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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31G**

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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 mPW1PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.234970
Energy at 298.15K-77.234643
Nuclear repulsion energy23.819363
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G**
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 3174 3020 42.75      
2 A1 1736 1652 83.21      
3 A1 1229 1169 24.85      
4 B1 761 724 97.74      
5 B2 3258 3100 19.42      
6 B2 324 308 2.35      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5240.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9515) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4986.7 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G**
ABC
9.53765 1.31178 1.15317

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.478
C2 0.000 0.000 0.822
H3 0.000 0.936 -1.032
H4 0.000 -0.936 -1.032

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.30081.08811.0881
C21.30082.07792.0779
H31.08812.07791.8728
H41.08812.07791.8728

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 120.613 C2 C1 H4 120.613
H3 C1 H4 118.774
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.416      
2 C 0.013      
3 H 0.201      
4 H 0.201      


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 -2.294 2.294
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.683 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.916 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.689
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.880 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.770 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.889
Polar
3z2-r2-3.778
x2-y2-3.767
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.461 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.465 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.770


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.081
(<r2>)1/2 4.133

State 2 (3B2)

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Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.171958
Energy at 298.15K-77.172033
HF Energy-77.171958
Nuclear repulsion energy23.602051
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G**
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 3086 2936 3.85      
2 A1 1621 1542 3.70      
3 A1 1415 1346 2.25      
4 B1 805 766 16.08      
5 B2 3164 3010 7.25      
6 B2 1001 953 3.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5546.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9515) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5277.0 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G**
ABC
9.60612 1.27961 1.12920

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.483
C2 0.000 0.000 0.833
H3 0.000 0.933 -1.050
H4 0.000 -0.933 -1.050

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.31551.09201.0920
C21.31552.10132.1013
H31.09202.10131.8662
H41.09202.10131.8662

picture of vinylidene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.301      
2 C -0.009      
3 H 0.155      
4 H 0.155      


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 -0.528 0.528
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.395 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.631 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.849
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.155 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.491 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.664
Polar
3z2-r23.327
x2-y2-1.764
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.565 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.137 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.884


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 16.975
(<r2>)1/2 4.120