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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: CID/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (1A1)

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Energy calculated at CID/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.499633
Energy at 298.15K-76.499575
Nuclear repulsion energy23.661063
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 CID/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 3181 2960 31.16      
2 A1 1686 1568 70.44      
3 A1 1349 1255 16.98      
4 B1 878 817 123.45      
5 B2 3256 3030 9.56      
6 B2 583 543 3.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5466.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5086.1 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 CID/3-21G*
ABC
9.62986 1.28618 1.13464

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.483
C2 0.000 0.000 0.831
H3 0.000 0.932 -1.043
H4 0.000 -0.932 -1.043

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.31351.08741.0874
C21.31352.09282.0928
H31.08742.09281.8638
H41.08742.09281.8638

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 121.016 C2 C1 H4 121.016
H3 C1 H4 117.968
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (3B2)

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Energy calculated at CID/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.442984
Energy at 298.15K-76.443115
HF Energy-76.312010
Nuclear repulsion energy23.507684
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 CID/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 3112 2896 2.55      
2 A1 1573 1464 0.00      
3 A1 1477 1375 7.52      
4 B1 956 890 50.15      
5 B2 3178 2957 9.16      
6 B2 1090 1014 3.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5693.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5297.6 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 CID/3-21G*
ABC
9.74418 1.26213 1.11740

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.485
C2 0.000 0.000 0.839
H3 0.000 0.926 -1.060
H4 0.000 -0.926 -1.060

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.32361.09041.0904
C21.32362.11262.1126
H31.09042.11261.8529
H41.09042.11261.8529

picture of vinylidene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability