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All results from a given calculation for CH2CO (Ketene)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-151.698368
Energy at 298.15K-151.699590
HF Energy-151.698368
Nuclear repulsion energy58.060350
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 B3PW91/3-21G*
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 3208 3078 29.80      
2 A1 2219 2129 393.24      
3 A1 1454 1395 28.55      
4 A1 1190 1142 8.09      
5 B1 732 702 219.12      
6 B1 601 576 0.19      
7 B2 3292 3159 8.57      
8 B2 1047 1005 13.05      
9 B2 490 470 0.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7116.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6827.5 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 B3PW91/3-21G*
ABC
9.58313 0.33780 0.32629

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.213
C2 0.000 0.000 0.094
O3 0.000 0.000 1.279
H4 0.000 0.934 -1.761
H5 0.000 -0.934 -1.761

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5
C11.30692.49251.08281.0828
C21.30691.18562.07652.0765
O32.49251.18563.18033.1803
H41.08282.07653.18031.8684
H51.08282.07653.18031.8684

picture of Ketene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O3 180.000 C2 C1 H4 120.374
C2 C1 H5 120.374 H4 C1 H5 119.252
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.534      
2 C 0.433      
3 O -0.443      
4 H 0.272      
5 H 0.272      


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 -1.557 1.557
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.632 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.976 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.860
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.213 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.270 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.057
Polar
3z2-r2-2.113
x2-y2-3.656
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.004 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.982 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.056


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 40.637
(<r2>)1/2 6.375