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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: MP2/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/cc-pCVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.021199
Energy at 298.15K-39.021018
HF Energy-38.927054
Nuclear repulsion energy6.095012
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/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 3199 3058 1.72      
2 A1 1161 1110 7.42      
3 B2 3434 3283 0.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3896.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9559) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3725.0 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 MP2/cc-pCVDZ
ABC
49.17476 8.46310 7.22044

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/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
C11.08941.0894
H21.08941.9882
H31.08941.9882

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 131.703
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (1A1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/cc-pCVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.993114
Energy at 298.15K-38.992952
HF Energy-38.881101
Nuclear repulsion energy5.970111
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/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 2980 2849 71.08      
2 A1 1429 1366 0.17      
3 B2 3065 2930 102.78      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3737.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9559) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3572.5 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 MP2/cc-pCVDZ
ABC
19.14691 11.19882 7.06599

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.179
H2 0.000 0.864 -0.536
H3 0.000 -0.864 -0.536

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.12121.1212
H21.12121.7284
H31.12121.7284

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