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All results from a given calculation for CF2 (Difluoromethylene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/STO-3G

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States and conformations

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

State 1 (1A1)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-234.327177
Energy at 298.15K-234.326879
HF Energy-234.327177
Nuclear repulsion energy62.023779
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 B3LYP/STO-3G
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 1304 1164 37.02      
2 A1 618 551 2.72      
3 B2 1260 1124 118.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1591.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1419.8 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 B3LYP/STO-3G
ABC
2.49133 0.39420 0.34035

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/STO-3G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.646
F2 0.000 1.061 -0.215
F3 0.000 -1.061 -0.215

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 F2 F3
C11.36651.3665
F21.36652.1218
F31.36652.1218

picture of Difluoromethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 C1 F3 101.851
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.106      
2 F -0.053      
3 F -0.053      


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 -1.017 1.017
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.010 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.421 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.981
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.191 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.075 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.266
Polar
3z2-r2-4.531
x2-y21.411
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.630 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.441 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.676


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.011
(<r2>)1/2 5.658

State 2 (3B1)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-234.254242
Energy at 298.15K-234.253848
Nuclear repulsion energy59.907385
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 B3LYP/STO-3G
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 1168 1043 6.18      
2 A1 484 432 2.22      
3 B2 1403 1252 71.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1527.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1363.2 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 B3LYP/STO-3G
ABC
3.80901 0.31912 0.29445

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/STO-3G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.522
F2 0.000 1.179 -0.174
F3 0.000 -1.179 -0.174

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 F2 F3
C11.36951.3695
F21.36952.3582
F31.36952.3582

picture of Difluoromethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
F2 C1 F3 118.850
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.068      
2 F -0.034      
3 F -0.034      


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 -0.214 0.214
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.854 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.267 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.834
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.197 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.423 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.227
Polar
3z2-r20.453
x2-y20.413
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.323 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.490 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.760


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.319
(<r2>)1/2 5.943