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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ

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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 B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.169568
Energy at 298.15K-39.169373
HF Energy-39.169568
Nuclear repulsion energy6.160037
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 3123 3021 0.36      
2 A1 1052 1018 9.84      
3 B2 3359 3250 0.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3766.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9675) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3644.5 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 B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
57.72456 8.43571 7.36012

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.103
H2 0.000 0.996 -0.309
H3 0.000 -0.996 -0.309

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.07731.0773
H21.07731.9914
H31.07731.9914

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 135.105
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.716      
2 H 0.358      
3 H 0.358      


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 -0.597 0.597
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.275 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.369 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.145


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.867
(<r2>)1/2 2.620

State 1 (3Σg) , Conformer 2 (D*H)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.162106
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-39.162106
Nuclear repulsion energy6.206014
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 3203 3099 0.00      
2 Σu 3540 3425 53.50      
3 Πu 920i 890i 101.71      
4 Πu 920i 890i 101.71      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2451.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9675) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2372.1 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 B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
7.36181

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/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 1.066
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.066

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.06591.0659
H21.06592.1317
H31.06592.1317

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
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.807      
2 H 0.403      
3 H 0.403      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -8.444 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -8.444 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.264
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.590 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.590 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.181
Polar
3z2-r26.361
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.369 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.369 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.402


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.884
(<r2>)1/2 2.624

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.151598
Energy at 298.15K-39.151434
HF Energy-39.151598
Nuclear repulsion energy6.031816
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 2909 2815 77.23      
2 A1 1401 1355 1.77      
3 B2 2972 2875 65.91      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3640.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9675) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3522.3 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 B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
20.02022 11.26384 7.20829

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.173
H2 0.000 0.863 -0.520
H3 0.000 -0.863 -0.520

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.10751.1075
H21.10751.7269
H31.10751.7269

picture of Methylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.606      
2 H 0.303      
3 H 0.303      


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 -1.773 1.773
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -6.562 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.258 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.728
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.931 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.887 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.818
Polar
3z2-r2-5.636
x2-y20.696
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.101 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.590 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.859


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 7.119
(<r2>)1/2 2.668

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.151598
Energy at 298.15K-39.151434
HF Energy-39.151598
Nuclear repulsion energy6.031816
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 B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
20.02022 11.26384 7.20829

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability