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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
2 1 yes C2V 3B2

State 1 (1A1)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.231486
Energy at 298.15K-77.231053
Nuclear repulsion energy23.654644
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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3055 3039 38.97      
2 A1 1648 1639 79.35      
3 A1 1175 1169 24.86      
4 B1 713 709 66.58      
5 B2 3125 3108 15.80      
6 B2 258 256 2.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4986.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4959.2 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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
9.52337 1.29044 1.13645

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.480
C2 0.000 0.000 0.829
H3 0.000 0.937 -1.048
H4 0.000 -0.937 -1.048

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.30911.09601.0960
C21.30912.09842.0984
H31.09602.09841.8742
H41.09602.09841.8742

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 121.239 C2 C1 H4 121.239
H3 C1 H4 117.523
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.271      
2 C -0.060      
3 H 0.165      
4 H 0.165      


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 -2.342 2.342
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.580 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.188 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.759
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.607 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.482 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.875
Polar
3z2-r2-3.750
x2-y2-3.392
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.785 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.634 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.850


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.274
(<r2>)1/2 4.156

State 2 (3B2)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.155896
Energy at 298.15K-77.155736
HF Energy-77.155896
Nuclear repulsion energy23.437291
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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
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 2940 2924 4.07      
2 A1 1535 1527 7.67      
3 A1 1357 1349 0.25      
4 B1 425 423 19.62      
5 B2 2998 2981 9.13      
6 B2 961 956 2.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5107.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5079.7 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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
9.45903 1.26277 1.11404

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.485
C2 0.000 0.000 0.838
H3 0.000 0.940 -1.060
H4 0.000 -0.940 -1.060

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.32331.10201.1020
C21.32332.11822.1182
H31.10202.11821.8806
H41.10202.11821.8806

picture of vinylidene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.193      
2 C -0.060      
3 H 0.126      
4 H 0.126      


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 -0.608 0.608
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.300 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.754 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.085
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.880 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.438 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.442
Polar
3z2-r22.883
x2-y2-1.545
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.517 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.468 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.078


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.166
(<r2>)1/2 4.143