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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: LSDA/cc-pVTZ

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 yes C2V 1A1

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

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at LSDA/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.912535
Energy at 298.15K-38.912323
HF Energy-38.912535
Nuclear repulsion energy6.100498
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 LSDA/cc-pVTZ
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 3056 3023 2.16      
2 A1 956 946 17.97      
3 B2 3303 3267 3.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3657.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9891) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3617.7 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 LSDA/cc-pVTZ
ABC
60.87069 8.18065 7.21147

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.100
H2 0.000 1.011 -0.300
H3 0.000 -1.011 -0.300

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.08761.0876
H21.08762.0222
H31.08762.0222

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 136.774
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.297      
2 H 0.149      
3 H 0.149      


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 -0.643 0.643
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 1.458 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.115 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.553


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.875
(<r2>)1/2 2.622

State 1 (3Σg) , Conformer 2 (D*H)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at LSDA/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.906876
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-38.906876
Nuclear repulsion energy6.140038
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 LSDA/cc-pVTZ
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 3128 3094 0.00      
2 Σu 3462 3424 62.06      
3 Πu 814i 805i 108.51      
3 Πu 814i 805i 108.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2481.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9891) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2454.1 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 LSDA/cc-pVTZ
B
7.20612

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

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
C11.07731.0773
H21.07732.1546
H31.07732.1546

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 LSDA/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.323      
2 H 0.161      
3 H 0.161      


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 -8.375 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -8.375 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.089
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.643 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.643 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.286
Polar
3z2-r26.572
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 1.535 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.535 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.972


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.868
(<r2>)1/2 2.621

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at LSDA/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.891262
Energy at 298.15K-38.891094
HF Energy-38.891262
Nuclear repulsion energy5.956037
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 LSDA/cc-pVTZ
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 2810 2780 74.10      
2 A1 1332 1317 0.80      
3 B2 2893 2861 67.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3517.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9891) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3479.1 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 LSDA/cc-pVTZ
ABC
18.99596 11.16845 7.03330

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.179
H2 0.000 0.865 -0.538
H3 0.000 -0.865 -0.538

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.12391.1239
H21.12391.7307
H31.12391.7307

picture of Methylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.230      
2 H 0.115      
3 H 0.115      


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 -1.850 1.850
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -6.526 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.230 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.514
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.846 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.790 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.635
Polar
3z2-r2-5.271
x2-y20.704
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.588 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.445 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.263


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 7.114
(<r2>)1/2 2.667

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at LSDA/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.891262
Energy at 298.15K-38.891094
HF Energy-38.891262
Nuclear repulsion energy5.956037
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 LSDA/cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at LSDA/cc-pVTZ
ABC
18.99596 11.16845 7.03330

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

Point Group is C2v

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability