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All results from a given calculation for CH2CO (Ketene)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-121G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-28.230111
Energy at 298.15K-28.231036
HF Energy-27.798498
Nuclear repulsion energy30.326442
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 MP2/CEP-121G*
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 3222 3070 25.86 104.53 0.16 0.27
2 A1 2161 2059 490.69 3.57 0.69 0.82
3 A1 1422 1355 19.32 2.88 0.52 0.69
4 A1 1134 1080 2.03 37.30 0.24 0.39
5 B1 562 535 27.66 0.29 0.75 0.86
6 B1 416 396 146.22 4.83 0.75 0.86
7 B2 3340 3183 7.14 51.33 0.75 0.86
8 B2 1005 958 6.34 0.15 0.75 0.86
9 B2 425 405 1.69 0.01 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6843.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9528) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6520.5 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 MP2/CEP-121G*
ABC
9.36627 0.33229 0.32091

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.231
C2 0.000 0.000 0.101
O3 0.000 0.000 1.287
H4 0.000 0.945 -1.758
H5 0.000 -0.945 -1.758

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5
C11.33192.51781.08181.0818
C21.33191.18592.08502.0850
O32.51781.18593.18773.1877
H41.08182.08503.18771.8899
H51.08182.08503.18771.8899

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 119.131
C2 C1 H5 119.131 H4 C1 H5 121.739
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability