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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

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
2 1 yes C2V 1A1

State 1 (3B1) , Conformer 1 (C2V)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.145740
Energy at 298.15K-39.145550
HF Energy-39.145740
Nuclear repulsion energy6.149256
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(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 3172 3028 2.36      
2 A1 1088 1039 8.19      
3 B2 3408 3254 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3834.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9547) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3660.3 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
53.94834 8.49745 7.34114

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.106
H2 0.000 0.992 -0.319
H3 0.000 -0.992 -0.319

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.07951.0795
H21.07951.9842
H31.07951.9842

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 133.570
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.366      
2 H 0.183      
3 H 0.183      


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 -0.602 0.602
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -7.821 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.626 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -7.369
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.323 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.969 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.646
Polar
3z2-r2-1.291
x2-y2-2.194
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.018 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.856 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.166


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.574
(<r2>)1/2 2.564

State 1 (3Σg) , Conformer 2 (D*H)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.136948
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-39.136948
Nuclear repulsion energy6.200793
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(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 Σg 3251 3104 0.00      
2 Σu 3594 3431 52.78      
3 Πu 970i 926i 102.84      
4 Πu 970i 926i 102.84      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2452.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9547) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2341.6 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
B
7.34943

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

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 1.067
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.067

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.06681.0668
H21.06682.1335
H31.06682.1335

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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.427      
2 H 0.213      
3 H 0.213      


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 -7.821 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.821 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.835
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.493 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.493 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.986
Polar
3z2-r25.973
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 1.056 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.056 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.734


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.539
(<r2>)1/2 2.557

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.116831
Energy at 298.15K-39.116668
HF Energy-39.116831
Nuclear repulsion energy5.998498
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(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 2916 2784 59.69      
2 A1 1430 1365 0.01      
3 B2 2988 2853 95.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3666.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9547) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3500.7 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
18.97920 11.43762 7.13674

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.179
H2 0.000 0.855 -0.538
H3 0.000 -0.855 -0.538

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.11621.1162
H21.11621.7102
H31.11621.7102

picture of Methylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.332      
2 H 0.166      
3 H 0.166      


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 -1.774 1.774
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -6.208 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.992 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.892
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.734 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.558 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.292
Polar
3z2-r2-4.584
x2-y20.784
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.345 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.092 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.646


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.834
(<r2>)1/2 2.614

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.116831
Energy at 298.15K-39.116668
HF Energy-39.116831
Nuclear repulsion energy5.998498
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
18.97920 11.43762 7.13674

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability