370
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 BLYP/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 3127 3101 19.86 101.32 0.12 0.21
2 A1 2161 2143 430.02 2.53 0.45 0.62
3 A1 1390 1378 16.81 4.48 0.68 0.81
4 A1 1140 1130 6.39 28.33 0.31 0.47
5 B1 555 550 33.14 1.02 0.75 0.86
6 B1 487 483 100.77 2.48 0.75 0.86
7 B2 3210 3184 4.17 63.02 0.75 0.86
8 B2 972 964 6.54 0.05 0.75 0.86
9 B2 424 421 1.83 0.00 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6731.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9919) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6677.1 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 BLYP/6-31G*
ABC
9.37780 0.33372 0.32225

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.224
C2 0.000 0.000 0.100
O3 0.000 0.000 1.285
H4 0.000 0.944 -1.768
H5 0.000 -0.944 -1.768

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5
C11.32412.50891.09001.0900
C21.32411.18482.09342.0934
O32.50891.18483.19593.1959
H41.09002.09343.19591.8887
H51.09002.09343.19591.8887

picture of Ketene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O3 180.000 C2 C1 H4 119.957
C2 C1 H5 119.957 H4 C1 H5 120.086
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.451      
2 C 0.446      
3 O -0.355      
4 H 0.180      
5 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 -1.436 1.436
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.358 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.988 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.538
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.095 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.960 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.865
Polar
3z2-r2-1.730
x2-y2-3.370
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.495 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.316 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.492


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 40.887
(<r2>)1/2 6.394