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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: ROMP2/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

Conformer 1 (C2V)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at ROMP2/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.055387
Energy at 298.15K-39.055204
HF Energy-38.932374
Nuclear repulsion energy6.183061
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-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 3200 3200        
2 A1 1142 1142        
3 B2 3434 3434        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3888.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3888.2 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-pVTZ
ABC
52.57429 8.64747 7.42603

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.108
H2 0.000 0.983 -0.323
H3 0.000 -0.983 -0.323

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.07381.0738
H21.07381.9669
H31.07381.9669

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 132.664
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at ROMP2/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.300      
2 H 0.150      
3 H 0.150      


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> 6.723
(<r2>)1/2 2.593

Conformer 2 (D*H)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at ROMP2/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.045385
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-38.914620
Nuclear repulsion energy6.224222
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-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 3277 3277        
2 Σu 3620 3620        
3 Πu 974i 974i        
3 Πu 974i 974i        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2474.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2474.9 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-pVTZ
B
7.41266

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at ROMP2/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 1.062
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.062

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.06221.0622
H21.06222.1244
H31.06222.1244

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-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.415      
2 H 0.207      
3 H 0.207      


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> 6.732
(<r2>)1/2 2.595