return to home page Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology
You are here: Calculated > Energy > Optimized > Energy

All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/aug-cc-pVQZ

19 10 17 12 22

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)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.172119
Energy at 298.15K-39.171924
HF Energy-39.172119
Nuclear repulsion energy6.161973
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 B3LYP/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 3121 3024 0.38      
2 A1 1053 1020 9.87      
3 B2 3359 3255 0.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3766.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9689) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3649.4 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 B3LYP/aug-cc-pVQZ
ABC
57.98085 8.43583 7.36436

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVQZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.103
H2 0.000 0.996 -0.308
H3 0.000 -0.996 -0.308

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.07701.0770
H21.07701.9914
H31.07701.9914

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 135.194
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVQZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.652      
2 H 0.326      
3 H 0.326      


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 -0.595 0.595
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.299 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.386 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.170


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.861
(<r2>)1/2 2.619

State 1 (3Σg) , Conformer 2 (D*H)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.164652
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-39.164652
Nuclear repulsion energy6.209423
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 B3LYP/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 3201 3102 0.00      
2 Σu 3542 3432 54.14      
3 Πu 923i 894i 101.46      
4 Πu 923i 894i 101.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2448.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9689) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2372.7 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 B3LYP/aug-cc-pVQZ
B
7.36990

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/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 1.065
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.065

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.06531.0653
H21.06532.1305
H31.06532.1305

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 B3LYP/aug-cc-pVQZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.882      
2 H 0.441      
3 H 0.441      


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 -8.432 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -8.432 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.266
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.583 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.583 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.166
Polar
3z2-r26.332
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 2.402 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.402 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.423


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.877
(<r2>)1/2 2.622

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.154055
Energy at 298.15K-39.153891
HF Energy-39.154055
Nuclear repulsion energy6.036041
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 B3LYP/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 2911 2820 76.99      
2 A1 1401 1357 1.84      
3 B2 2976 2884 65.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3643.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9689) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3530.3 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 B3LYP/aug-cc-pVQZ
ABC
20.05038 11.27891 7.21837

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVQZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.174
H2 0.000 0.861 -0.523
H3 0.000 -0.861 -0.523

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.10851.1085
H21.10851.7222
H31.10851.7222

picture of Methylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVQZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.507      
2 H 0.253      
3 H 0.253      


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 -1.773 1.773
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -6.556 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.249 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.722
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.930 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.889 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.819
Polar
3z2-r2-5.638
x2-y20.694
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.132 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.590 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.886


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 7.112
(<r2>)1/2 2.667

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.154055
Energy at 298.15K-39.153891
HF Energy-39.154055
Nuclear repulsion energy6.036041
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 B3LYP/aug-cc-pVQZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVQZ
ABC
20.05038 11.27891 7.21837

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVQZ

Point Group is C2v

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability