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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: BLYP/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
2 1 yes C2V 3B2

State 1 (1A1)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.799351
Energy at 298.15K-76.799162
Nuclear repulsion energy23.550101
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 BLYP/3-21G*
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 3055 3035 40.77      
2 A1 1626 1615 81.68      
3 A1 1253 1245 27.57      
4 B1 765 760 125.03      
5 B2 3115 3095 16.85      
6 B2 462 459 0.37      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5137.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9935) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5104.3 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 BLYP/3-21G*
ABC
9.56003 1.27481 1.12482

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/3-21G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.482
C2 0.000 0.000 0.834
H3 0.000 0.935 -1.056
H4 0.000 -0.935 -1.056

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.31671.09721.0972
C21.31672.10902.1090
H31.09722.10901.8706
H41.09722.10901.8706

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 121.519 C2 C1 H4 121.519
H3 C1 H4 116.961
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.527      
2 C 0.027      
3 H 0.250      
4 H 0.250      


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 -2.302 2.302
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.878 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.103 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.825
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.914 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.748 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.834
Polar
3z2-r2-3.669
x2-y2-3.775
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.187 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.349 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.628


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000

State 2 (3B2)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.728060
Energy at 298.15K-76.728086
HF Energy-76.728060
Nuclear repulsion energy23.395578
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 BLYP/3-21G*
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 2937 2918 2.32      
2 A1 1531 1521 6.28      
3 A1 1425 1416 1.45      
4 B1 683 678 0.83      
5 B2 2988 2969 11.58      
6 B2 1016 1009 7.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5290.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9935) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5255.7 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 BLYP/3-21G*
ABC
9.50152 1.25591 1.10929

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/3-21G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.486
C2 0.000 0.000 0.841
H3 0.000 0.938 -1.065
H4 0.000 -0.938 -1.065

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.32611.10281.1028
C21.32612.12412.1241
H31.10282.12411.8764
H41.10282.12411.8764

picture of vinylidene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.410      
2 C 0.006      
3 H 0.202      
4 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 -0.611 0.611
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.615 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.868 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.056
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.153 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.467 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.686
Polar
3z2-r23.371
x2-y2-1.747
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.647 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.998 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.788


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.290
(<r2>)1/2 4.158