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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

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

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/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.922940
Energy at 298.15K-38.922771
HF Energy-38.922940
Nuclear repulsion energy6.198987
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/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 3298 2822 0.02      
2 A1 1308 1119 2.50      
3 B2 3507 3001 3.31      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4055.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8559) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3471.4 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 ROHF/6-31+G**
ABC
46.66042 8.90721 7.47943

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.114
H2 0.000 0.969 -0.343
H3 0.000 -0.969 -0.343

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.07161.0716
H21.07161.9380
H31.07161.9380

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 129.448
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at ROHF/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.284      
2 H 0.142      
3 H 0.142      


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 -0.635 0.635
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> 6.761
(<r2>)1/2 2.600

Conformer 2 (D*H)

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Energy calculated at ROHF/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.899876
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-38.899876
Nuclear repulsion energy6.259207
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/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 Σg 3420 2927 0.00      
2 Σu 3764 3221 68.80      
3 Πu 1442i 1234i 187.19      
3 Πu 1442i 1234i 187.19      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2150.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8559) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1840.4 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 ROHF/6-31+G**
B
7.48855

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

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 1.057
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.057

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.05681.0568
H21.05682.1136
H31.05682.1136

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/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.558      
2 H 0.279      
3 H 0.279      


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 -8.457 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -8.457 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.975
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.741 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.741 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.483
Polar
3z2-r26.965
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> 6.791
(<r2>)1/2 2.606