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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: ROHF/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)

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Energy calculated at ROHF/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.932575
Energy at 298.15K-38.932406
HF Energy-38.932575
Nuclear repulsion energy6.207287
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-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 3259 2937 0.00      
2 A1 1300 1171 4.50      
3 B2 3468 3125 3.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4013.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.901) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3616.2 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 ROHF/cc-pVTZ
ABC
46.78413 8.93113 7.49948

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.114
H2 0.000 0.968 -0.343
H3 0.000 -0.968 -0.343

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.07021.0702
H21.07021.9354
H31.07021.9354

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 129.447
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at ROHF/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.295      
2 H 0.148      
3 H 0.148      


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 -0.594 0.594
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> 6.697
(<r2>)1/2 2.588

Conformer 2 (D*H)

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Energy calculated at ROHF/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.914726
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-38.914726
Nuclear repulsion energy6.273488
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-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 3372 3038 0.00      
2 Σu 3725 3356 70.95      
3 Πu 1411i 1271i 114.03      
3 Πu 1411i 1271i 114.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2137.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.901) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1925.7 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-pVTZ
B
7.52276

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at ROHF/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 1.054
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.054

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.05441.0544
H21.05442.1088
H31.05442.1088

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-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 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 -8.225 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -8.225 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.019
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.603 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.603 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.206
Polar
3z2-r26.412
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> 6.693
(<r2>)1/2 2.587