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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/3-21G

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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 B3LYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.834134
Energy at 298.15K-76.834005
Nuclear repulsion energy23.737622
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 B3LYP/3-21G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3141 3031 44.06      
2 A1 1688 1629 79.51      
3 A1 1293 1248 28.89      
4 B1 822 793 133.58      
5 B2 3207 3094 19.11      
6 B2 504 487 0.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5327.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9649) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5140.5 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 B3LYP/3-21G
ABC
9.65034 1.29707 1.14339

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/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 0.931 -1.044
H4 0.000 -0.931 -1.044

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.30621.08921.0892
C21.30622.09032.0903
H31.08922.09031.8619
H41.08922.09031.8619

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 121.270 C2 C1 H4 121.270
H3 C1 H4 117.460
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.580      
2 C 0.048      
3 H 0.266      
4 H 0.266      


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 -2.291 2.291
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.917 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.061 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.903
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.935 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.849 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.914
Polar
3z2-r2-3.828
x2-y2-3.856
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.167 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.322 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.573


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.283
(<r2>)1/2 4.157

State 2 (3B2)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.764883
Energy at 298.15K-76.764975
HF Energy-76.764883
Nuclear repulsion energy23.562222
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 B3LYP/3-21G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3039 2933 1.69      
2 A1 1585 1529 3.98      
3 A1 1464 1413 3.04      
4 B1 826 797 16.95      
5 B2 3100 2991 8.19      
6 B2 1046 1009 6.82      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5530.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9649) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5336.0 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 B3LYP/3-21G
ABC
9.65963 1.27290 1.12470

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/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 0.930 -1.057
H4 0.000 -0.930 -1.057

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.31751.09351.0935
C21.31752.10842.1084
H31.09352.10841.8610
H41.09352.10841.8610

picture of vinylidene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.440      
2 C 0.009      
3 H 0.215      
4 H 0.215      


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 -0.576 0.576
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.653 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.850 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.028
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.214 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.491 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.724
Polar
3z2-r23.447
x2-y2-1.804
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.359 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.917 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.693


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.152
(<r2>)1/2 4.141