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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
2 1 yes C2V 3B2

State 1 (1A1)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.228552
Energy at 298.15K-77.228182
Nuclear repulsion energy23.600864
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 BLYP/6-31G**
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 3059 3036 36.36      
2 A1 1658 1645 81.07      
3 A1 1191 1181 22.64      
4 B1 705 699 82.76      
5 B2 3130 3106 13.42      
6 B2 311 308 2.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5026.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4987.7 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 BLYP/6-31G**
ABC
9.46787 1.28466 1.13117

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.482
C2 0.000 0.000 0.831
H3 0.000 0.940 -1.048
H4 0.000 -0.940 -1.048

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.31281.09741.0974
C21.31282.10132.1013
H31.09742.10131.8797
H41.09742.10131.8797

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 121.083 C2 C1 H4 121.083
H3 C1 H4 117.834
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.294      
2 C -0.019      
3 H 0.157      
4 H 0.157      


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 -2.279 2.279
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.603 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.065 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.720
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.710 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.596 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.886
Polar
3z2-r2-3.773
x2-y2-3.538
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.471 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.511 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.821


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.285
(<r2>)1/2 4.158

State 2 (3B2)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.154642
Energy at 298.15K-77.154495
HF Energy-77.154642
Nuclear repulsion energy23.391062
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 BLYP/6-31G**
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 2945 2923 4.59      
2 A1 1545 1533 8.21      
3 A1 1369 1358 0.32      
4 B1 438 435 17.06      
5 B2 3006 2983 12.07      
6 B2 969 962 4.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5136.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5096.6 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 BLYP/6-31G**
ABC
9.41844 1.25760 1.10946

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.487
C2 0.000 0.000 0.840
H3 0.000 0.942 -1.060
H4 0.000 -0.942 -1.060

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.32671.10311.1031
C21.32672.12092.1209
H31.10312.12091.8847
H41.10312.12091.8847

picture of vinylidene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.210      
2 C -0.023      
3 H 0.116      
4 H 0.116      


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 -0.594 0.594
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.336 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.732 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.030
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.955 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.451 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.504
Polar
3z2-r23.008
x2-y2-1.604
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.218 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.257 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.044


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.193
(<r2>)1/2 4.147