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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: ROHF/6-311G*

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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/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.924757
Energy at 298.15K-38.924589
HF Energy-38.924757
Nuclear repulsion energy6.196367
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/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 3278 2804 0.07      
2 A1 1318 1128 2.87      
3 B2 3483 2980 8.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4039.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8556) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3456.1 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 ROHF/6-311G*
ABC
45.32776 8.95359 7.47671

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.116
H2 0.000 0.966 -0.348
H3 0.000 -0.966 -0.348

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.07221.0722
H21.07221.9330
H31.07221.9330

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 128.688
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at ROHF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.465      
2 H 0.233      
3 H 0.233      


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 -0.620 0.620
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> 6.696
(<r2>)1/2 2.588

Conformer 2 (D*H)

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Energy calculated at ROHF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.905435
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-38.905435
Nuclear repulsion energy6.264545
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/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 3386 2897 0.00      
2 Σu 3739 3199 59.43      
3 Πu 1461i 1250i 147.28      
3 Πu 1461i 1250i 147.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2101.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8556) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1798.1 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 ROHF/6-311G*
B
7.50133

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at ROHF/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 1.056
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.056

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.05591.0559
H21.05592.1118
H31.05592.1118

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/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.607      
2 H 0.304      
3 H 0.304      


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 -8.233 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -8.233 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.877
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.678 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.678 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.356
Polar
3z2-r26.712
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> 6.673
(<r2>)1/2 2.583