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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-31G*

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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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-12.347170
Energy at 298.15K-12.346883
Nuclear repulsion energy12.436096
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 B3LYP/CEP-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 3129 3021 24.62      
2 A1 1704 1646 75.04      
3 A1 1218 1177 19.21      
4 B1 736 711 130.98      
5 B2 3208 3098 2.64      
6 B2 375 362 3.98      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5184.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5007.1 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
ABC
9.27570 1.24060 1.09425

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.496
C2 0.000 0.000 0.846
H3 0.000 0.950 -1.051
H4 0.000 -0.950 -1.051

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.34131.09991.0999
C21.34132.12082.1208
H31.09992.12081.8991
H41.09992.12081.8991

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 120.310 C2 C1 H4 120.310
H3 C1 H4 119.380
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.343      
2 C -0.143      
3 H 0.243      
4 H 0.243      


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 -2.387 2.387
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.269 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.986 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.142
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.206 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.220 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.015
Polar
3z2-r2-4.029
x2-y2-4.284
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.725 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.405 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.299


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000

State 2 (3B2)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-12.276406
Energy at 298.15K-12.276548
HF Energy-12.276406
Nuclear repulsion energy12.322273
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 B3LYP/CEP-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 3061 2956 5.64      
2 A1 1565 1512 5.10      
3 A1 1376 1329 1.05      
4 B1 1243 1201 1058.08      
5 B2 3149 3041 10.11      
6 B2 967 934 5.81      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5680.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5485.9 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
ABC
9.26144 1.20839 1.06892

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.503
C2 0.000 0.000 0.857
H3 0.000 0.950 -1.061
H4 0.000 -0.950 -1.061

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.36011.10211.1021
C21.36012.14082.1408
H31.10212.14081.9006
H41.10212.14081.9006

picture of vinylidene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.329      
2 C -0.089      
3 H 0.209      
4 H 0.209      


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 -0.782 0.782
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.986 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.701 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.087
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.592 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.836 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.756
Polar
3z2-r23.512
x2-y2-2.285
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x -1.063 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.936 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.394


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 15.665
(<r2>)1/2 3.958