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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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
2 1 no C2V 1A1

State 1 (3B1) , Conformer 1 (C2V)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.104979
Energy at 298.15K-39.104790
HF Energy-39.074305
Nuclear repulsion energy6.093453
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 B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
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 3156 3023 2.02      
2 A1 1097 1051 9.65      
3 B2 3399 3256 0.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3826.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3664.6 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 B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
ABC
52.63865 8.35320 7.20918

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.108
H2 0.000 1.001 -0.323
H3 0.000 -1.001 -0.323

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.08941.0894
H21.08942.0012
H31.08942.0012

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 133.415
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.159      
2 H 0.079      
3 H 0.079      


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 -0.599 0.599
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 0.921 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.834 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.116


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.734
(<r2>)1/2 2.595

State 1 (3Σg) , Conformer 2 (D*H)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.095534
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-39.064542
Nuclear repulsion energy6.145832
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 B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
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 3234 3098 0.00      
2 Σu 3590 3438 62.79      
3 Πu 1004i 961i 94.92      
3 Πu 1004i 961i 94.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2408.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2306.4 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 B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
B
7.21972

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/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 1.076
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.076

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.07631.0763
H21.07632.1526
H31.07632.1526

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 B2PLYP/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 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 -8.018 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -8.018 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.073
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.473 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.473 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.945
Polar
3z2-r25.891
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 0.948 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.948 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.711


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.711
(<r2>)1/2 2.591

State 2 (1A1) , Conformer 1 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.083698
Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
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 2930 2806 76.21      
2 A1 1416 1356 0.03      
3 B2 3003 2876 107.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3674.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3518.7 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 B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
B
7.21972

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.083698
Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
B
7.21972

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability