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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/cc-pCVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 3B1
2 1 yes C2V 1A1

State 1 (3B1)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/cc-pCVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.055851
Energy at 298.15K-39.055671
HF Energy-38.927071
Nuclear repulsion energy6.098982
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 MP2=FULL/cc-pCVDZ
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 3203 3058 1.78      
2 A1 1160 1108 7.57      
3 B2 3439 3284 0.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3901.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9547) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3724.9 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 MP2=FULL/cc-pCVDZ
ABC
49.31483 8.47164 7.22967

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/cc-pCVDZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.111
H2 0.000 0.994 -0.334
H3 0.000 -0.994 -0.334

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.08871.0887
H21.08871.9872
H31.08871.9872

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 131.742
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (1A1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/cc-pCVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.027828
Energy at 298.15K-39.027666
HF Energy-38.881127
Nuclear repulsion energy5.974439
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 MP2=FULL/cc-pCVDZ
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 2985 2849 70.82      
2 A1 1431 1366 0.19      
3 B2 3070 2931 101.88      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3742.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9547) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3573.1 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 MP2=FULL/cc-pCVDZ
ABC
19.18269 11.21213 7.07616

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/cc-pCVDZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.178
H2 0.000 0.864 -0.535
H3 0.000 -0.864 -0.535

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.12031.1203
H21.12031.7273
H31.12031.7273

picture of Methylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability