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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31+G**

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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)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.239209
Energy at 298.15K-77.238871
Nuclear repulsion energy23.611426
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 BLYP/6-31+G**
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 3049 3033 42.57      
2 A1 1655 1646 93.46      
3 A1 1183 1177 25.14      
4 B1 714 710 106.16      
5 B2 3122 3105 17.96      
6 B2 335 333 4.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5028.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9947) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5001.6 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 BLYP/6-31+G**
ABC
9.41241 1.28805 1.13300

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

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 0.830
H3 0.000 0.943 -1.046
H4 0.000 -0.943 -1.046

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.31151.09861.0986
C21.31152.09932.0993
H31.09862.09931.8853
H41.09862.09931.8853

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 120.908 C2 C1 H4 120.908
H3 C1 H4 118.184
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.045      
2 C -0.437      
3 H 0.196      
4 H 0.196      


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 -2.511 2.511
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.780 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.690 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.630
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.119 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.015 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.896
Polar
3z2-r2-3.791
x2-y2-4.090
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.742 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.975 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.837


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000

State 2 (3B2)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.162610
Energy at 298.15K-77.162419
HF Energy-77.162610
Nuclear repulsion energy23.358231
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 BLYP/6-31+G**
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 2948 2932 4.81      
2 A1 1527 1519 7.50      
3 A1 1359 1352 0.30      
4 B1 393 391 56.19      
5 B2 3013 2997 5.84      
6 B2 965 959 7.74      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5101.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9947) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5074.8 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 BLYP/6-31+G**
ABC
9.37831 1.25400 1.10610

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

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 0.841
H3 0.000 0.944 -1.058
H4 0.000 -0.944 -1.058

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.32971.10281.1028
C21.32972.12122.1212
H31.10282.12121.8887
H41.10282.12121.8887

picture of vinylidene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.260      
2 C -0.056      
3 H 0.158      
4 H 0.158      


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 -0.757 0.757
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.356 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.403 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.724
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.293 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.637 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.656
Polar
3z2-r23.311
x2-y2-1.953
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.106 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.740 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.848


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.713
(<r2>)1/2 4.209