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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: BLYP/3-21G

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 BLYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.799351
Energy at 298.15K-76.799165
Nuclear repulsion energy23.550101
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/3-21G
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 3038 40.77      
2 A1 1626 1617 81.68      
3 A1 1253 1246 27.57      
4 B1 765 761 125.03      
5 B2 3115 3098 16.85      
6 B2 462 459 0.37      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5137.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5109.4 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/3-21G
ABC
9.56003 1.27481 1.12482

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/3-21G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.482
C2 0.000 0.000 0.834
H3 0.000 0.935 -1.056
H4 0.000 -0.935 -1.056

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.31671.09721.0972
C21.31672.10902.1090
H31.09722.10901.8706
H41.09722.10901.8706

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 121.519 C2 C1 H4 121.519
H3 C1 H4 116.961
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.527      
2 C 0.027      
3 H 0.250      
4 H 0.250      


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 -2.302 2.302
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.878 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.103 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.825
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.914 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.748 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.834
Polar
3z2-r2-3.669
x2-y2-3.775
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.187 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.349 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.628


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.423
(<r2>)1/2 4.174

State 2 (3B2)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.728060
Energy at 298.15K-76.728088
HF Energy-76.728060
Nuclear repulsion energy23.395578
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/3-21G
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 2937 2921 2.32      
2 A1 1531 1523 6.28      
3 A1 1425 1418 1.45      
4 B1 683 679 0.83      
5 B2 2988 2972 11.58      
6 B2 1016 1010 7.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5290.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5261.0 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/3-21G
ABC
9.50152 1.25591 1.10929

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/3-21G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.486
C2 0.000 0.000 0.841
H3 0.000 0.938 -1.065
H4 0.000 -0.938 -1.065

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.32611.10281.1028
C21.32612.12412.1241
H31.10282.12411.8764
H41.10282.12411.8764

picture of vinylidene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.410      
2 C 0.006      
3 H 0.202      
4 H 0.202      


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 -0.611 0.611
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.615 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.868 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.056
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.153 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.467 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.686
Polar
3z2-r23.371
x2-y2-1.747
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.647 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.998 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.788


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.290
(<r2>)1/2 4.158