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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G**

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 HF/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.784910
Energy at 298.15K-76.784829
Nuclear repulsion energy24.040055
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 HF/6-311G**
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 3274 2974 26.66      
2 A1 1825 1658 69.29      
3 A1 1348 1225 17.29      
4 B1 908 825 91.48      
5 B2 3365 3057 7.70      
6 B2 527 479 12.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5623.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5109.0 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 HF/6-311G**
ABC
9.55414 1.34103 1.17597

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.476
C2 0.000 0.000 0.813
H3 0.000 0.936 -1.012
H4 0.000 -0.936 -1.012

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.28961.07831.0783
C21.28962.05142.0514
H31.07832.05141.8712
H41.07832.05141.8712

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 119.810 C2 C1 H4 119.810
H3 C1 H4 120.380
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.330      
2 C 0.001      
3 H 0.165      
4 H 0.165      


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 -2.296 2.296
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.356 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.292 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.486
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.968 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.129 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.162
Polar
3z2-r2-4.323
x2-y2-4.065
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.789 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.561 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.049


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.277
(<r2>)1/2 4.157

State 2 (3B2)

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Energy calculated at HF/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.752965
Energy at 298.15K-76.753070
HF Energy-76.752965
Nuclear repulsion energy23.391428
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 HF/6-311G**
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 3213 2919 9.79      
2 A1 1578 1434 0.05      
3 A1 1396 1269 10.40      
4 B1 859 781 39.21      
5 B2 3297 2995 10.87      
6 B2 1077 979 0.73      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5710.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5187.6 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 HF/6-311G**
ABC
9.80519 1.24113 1.10168

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.494
C2 0.000 0.000 0.846
H3 0.000 0.924 -1.054
H4 0.000 -0.924 -1.054

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.33981.08001.0800
C21.33982.11222.1122
H31.08002.11221.8471
H41.08002.11221.8471

picture of vinylidene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.188      
2 C -0.061      
3 H 0.124      
4 H 0.124      


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 -0.507 0.507
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.858 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.015 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.375
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.162 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.602 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.561
Polar
3z2-r23.121
x2-y2-1.843
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.595 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.116 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.604


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.438
(<r2>)1/2 4.176