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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: ROHF/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 3B1
1 2 no D*H 3Σg

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at ROHF/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.937626
Energy at 298.15K-38.937448
HF Energy-38.937626
Nuclear repulsion energy6.201443
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 ROHF/TZVP
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 3275 3275 0.05      
2 A1 1199 1199 4.02      
3 B2 3486 3486 0.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3979.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3979.8 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 ROHF/TZVP
ABC
51.56655 8.73994 7.47330

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at ROHF/TZVP

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.109
H2 0.000 0.978 -0.326
H3 0.000 -0.978 -0.326

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.07071.0707
H21.07071.9564
H31.07071.9564

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 132.029
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at ROHF/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.210      
2 H 0.105      
3 H 0.105      


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 -0.611 0.611
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.718
(<r2>)1/2 2.592

Conformer 2 (D*H)

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Energy calculated at ROHF/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.914756
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-38.914756
Nuclear repulsion energy6.268145
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 ROHF/TZVP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 3381 3381 0.00      
2 Σu 3734 3734 74.72      
3 Πu 1405i 1405i 152.50      
3 Πu 1405i 1405i 152.50      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2152.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2152.5 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 ROHF/TZVP
B
7.50995

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at ROHF/TZVP

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
H2 0.000 0.000 1.055
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.055

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.05531.0553
H21.05532.1106
H31.05532.1106

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at ROHF/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.387      
2 H 0.194      
3 H 0.194      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -8.323 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -8.323 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.000
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.662 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.662 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.323
Polar
3z2-r26.646
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.734
(<r2>)1/2 2.595