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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: HF/cc-pCVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 3B1
2 1 yes C2V 1A1

State 1 (3B1)

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Energy calculated at HF/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.938010
Energy at 298.15K-38.937834
HF Energy-38.938010
Nuclear repulsion energy6.206436
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 HF/cc-pCVTZ
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 3263 2979 0.04      
2 A1 1202 1097 5.69      
3 B2 3471 3170 0.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3968.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9131) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3623.2 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 HF/cc-pCVTZ
ABC
51.21963 8.76784 7.48632

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.109
H2 0.000 0.977 -0.328
H3 0.000 -0.977 -0.328

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.06991.0699
H21.06991.9533
H31.06991.9533

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 131.817
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/cc-pCVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.207      
2 H 0.104      
3 H 0.104      


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 -0.589 0.589
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -8.090 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.936 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -7.570
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.337 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.894 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.557
Polar
3z2-r2-1.114
x2-y2-2.154
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.329 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.910 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.416


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.690
(<r2>)1/2 2.586

State 2 (1A1)

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Energy calculated at HF/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.892691
Energy at 298.15K-38.892531
HF Energy-38.892691
Nuclear repulsion energy6.104362
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 HF/cc-pCVTZ
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 3093 2824 61.49      
2 A1 1496 1366 3.65      
3 B2 3156 2882 79.73      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3872.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9131) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3535.9 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 HF/cc-pCVTZ
ABC
21.27051 11.29075 7.37564

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.169
H2 0.000 0.861 -0.508
H3 0.000 -0.861 -0.508

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.09541.0954
H21.09541.7213
H31.09541.7213

picture of Methylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/cc-pCVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.174      
2 H 0.087      
3 H 0.087      


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 -1.941 1.941
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -6.276 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.060 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.546
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.027 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.851 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.878
Polar
3z2-r2-5.756
x2-y20.784
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.559 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.185 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.926


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.934
(<r2>)1/2 2.633