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All results from a given calculation for Mg(OH)2 (Magnesium dihydroxide)

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 3 yes D*H 1Σg

Conformer 1 (C2H)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at HF/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/6-311G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2)

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Energy calculated at HF/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-350.619220
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-350.619220
Nuclear repulsion energy83.309448
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 HF/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/6-311G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (D*H)

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Energy calculated at HF/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-350.619234
Energy at 298.15K-350.620555
HF Energy-350.619234
Nuclear repulsion energy83.316290
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 HF/6-311G**
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 4367 3968 0.00      
2 Σg 640 581 0.00      
3 Σu 4366 3967 209.26      
4 Σu 965 876 199.93      
5 Πg 195 178 0.00      
5 Πg 195 178 0.00      
6 Πu 229 208 395.45      
6 Πu 229 208 395.45      
7 Πu 164 149 37.56      
7 Πu 164 149 37.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5757.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5230.6 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 HF/6-311G**
B
0.14885

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G**

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Mg1 0.000 0.000 0.000
O2 0.000 0.000 1.757
O3 0.000 0.000 -1.757
H4 0.000 0.000 2.687
H5 0.000 0.000 -2.687

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Mg1 O2 O3 H4 H5
Mg11.75661.75662.68662.6866
O21.75663.51310.93014.4432
O31.75663.51314.44320.9301
H42.68660.93014.44325.3733
H52.68664.44320.93015.3733

picture of Magnesium dihydroxide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Mg1 O2 H4 180.000 Mg1 O3 H5 180.000
O2 Mg1 O3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Mg 1.321      
2 O -0.921      
3 O -0.921      
4 H 0.261      
5 H 0.261      


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 -19.112 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.112 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.324
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.606 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.606 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.211
Polar
3z2-r2-2.423
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 2.128 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.128 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.451


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 75.994
(<r2>)1/2 8.717