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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (1A1)

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Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.039664
Energy at 298.15K-77.039118
HF Energy-76.772805
Nuclear repulsion energy23.808136
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 MP2/6-31G(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 3204 3026 55.17      
2 A1 1688 1594 79.59      
3 A1 1220 1152 21.67      
4 B1 743 702 76.47      
5 B2 3304 3121 28.02      
6 B2 167 158 4.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5162.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4876.2 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
9.49919 1.31048 1.15161

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.481
C2 0.000 0.000 0.823
H3 0.000 0.938 -1.026
H4 0.000 -0.938 -1.026

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.30391.08501.0850
C21.30392.07322.0732
H31.08502.07321.8766
H41.08502.07321.8766

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 120.141 C2 C1 H4 120.141
H3 C1 H4 119.719
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (3B2)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.961765
Energy at 298.15K-76.961889
HF Energy-76.740285
Nuclear repulsion energy23.849101
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 MP2/6-31G(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 3161 2986 1.14      
2 A1 1650 1558 3.12      
3 A1 1437 1357 5.12      
4 B1 967 913 29.22      
5 B2 3251 3071 1.72      
6 B2 1022 965 1.81      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5743.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5424.9 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
9.70461 1.31097 1.15495

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.476
C2 0.000 0.000 0.823
H3 0.000 0.928 -1.041
H4 0.000 -0.928 -1.041

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.29861.08671.0867
C21.29862.08192.0819
H31.08672.08191.8567
H41.08672.08191.8567

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