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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 3B1
1 2 no D*H 3Σg

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.110035
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-39.077118
Nuclear repulsion energy6.108143
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 3148 3029 0.31      
2 A1 1078 1037 8.90      
3 B2 3394 3266 0.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3810.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9623) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3666.5 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
55.26364 8.33065 7.23936

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.105
H2 0.000 1.002 -0.315
H3 0.000 -1.002 -0.315

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.08661.0866
H21.08662.0039
H31.08662.0039

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 134.474
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (D*H)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.101386
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-39.068041
Nuclear repulsion energy6.157024
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 3225 3103 0.00      
2 Σu 3582 3447 58.03      
3 Πu 984i 947i 102.24      
3 Πu 984i 947i 102.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2419.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9623) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2328.1 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
7.24604

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
H2 0.000 0.000 1.074
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.074

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.07431.0743
H21.07432.1487
H31.07432.1487

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability