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All results from a given calculation for PCl (phosphorus chloride)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 3Σ
2 1 yes C*V 1Σ

State 1 (3Σ)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-21.417678
Energy at 298.15K-21.417915
Nuclear repulsion energy8.903109
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/CEP-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 Σ 523 505 72.49      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 261.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 252.4 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/CEP-31G*
B
0.23715

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 -1.214
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.867

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 Cl2
P12.0803
Cl22.0803

picture of phosphorus chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 0.112      
2 Cl -0.112      


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 -0.827 0.827
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -24.334 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -24.334 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -22.545
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.894 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.894 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.789
Polar
3z2-r23.577
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 2.378 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.378 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.690


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 27.448
(<r2>)1/2 5.239

State 2 (1Σ)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-21.370372
Energy at 298.15K-21.370620
Nuclear repulsion energy8.967391
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/CEP-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 Σ 537 519 66.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 268.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 259.4 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/CEP-31G*
B
0.24059

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.000 -1.097
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.968

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 Cl2
P12.0654
Cl22.0654

picture of phosphorus chloride state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 P 0.055      
2 Cl -0.055      


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 -0.345 0.345
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -27.992 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.493 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -22.764
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.864 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.885 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.979
Polar
3z2-r23.958
x2-y2-6.499
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.049 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.574 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.776


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 27.623
(<r2>)1/2 5.256