return to home page Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology
You are here: Calculated > Energy > Optimized > Energy

All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: LSDA/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 3B1
1 2 no D*H 3Σg
2 1 yes C2V 1A1

State 1 (3B1) , Conformer 1 (C2V)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.885517
Energy at 298.15K-38.885311
HF Energy-38.885517
Nuclear repulsion energy6.076798
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 LSDA/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 3082 3019 2.11      
2 A1 995 975 17.11      
3 B2 3335 3267 0.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3705.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9797) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3630.6 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 LSDA/6-31G
ABC
57.40050 8.18095 7.16042

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.103
H2 0.000 1.011 -0.309
H3 0.000 -1.011 -0.309

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.09201.0920
H21.09202.0222
H31.09202.0222

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 135.609
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.323      
2 H 0.162      
3 H 0.162      


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 -0.725 0.725
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.665 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.793 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.902


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.704
(<r2>)1/2 2.589

State 1 (3Σg) , Conformer 2 (D*H)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.878993
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-38.878993
Nuclear repulsion energy6.121839
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 LSDA/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 Σg 3165 3101 0.00      
2 Σu 3506 3435 26.05      
3 Πu 848i 831i 144.82      
3 Πu 848i 831i 144.82      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2487.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9797) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2437.2 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 LSDA/6-31G
B
7.16346

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
H2 0.000 0.000 1.081
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.081

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.08051.0805
H21.08052.1610
H31.08052.1610

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.371      
2 H 0.185      
3 H 0.185      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -7.972 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.972 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.837
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.568 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.568 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.135
Polar
3z2-r26.271
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.711 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.711 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.558


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.662
(<r2>)1/2 2.581

State 2 (1A1) , Conformer 1 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.852545
Energy at 298.15K-38.852379
HF Energy-38.852545
Nuclear repulsion energy5.852162
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 LSDA/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 2700 2645 129.74      
2 A1 1362 1335 16.74      
3 B2 2793 2736 125.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3427.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9797) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3357.6 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 LSDA/6-31G
ABC
18.25806 10.81250 6.79090

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.183
H2 0.000 0.879 -0.549
H3 0.000 -0.879 -0.549

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.14391.1439
H21.14391.7590
H31.14391.7590

picture of Methylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.265      
2 H 0.132      
3 H 0.132      


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 -2.086 2.086
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -6.260 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.198 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.333
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.005 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.598 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.603
Polar
3z2-r2-5.206
x2-y20.938
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.270 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.248 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.645


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 7.095
(<r2>)1/2 2.664

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.852545
Energy at 298.15K-38.852379
HF Energy-38.852545
Nuclear repulsion energy5.852162
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 LSDA/6-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at LSDA/6-31G
ABC
18.25806 10.81250 6.79090

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

Point Group is C2v

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability