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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: ROMP2/6-31G

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

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at ROMP2/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.962715
Energy at 298.15K-38.962539
HF Energy-38.907040
Nuclear repulsion energy6.135810
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 ROMP2/6-31G
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 3201 3201        
2 A1 1220 1220        
3 B2 3424 3424        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3922.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3922.1 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 ROMP2/6-31G
ABC
48.25944 8.63026 7.32103

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at ROMP2/6-31G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.112
H2 0.000 0.984 -0.337
H3 0.000 -0.984 -0.337

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.08241.0824
H21.08241.9688
H31.08241.9688

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 130.877
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at ROMP2/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.307      
2 H 0.154      
3 H 0.154      


Electric dipole moments


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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.694
(<r2>)1/2 2.587

Conformer 2 (D*H)

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Energy calculated at ROMP2/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.948512
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-38.889454
Nuclear repulsion energy6.179857
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 ROMP2/6-31G
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 3282 3282        
2 Σu 3625 3625        
3 Πu 1222i 1222i        
3 Πu 1222i 1222i        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2231.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2231.2 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 ROMP2/6-31G
B
7.30735

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at ROMP2/6-31G

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 1.070
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.070

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.06981.0698
H21.06982.1396
H31.06982.1396

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 ROMP2/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.479      
2 H 0.240      
3 H 0.240      


Electric dipole moments


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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.628
(<r2>)1/2 2.575