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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: ROHF/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

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at ROHF/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.938253
Energy at 298.15K-38.938076
HF Energy-38.938253
Nuclear repulsion energy6.206599
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 ROHF/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 3265 3265 0.00      
2 A1 1202 1202 5.29      
3 B2 3473 3473 0.36      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3969.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3969.6 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 ROHF/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
51.28529 8.76626 7.48657

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.109
H2 0.000 0.977 -0.327
H3 0.000 -0.977 -0.327

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.06981.0698
H21.06981.9535
H31.06981.9535

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 131.849
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at ROHF/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.901      
2 H 0.451      
3 H 0.451      


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 -0.587 0.587
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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.720
(<r2>)1/2 2.592

Conformer 2 (D*H)

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Energy calculated at ROHF/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.915216
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-38.915216
Nuclear repulsion energy6.272907
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 ROHF/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 3371 3371 0.00      
2 Σu 3724 3724 70.25      
3 Πu 1406i 1406i 121.50      
4 Πu 1406i 1406i 121.50      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2141.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2141.5 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 ROHF/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
7.52137

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at ROHF/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 1.054
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.054

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.05451.0545
H21.05452.1090
H31.05452.1090

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 ROHF/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -1.075      
2 H 0.538      
3 H 0.538      


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 -8.337 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -8.337 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.088
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.624 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.624 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.249
Polar
3z2-r26.497
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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.755
(<r2>)1/2 2.599