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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: CCD/aug-cc-pVTZ

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 CCD/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.075317
Energy at 298.15K-39.075131
HF Energy-38.938145
Nuclear repulsion energy6.164789
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 CCD/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 3164 3028 0.32      
2 A1 1115 1067 7.32      
3 B2 3392 3246 0.35      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3835.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.957) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3670.1 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 CCD/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
53.61900 8.55721 7.37950

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.107
H2 0.000 0.989 -0.320
H3 0.000 -0.989 -0.320

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.07681.0768
H21.07681.9772
H31.07681.9772

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 133.296
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σg) , Conformer 2 (D*H)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at CCD/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.065610
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-38.926246
Nuclear repulsion energy6.209608
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 CCD/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 3242 3102 0.00      
2 Σu 3580 3426 60.63      
3 Πu 1040i 996i 105.79      
4 Πu 1040i 996i 105.79      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2370.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.957) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2268.5 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 CCD/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
7.37034

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/aug-cc-pVTZ

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 1.065
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.065

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.06521.0652
H21.06522.1305
H31.06522.1305

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

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at CCD/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.058625
Energy at 298.15K-39.058462
HF Energy-38.893332
Nuclear repulsion energy6.038159
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 CCD/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 2944 2818 69.38      
2 A1 1413 1352 1.77      
3 B2 3014 2884 66.41      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3685.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.957) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3526.9 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 CCD/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
20.06136 11.28788 7.22347

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.174
H2 0.000 0.861 -0.523
H3 0.000 -0.861 -0.523

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.10811.1081
H21.10811.7215
H31.10811.7215

picture of Methylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at CCD/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-39.058625
Energy at 298.15K-39.058462
HF Energy-38.893332
Nuclear repulsion energy6.038159
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 CCD/aug-cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCD/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
20.06136 11.28788 7.22347

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability