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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-121G

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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-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-12.337338
Energy at 298.15K-12.337199
Nuclear repulsion energy12.524924
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-121G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3091 3013 35.37      
2 A1 1618 1576 98.27      
3 A1 1249 1217 22.72      
4 B1 817 797 141.65      
5 B2 3187 3105 5.09      
6 B2 492 480 3.44      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5226.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9745) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5093.6 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-121G
ABC
9.50769 1.25586 1.10933

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.491
C2 0.000 0.000 0.841
H3 0.000 0.938 -1.050
H4 0.000 -0.938 -1.050

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.33121.09201.0920
C21.33122.11042.1104
H31.09202.11041.8758
H41.09202.11041.8758

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 120.811 C2 C1 H4 120.811
H3 C1 H4 118.379
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.412      
2 C -0.005      
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 -2.470 2.470
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.434 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.283 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.485
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.050 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.177 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.126
Polar
3z2-r2-4.253
x2-y2-4.151
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.920 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.702 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.345


<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-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-12.269722
Energy at 298.15K-12.269644
HF Energy-12.269722
Nuclear repulsion energy12.415408
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-121G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3008 2931 5.75      
2 A1 1500 1461 3.73      
3 A1 1409 1373 2.92      
4 B1 504 491 76.80      
5 B2 3104 3025 15.69      
6 B2 1007 981 8.85      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5264.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9745) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5130.7 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-121G
ABC
9.50027 1.22572 1.08565

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.497
C2 0.000 0.000 0.851
H3 0.000 0.938 -1.062
H4 0.000 -0.938 -1.062

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.34761.09561.0956
C21.34762.13102.1310
H31.09562.13101.8765
H41.09562.13101.8765

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-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.315      
2 C 0.001      
3 H 0.157      
4 H 0.157      


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 -0.625 0.625
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.079 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.019 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.303
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.418 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.672 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.746
Polar
3z2-r23.491
x2-y2-2.060
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.908 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.284 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.512


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 15.688
(<r2>)1/2 3.961