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All results from a given calculation for CH (Methylidyne)

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 C*V 2Π1/2
3 1 yes C*V 4Σ-

State 1 (2Π1/2)

Jump to S2C1 S3C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.469471
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-38.469471
Nuclear repulsion energy2.784931
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 Σ 2712 2698 196.07 159.43 0.71 0.83

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1356.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9947) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1349.0 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**
B
13.94951

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.163
H2 0.000 0.000 -0.977

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2
C11.1401
H21.1401

picture of Methylidyne state 1 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 -0.105      
2 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 -1.540 1.540
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -5.837 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -8.045 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.073
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.222 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.090 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.132
Polar
3z2-r2-2.265
x2-y22.208
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.348 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.785 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.268


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 5.685
(<r2>)1/2 2.384

State 2 (2Π3/2)

Jump to S1C1 S3C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.469471
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-38.469471
Nuclear repulsion energy2.784931
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**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/6-31+G**
B
13.94951

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

Point Group is C∞v

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 3 (4Σ-)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.433438
Energy at 298.15K-38.432086
HF Energy-38.433438
Nuclear repulsion energy2.869914
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 Σ 2966 2951 50.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1483.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9947) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1475.2 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**
B
14.81385

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.158
H2 0.000 0.000 -0.948

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2
C11.1063
H21.1063

picture of Methylidyne state 3 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 -0.203      
2 H 0.203      


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 -0.831 0.831
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -7.791 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.791 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.586
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.102 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.102 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.204
Polar
3z2-r24.408
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 1.310 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.310 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.534


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 5.456
(<r2>)1/2 2.336