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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: ROMP2/cc-pVDZ

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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at ROMP2/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.019271
Energy at 298.15K-39.019090
HF Energy-38.921584
Nuclear repulsion energy6.090456
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 ROMP2/cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3199 3199        
2 A1 1169 1169        
3 B2 3435 3435        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3901.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3901.2 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 ROMP2/cc-pVDZ
ABC
48.63625 8.46607 7.21088

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at ROMP2/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.112
H2 0.000 0.994 -0.336
H3 0.000 -0.994 -0.336

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.09031.0903
H21.09031.9878
H31.09031.9878

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 131.459
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at ROMP2/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.172      
2 H 0.086      
3 H 0.086      


Electric dipole moments


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> 6.750
(<r2>)1/2 2.598

Conformer 2 (D*H)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at ROMP2/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.007215
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-38.902884
Nuclear repulsion energy6.140163
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 ROMP2/cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 3279 3279        
2 Σu 3630 3630        
3 Πu 1062i 1062i        
3 Πu 1062i 1062i        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2393.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2393.2 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 ROMP2/cc-pVDZ
B
7.21376

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at ROMP2/cc-pVDZ

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 1.077
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.077

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.07671.0767
H21.07672.1535
H31.07672.1535

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 ROMP2/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.252      
2 H 0.126      
3 H 0.126      


Electric dipole moments


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> 6.725
(<r2>)1/2 2.593