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All results from a given calculation for CH2CO (Ketene)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-152.537253
Energy at 298.15K-152.538312
HF Energy-152.537253
Nuclear repulsion energy58.325993
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
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3220 3081 26.74      
2 A1 2259 2161 535.58      
3 A1 1429 1367 17.31      
4 A1 1185 1133 7.79      
5 B1 591 566 76.96      
6 B1 545 522 84.49      
7 B2 3313 3170 7.81      
8 B2 999 955 9.92      
9 B2 440 421 2.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6990.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6687.9 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
9.46539 0.34066 0.32882

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 -1.212
C2 0.000 0.000 0.101
O3 0.000 0.000 1.271
H4 0.000 0.940 -1.750
H5 0.000 -0.940 -1.750

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5
C11.31372.48331.08291.0829
C21.31371.16972.07632.0763
O32.48331.16973.16393.1639
H41.08292.07633.16391.8800
H51.08292.07633.16391.8800

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 119.769
C2 C1 H5 119.769 H4 C1 H5 120.463
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.560      
2 C 0.489      
3 O -0.380      
4 H 0.225      
5 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 -1.508 1.508
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP 0.000 0.000 -1.544 1.544


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.399 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.838 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.496
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.232 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.110 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.878
Polar
3z2-r2-1.755
x2-y2-3.561
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.486 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.256 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.369


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 40.258
(<r2>)1/2 6.345