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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: ROHF/3-21G

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

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at ROHF/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.704771
Energy at 298.15K-38.704602
HF Energy-38.704771
Nuclear repulsion energy6.202390
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 ROHF/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 3273 2969 0.38      
2 A1 1312 1190 2.19      
3 B2 3484 3160 8.99      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4034.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.907) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3659.3 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 ROHF/3-21G
ABC
45.52486 8.96632 7.49094

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.116
H2 0.000 0.966 -0.347
H3 0.000 -0.966 -0.347

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.07111.0711
H21.07111.9316
H31.07111.9316

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 128.753
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at ROHF/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.399      
2 H 0.199      
3 H 0.199      


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 -0.612 0.612
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.649
(<r2>)1/2 2.579

Conformer 2 (D*H)

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Energy calculated at ROHF/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.686371
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-38.686371
Nuclear repulsion energy6.263179
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 ROHF/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 Σg 3374 3060 0.00      
2 Σu 3739 3392 39.83      
3 Πu 1411i 1280i 148.43      
3 Πu 1411i 1280i 148.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2145.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.907) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1945.8 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 ROHF/3-21G
B
7.49806

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

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 1.056
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.056

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.05611.0561
H21.05612.1123
H31.05612.1123

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 ROHF/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.575      
2 H 0.287      
3 H 0.287      


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 -8.009 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -8.009 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.773
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.618 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.618 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.236
Polar
3z2-r26.472
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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.560
(<r2>)1/2 2.561