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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

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
2 1 yes C2V 1A1

State 1 (3B1) , Conformer 1 (C2V)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.095173
Energy at 298.15K-39.094985
HF Energy-38.938194
Nuclear repulsion energy6.187892
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 MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 3199 3101        
2 A1 1104 1070        
3 B2 3381 3277        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3841.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9693) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3723.7 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 MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
54.68947 8.60270 7.43342

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.106
H2 0.000 0.986 -0.317
H3 0.000 -0.986 -0.317

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.07271.0727
H21.07271.9720
H31.07271.9720

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 133.597
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σg) , Conformer 2 (D*H)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.085866
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-38.926279
Nuclear repulsion energy6.226365
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 MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 3273 3173        
2 Σu 3559 3449        
3 Πu 1024i 992i        
4 Πu 1024i 992i        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2392.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9693) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2318.8 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 MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
7.41776

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

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 1.062
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.062

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.06181.0618
H21.06182.1237
H31.06182.1237

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

State 2 (1A1) , Conformer 1 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.076888
Energy at 298.15K-39.076724
HF Energy-38.893411
Nuclear repulsion energy6.057905
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 MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 2973 2881        
2 A1 1421 1377        
3 B2 2992 2900        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3692.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9693) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3579.1 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 MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
20.13463 11.38241 7.27164

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.174
H2 0.000 0.857 -0.522
H3 0.000 -0.857 -0.522

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.10451.1045
H21.10451.7144
H31.10451.7144

picture of Methylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.076888
Energy at 298.15K-39.076724
HF Energy-38.893411
Nuclear repulsion energy6.057905
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 MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
20.13463 11.38241 7.27164

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability