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All results from a given calculation for CCH2 (vinylidene)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G

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 B3PW91/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.205325
Energy at 298.15K-77.205183
Nuclear repulsion energy23.652642
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 B3PW91/6-31G
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 3166 3032 42.57      
2 A1 1697 1625 88.22      
3 A1 1277 1223 28.38      
4 B1 836 801 141.57      
5 B2 3248 3111 14.69      
6 B2 486 465 1.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5354.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5128.4 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 B3PW91/6-31G
ABC
9.65493 1.28489 1.13398

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G

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 0.831
H3 0.000 0.931 -1.048
H4 0.000 -0.931 -1.048

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.31271.08961.0896
C21.31272.09712.0971
H31.08962.09711.8614
H41.08962.09711.8614

picture of vinylidene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 121.332 C2 C1 H4 121.332
H3 C1 H4 117.335
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.536      
2 C 0.062      
3 H 0.237      
4 H 0.237      


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 -2.348 2.348
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.794 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.941 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.891
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.879 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.902 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.023
Polar
3z2-r2-4.046
x2-y2-3.854
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.351 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.420 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.808


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

State 2 (3B2)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.144156
Energy at 298.15K-77.144253
HF Energy-77.144156
Nuclear repulsion energy23.469135
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 B3PW91/6-31G
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 3079 2949 3.53      
2 A1 1598 1530 2.70      
3 A1 1449 1387 2.92      
4 B1 854 818 26.79      
5 B2 3157 3023 12.66      
6 B2 1036 992 7.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5586.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5349.8 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 B3PW91/6-31G
ABC
9.65653 1.25969 1.11433

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G

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 0.839
H3 0.000 0.931 -1.060
H4 0.000 -0.931 -1.060

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.32541.09311.0931
C21.32542.11472.1147
H31.09312.11471.8613
H41.09312.11471.8613

picture of vinylidene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.392      
2 C 0.026      
3 H 0.183      
4 H 0.183      


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 -0.553 0.553
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.487 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.701 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.992
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.140 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.538 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.602
Polar
3z2-r23.204
x2-y2-1.786
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.460 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.030 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.900


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.155
(<r2>)1/2 4.142