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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (1A1)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at M06-2X/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at M06-2X/6-31G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (3B2)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.151598
Energy at 298.15K-77.151684
HF Energy-77.151598
Nuclear repulsion energy23.639115
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 M06-2X/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 3078 2925 2.44      
2 A1 1657 1575 2.20      
3 A1 1418 1348 2.84      
4 B1 837 796 17.50      
5 B2 3156 2999 6.53      
6 B2 1002 952 2.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5574.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9504) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5297.6 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 M06-2X/6-31G**
ABC
9.59020 1.28543 1.13350

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.481
C2 0.000 0.000 0.831
H3 0.000 0.934 -1.048
H4 0.000 -0.934 -1.048

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.31241.09231.0923
C21.31242.09832.0983
H31.09232.09831.8677
H41.09232.09831.8677

picture of vinylidene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.294      
2 C 0.005      
3 H 0.144      
4 H 0.144      


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 -0.519 0.519
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.473 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.722 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.956
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.134 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.493 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.641
Polar
3z2-r23.283
x2-y2-1.751
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.531 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.151 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.815


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.001
(<r2>)1/2 4.123