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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: QCISD/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)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.031627
Energy at 298.15K-77.031434
HF Energy-76.766735
Nuclear repulsion energy23.692218
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 QCISD/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 3215 3026 26.76      
2 A1 1704 1604 69.67      
3 A1 1284 1208 13.11      
4 B1 787 740 83.50      
5 B2 3309 3116 7.41      
6 B2 444 418 5.61      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5370.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9414) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5056.1 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 QCISD/6-31G**
ABC
9.58883 1.29083 1.13768

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.484
C2 0.000 0.000 0.829
H3 0.000 0.934 -1.034
H4 0.000 -0.934 -1.034

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.31351.08391.0839
C21.31352.08452.0845
H31.08392.08451.8678
H41.08392.08451.8678

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 120.497 C2 C1 H4 120.497
H3 C1 H4 119.007
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (3B2)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.966230
Energy at 298.15K-76.966315
HF Energy-76.737868
Nuclear repulsion energy23.477606
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 QCISD/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 3145 2961 5.23      
2 A1 1601 1507 4.28      
3 A1 1457 1371 1.73      
4 B1 814 766 17.88      
5 B2 3230 3040 10.34      
6 B2 1036 975 1.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5640.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9414) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5310.4 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 QCISD/6-31G**
ABC
9.67755 1.25864 1.11378

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.489
C2 0.000 0.000 0.840
H3 0.000 0.930 -1.052
H4 0.000 -0.930 -1.052

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.32861.08701.0870
C21.32862.10802.1080
H31.08702.10801.8593
H41.08702.10801.8593

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