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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-311G*

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 mPW1PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.149570
Energy at 298.15K-39.149379
HF Energy-39.149570
Nuclear repulsion energy6.149890
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 mPW1PW91/6-311G*
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 3157 3013 0.57      
2 A1 1081 1032 10.51      
3 B2 3389 3234 0.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3813.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9544) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3639.3 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 mPW1PW91/6-311G*
ABC
53.82364 8.50295 7.34293

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.107
H2 0.000 0.992 -0.320
H3 0.000 -0.992 -0.320

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.07941.0794
H21.07941.9835
H31.07941.9835

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 133.508
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.473      
2 H 0.236      
3 H 0.236      


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 -0.675 0.675
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -8.141 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.741 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -7.632
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.454 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.145 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.691
Polar
3z2-r2-1.382
x2-y2-2.399
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.010 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.801 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.152


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.718
(<r2>)1/2 2.592

State 1 (3Σg) , Conformer 2 (D*H)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.141588
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-39.141588
Nuclear repulsion energy6.195002
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 mPW1PW91/6-311G*
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 3231 3084 0.00      
2 Σu 3570 3407 43.51      
3 Πu 953i 910i 130.35      
3 Πu 953i 910i 130.35      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2447.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9544) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2335.6 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 mPW1PW91/6-311G*
B
7.33571

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G*

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 1.068
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.068

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.06781.0678
H21.06782.1355
H31.06782.1355

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 mPW1PW91/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.535      
2 H 0.268      
3 H 0.268      


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 -8.168 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -8.168 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.903
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.633 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.633 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.265
Polar
3z2-r26.530
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 1.060 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.060 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.592


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.702
(<r2>)1/2 2.589

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.121158
Energy at 298.15K-39.120995
HF Energy-39.121158
Nuclear repulsion energy6.010914
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 mPW1PW91/6-311G*
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 2916 2783 96.47      
2 A1 1447 1381 0.07      
3 B2 2989 2853 115.73      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3675.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9544) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3508.1 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 mPW1PW91/6-311G*
ABC
19.51268 11.31495 7.16192

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.177
H2 0.000 0.860 -0.531
H3 0.000 -0.860 -0.531

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.11341.1134
H21.11341.7195
H31.11341.7195

picture of Methylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.404      
2 H 0.202      
3 H 0.202      


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 -2.012 2.012
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -6.285 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.117 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.371
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.959 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.711 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.670
Polar
3z2-r2-5.339
x2-y20.832
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.291 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.148 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.747


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.970
(<r2>)1/2 2.640

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.121158
Energy at 298.15K-39.120995
HF Energy-39.121158
Nuclear repulsion energy6.010914
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 mPW1PW91/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at mPW1PW91/6-311G*
ABC
19.51268 11.31495 7.16192

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G*

Point Group is C2v

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability