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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/3-21G

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 mPW1PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.805012
Energy at 298.15K-76.804878
Nuclear repulsion energy23.760577
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 mPW1PW91/3-21G
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 3166 3022 48.61      
2 A1 1701 1624 81.65      
3 A1 1290 1232 32.36      
4 B1 835 797 150.08      
5 B2 3238 3091 24.21      
6 B2 493 470 0.35      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5361.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9546) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5118.2 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 mPW1PW91/3-21G
ABC
9.64403 1.30036 1.14585

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G

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 0.826
H3 0.000 0.931 -1.042
H4 0.000 -0.931 -1.042

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.30481.08841.0884
C21.30482.08752.0875
H31.08842.08751.8625
H41.08842.08751.8625

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 121.176 C2 C1 H4 121.176
H3 C1 H4 117.648
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.645      
2 C 0.057      
3 H 0.294      
4 H 0.294      


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 -2.319 2.319
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.011 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.003 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.858
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.080 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.931 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.851
Polar
3z2-r2-3.702
x2-y2-4.007
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.173 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.321 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.595


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.261
(<r2>)1/2 4.155

State 2 (3B2)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.745206
Energy at 298.15K-76.745314
HF Energy-76.745206
Nuclear repulsion energy23.579259
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 mPW1PW91/3-21G
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 3079 2939 1.36      
2 A1 1599 1526 2.18      
3 A1 1467 1400 4.59      
4 B1 876 836 40.00      
5 B2 3148 3005 6.17      
6 B2 1051 1004 7.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5609.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9546) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5354.8 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 mPW1PW91/3-21G
ABC
9.67322 1.27448 1.12611

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G

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 0.834
H3 0.000 0.930 -1.055
H4 0.000 -0.930 -1.055

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.31731.09171.0917
C21.31732.10572.1057
H31.09172.10571.8597
H41.09172.10571.8597

picture of vinylidene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.500      
2 C 0.019      
3 H 0.241      
4 H 0.241      


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 -0.560 0.560
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.729 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.810 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.961
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.343 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.534 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.809
Polar
3z2-r23.617
x2-y2-1.918
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.186 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.884 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.653


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.130
(<r2>)1/2 4.139