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All results from a given calculation for CH (Methylidyne)

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 2Π1/2
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.405424
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-38.280700
Nuclear repulsion energy2.834789
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 QCISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 2871 2739 129.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1435.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9537) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1369.2 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 QCISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
B
14.45345

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.160
H2 0.000 0.000 -0.960

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2
C11.1200
H21.1200

picture of Methylidyne state 1 conformation 1
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