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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: ROHF/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)

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Energy calculated at ROHF/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.921823
Energy at 298.15K-38.921654
HF Energy-38.921823
Nuclear repulsion energy6.142848
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/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 3274 2818 0.54      
2 A1 1296 1116 5.18      
3 B2 3490 3004 2.26      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4029.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8607) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3468.6 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 ROHF/cc-pVDZ
ABC
45.23595 8.77047 7.34618

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.116
H2 0.000 0.977 -0.349
H3 0.000 -0.977 -0.349

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.08141.0814
H21.08141.9530
H31.08141.9530

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 129.104
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at ROHF/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.163      
2 H 0.081      
3 H 0.081      


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 -0.564 0.564
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> 6.701
(<r2>)1/2 2.589

Conformer 2 (D*H)

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Energy calculated at ROHF/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.903118
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-38.903118
Nuclear repulsion energy6.211740
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/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 3383 2912 0.00      
2 Σu 3747 3225 80.40      
3 Πu 1431i 1232i 90.43      
3 Πu 1431i 1232i 90.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2134.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8607) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1836.7 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 ROHF/cc-pVDZ
B
7.37540

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at ROHF/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 1.065
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.065

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.06491.0649
H21.06492.1297
H31.06492.1297

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/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.237      
2 H 0.118      
3 H 0.118      


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 -8.079 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -8.079 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.973
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.553 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.553 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.106
Polar
3z2-r26.213
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> 6.668
(<r2>)1/2 2.582