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All results from a given calculation for CH2 (Methylene)

using model chemistry: ROHF/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 ROHF/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.911680
Energy at 298.15K-38.911500
HF Energy-38.911680
Nuclear repulsion energy6.202350
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 ROHF/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 3305 2959 0.13      
2 A1 1185 1061 3.37      
3 B2 3519 3151 4.63      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4004.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8953) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3585.6 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 ROHF/6-31G
ABC
52.25268 8.72147 7.47399

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.108
H2 0.000 0.979 -0.324
H3 0.000 -0.979 -0.324

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.07051.0705
H21.07051.9585
H31.07051.9585

picture of Methylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 132.355
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at ROHF/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.301      
2 H 0.150      
3 H 0.150      


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 -0.598 0.598
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 0.000 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> 6.634
(<r2>)1/2 2.576

Conformer 2 (D*H)

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Energy calculated at ROHF/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.889740
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-38.889740
Nuclear repulsion energy6.259673
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 ROHF/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 3405 3049 0.00      
2 Σu 3770 3375 37.49      
3 Πu 1396i 1250i 144.66      
3 Πu 1396i 1250i 144.66      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2191.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8953) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1961.6 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 ROHF/6-31G
B
7.48967

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at ROHF/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 1.057
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.057

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3
C11.05671.0567
H21.05672.1134
H31.05672.1134

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 ROHF/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.474      
2 H 0.237      
3 H 0.237      


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 -7.986 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.986 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.832
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.577 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.577 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.154
Polar
3z2-r26.308
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 0.000 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> 6.565
(<r2>)1/2 2.562