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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: HF/aug-cc-pVQZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 3B1
1 2 no D*H 3Σg
2 1 yes C2V 1A1

State 1 (3B1) , Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.940444
Energy at 298.15K-38.940267
HF Energy-38.940444
Nuclear repulsion energy6.209701
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/aug-cc-pVQZ
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 3265 2967 0.00      
2 A1 1203 1093 5.25      
3 B2 3474 3156 0.36      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3971.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3607.6 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/aug-cc-pVQZ
ABC
51.29639 8.77632 7.49415

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVQZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.109
H2 0.000 0.976 -0.327
H3 0.000 -0.976 -0.327

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.06931.0693
H21.06931.9524
H31.06931.9524

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 131.829
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/aug-cc-pVQZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.712      
2 H 0.356      
3 H 0.356      


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 -0.585 0.585
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -8.161 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.943 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -7.614
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.383 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.945 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.562
Polar
3z2-r2-1.124
x2-y2-2.218
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.929 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.130 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.858


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.713
(<r2>)1/2 2.591

State 1 (3Σg) , Conformer 2 (D*H)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.928451
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-38.928451
Nuclear repulsion energy6.243401
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/aug-cc-pVQZ
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 3300 2998 0.00      
2 Σu 3637 3304 56.63      
3 Πu 1123i 1020i 102.62      
4 Πu 1123i 1020i 102.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2345.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2131.2 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/aug-cc-pVQZ
B
7.45078

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVQZ

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 1.059
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.059

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.05951.0595
H21.05952.1189
H31.05952.1189

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 HF/aug-cc-pVQZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.949      
2 H 0.474      
3 H 0.474      


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 -8.229 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -8.229 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.130
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.550 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.550 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.099
Polar
3z2-r26.198
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 2.035 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.035 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.168


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.739
(<r2>)1/2 2.596

State 2 (1A1) , Conformer 1 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.895668
Energy at 298.15K-38.895508
HF Energy-38.895668
Nuclear repulsion energy6.109300
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/aug-cc-pVQZ
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 3099 2816 62.77      
2 A1 1489 1353 3.65      
3 B2 3163 2873 64.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3875.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3520.9 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 HF/aug-cc-pVQZ
ABC
21.41000 11.27743 7.38662

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVQZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.169
H2 0.000 0.861 -0.507
H3 0.000 -0.861 -0.507

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.09451.0945
H21.09451.7223
H31.09451.7223

picture of Methylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/aug-cc-pVQZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.550      
2 H 0.275      
3 H 0.275      


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 -1.904 1.904
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -6.402 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.081 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.685
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.981 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.963 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.944
Polar
3z2-r2-5.888
x2-y20.679
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.032 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.357 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.479


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.991
(<r2>)1/2 2.644

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.895668
Energy at 298.15K-38.895508
HF Energy-38.895668
Nuclear repulsion energy6.109300
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/aug-cc-pVQZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/aug-cc-pVQZ
ABC
21.41000 11.27743 7.38662

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVQZ

Point Group is C2v

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability