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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: CCD/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 CCD/cc-pCVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.040557
Energy at 298.15K-39.040375
HF Energy-38.926930
Nuclear repulsion energy6.073532
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 CCD/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 3160 3160 1.36      
2 A1 1144 1144 7.21      
3 B2 3390 3390 0.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3847.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3847.3 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 CCD/cc-pCVDZ
ABC
49.37298 8.38593 7.16839

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/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 0.999 -0.334
H3 0.000 -0.999 -0.334

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.09321.0932
H21.09321.9973
H31.09321.9973

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 131.984
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (1A1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCD/cc-pCVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.020297
Energy at 298.15K-39.020134
HF Energy-38.880895
Nuclear repulsion energy5.943267
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 CCD/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 2926 2926 78.61      
2 A1 1421 1421 0.12      
3 B2 3004 3004 117.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3674.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3674.9 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 CCD/cc-pCVDZ
ABC
18.89589 11.12754 7.00336

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.180
H2 0.000 0.867 -0.539
H3 0.000 -0.867 -0.539

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.12631.1263
H21.12631.7339
H31.12631.7339

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