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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G

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 B3PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.797434
Energy at 298.15K-76.797290
Nuclear repulsion energy23.724331
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 B3PW91/3-21G
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 3147 3025 47.92      
2 A1 1688 1623 82.14      
3 A1 1282 1232 32.39      
4 B1 823 791 148.02      
5 B2 3218 3093 23.27      
6 B2 485 466 0.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5321.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9612) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5114.6 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 B3PW91/3-21G
ABC
9.62654 1.29608 1.14229

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.479
C2 0.000 0.000 0.827
H3 0.000 0.932 -1.045
H4 0.000 -0.932 -1.045

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.30671.09021.0902
C21.30672.09132.0913
H31.09022.09131.8642
H41.09022.09131.8642

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 121.242 C2 C1 H4 121.242
H3 C1 H4 117.516
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.633      
2 C 0.052      
3 H 0.290      
4 H 0.290      


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 -2.329 2.329
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.994 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.005 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.839
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.072 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.911 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.839
Polar
3z2-r2-3.678
x2-y2-3.988
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.177 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.331 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.605


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.284
(<r2>)1/2 4.157

State 2 (3B2)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.735786
Energy at 298.15K-76.735888
HF Energy-76.735786
Nuclear repulsion energy23.550352
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 B3PW91/3-21G
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 3056 2938 1.58      
2 A1 1591 1529 2.63      
3 A1 1459 1402 4.12      
4 B1 859 826 34.99      
5 B2 3123 3002 7.11      
6 B2 1045 1004 7.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5566.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9612) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5350.5 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 B3PW91/3-21G
ABC
9.64216 1.27173 1.12354

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.483
C2 0.000 0.000 0.835
H3 0.000 0.931 -1.057
H4 0.000 -0.931 -1.057

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.31851.09371.0937
C21.31852.10872.1087
H31.09372.10871.8627
H41.09372.10871.8627

picture of vinylidene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.492      
2 C 0.017      
3 H 0.237      
4 H 0.237      


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 -0.570 0.570
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.715 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.809 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.962
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.329 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.529 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.800
Polar
3z2-r23.599
x2-y2-1.905
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.228 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.906 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.681


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.151
(<r2>)1/2 4.141