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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.151640
Energy at 298.15K-77.151022
Nuclear repulsion energy23.658350
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 PBEPBE/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 3071 3040 47.13      
2 A1 1661 1643 84.41      
3 A1 1152 1140 29.22      
4 B1 695 688 72.63      
5 B2 3149 3116 23.09      
6 B2 139 138 2.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4933.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9897) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4882.9 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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
9.49057 1.29217 1.13732

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/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 0.939 -1.047
H4 0.000 -0.939 -1.047

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.30831.09711.0971
C21.30832.09782.0978
H31.09712.09781.8775
H41.09712.09781.8775

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 121.168 C2 C1 H4 121.168
H3 C1 H4 117.664
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.329      
2 C -0.057      
3 H 0.193      
4 H 0.193      


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 -2.387 2.387
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.622 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.100 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.653
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.746 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.538 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.792
Polar
3z2-r2-3.584
x2-y2-3.522
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.809 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.639 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.875


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.238
(<r2>)1/2 4.152

State 2 (3B2)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.083743
Energy at 298.15K-77.083747
HF Energy-77.083743
Nuclear repulsion energy23.459931
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 PBEPBE/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 2966 2935 3.18      
2 A1 1566 1550 5.53      
3 A1 1346 1332 0.88      
4 B1 663 656 1.17      
5 B2 3032 3001 6.48      
6 B2 952 943 3.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5262.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9897) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5208.1 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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
9.43874 1.26664 1.11677

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.484
C2 0.000 0.000 0.837
H3 0.000 0.941 -1.058
H4 0.000 -0.941 -1.058

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.32131.10241.1024
C21.32132.11612.1161
H31.10242.11611.8826
H41.10242.11611.8826

picture of vinylidene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.252      
2 C -0.050      
3 H 0.151      
4 H 0.151      


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 -0.598 0.598
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.333 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.687 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.980
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.999 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.469 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.530
Polar
3z2-r23.060
x2-y2-1.645
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.113 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.461 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.042


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.117
(<r2>)1/2 4.137