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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: MP2/3-21G*

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)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.488792
Energy at 298.15K-76.488672
HF Energy-76.333548
Nuclear repulsion energy23.609441
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 MP2/3-21G*
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 3177 3022 45.27      
2 A1 1642 1562 80.05      
3 A1 1330 1265 19.11      
4 B1 843 802 133.11      
5 B2 3258 3099 19.87      
6 B2 510 485 1.91      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5379.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9513) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5117.6 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 MP2/3-21G*
ABC
9.60787 1.27957 1.12918

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G*

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 0.833
H3 0.000 0.933 -1.044
H4 0.000 -0.933 -1.044

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.31741.08801.0880
C21.31742.09632.0963
H31.08802.09631.8660
H41.08802.09631.8660

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 120.964 C2 C1 H4 120.964
H3 C1 H4 118.073
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (3B2)

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Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.427902
Energy at 298.15K-76.428037
HF Energy-76.311926
Nuclear repulsion energy23.558304
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 MP2/3-21G*
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 3134 2981 1.69      
2 A1 1582 1505 0.00      
3 A1 1490 1417 7.57      
4 B1 975 927 53.13      
5 B2 3206 3050 7.00      
6 B2 1095 1042 4.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5740.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9513) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5461.3 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 MP2/3-21G*
ABC
9.77762 1.26798 1.12242

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.484
C2 0.000 0.000 0.837
H3 0.000 0.925 -1.058
H4 0.000 -0.925 -1.058

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.32041.08871.0887
C21.32042.10852.1085
H31.08872.10851.8497
H41.08872.10851.8497

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