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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31+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)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.226840
Energy at 298.15K-77.226481
Nuclear repulsion energy23.835435
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 B1B95/6-31+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 3152 3015 50.64      
2 A1 1729 1654 94.21      
3 A1 1208 1155 26.53      
4 B1 752 719 112.08      
5 B2 3237 3097 22.78      
6 B2 300 287 4.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5188.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9566) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4963.7 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 B1B95/6-31+G**
ABC
9.49664 1.31559 1.15552

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.478
C2 0.000 0.000 0.821
H3 0.000 0.938 -1.031
H4 0.000 -0.938 -1.031

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.29901.08921.0892
C21.29902.07622.0762
H31.08922.07621.8769
H41.08922.07621.8769

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 120.507 C2 C1 H4 120.507
H3 C1 H4 118.987
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.070      
2 C -0.360      
3 H 0.215      
4 H 0.215      


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 -2.458 2.458
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.524 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.413 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.338
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.149 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.018 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.869
Polar
3z2-r2-3.738
x2-y2-4.111
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.520 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.825 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.532


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.479
(<r2>)1/2 4.181

State 2 (3B2)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.152886
Energy at 298.15K-77.152945
HF Energy-77.152886
Nuclear repulsion energy23.596913
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 B1B95/6-31+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 3080 2946 3.01      
2 A1 1607 1537 4.19      
3 A1 1398 1338 1.40      
4 B1 765 732 6.93      
5 B2 3162 3025 3.11      
6 B2 991 948 6.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5501.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9566) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5263.1 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 B1B95/6-31+G**
ABC
9.56071 1.27993 1.12881

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31+G**

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 0.833
H3 0.000 0.935 -1.046
H4 0.000 -0.935 -1.046

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.31661.09131.0913
C21.31662.09882.0988
H31.09132.09881.8706
H41.09132.09881.8706

picture of vinylidene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.299      
2 C -0.043      
3 H 0.171      
4 H 0.171      


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 -0.672 0.672
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.106 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.102 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.383
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.363 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.643 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.720
Polar
3z2-r23.441
x2-y2-2.004
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.788 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.517 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.501


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.330
(<r2>)1/2 4.163