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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

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 MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.001159
Energy at 298.15K-77.000825
HF Energy-76.767002
Nuclear repulsion energy23.763994
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 MP2/6-31G**
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 3235 3029 43.87      
2 A1 1711 1603 78.29      
3 A1 1266 1186 16.69      
4 B1 758 710 93.36      
5 B2 3335 3123 18.31      
6 B2 317 297 4.37      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5310.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4973.7 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 MP2/6-31G**
ABC
9.54945 1.30209 1.14585

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G**

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 0.826
H3 0.000 0.936 -1.028
H4 0.000 -0.936 -1.028

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.30841.08301.0830
C21.30842.07642.0764
H31.08302.07641.8717
H41.08302.07641.8717

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 120.222 C2 C1 H4 120.222
H3 C1 H4 119.556
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (3B2)

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Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.928095
Energy at 298.15K-76.928219
HF Energy-76.736896
Nuclear repulsion energy23.759734
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 MP2/6-31G**
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 3193 2990 2.98      
2 A1 1641 1537 3.12      
3 A1 1468 1375 4.49      
4 B1 950 889 32.18      
5 B2 3286 3077 5.95      
6 B2 1047 980 2.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5792.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5424.3 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 MP2/6-31G**
ABC
9.74143 1.29653 1.14424

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.480
C2 0.000 0.000 0.827
H3 0.000 0.927 -1.043
H4 0.000 -0.927 -1.043

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.30691.08451.0845
C21.30692.08742.0874
H31.08452.08741.8531
H41.08452.08741.8531

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