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All results from a given calculation for NCl (nitrogen monochloride)

using model chemistry: HF/3-21G*

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 HF/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-511.475501
Energy at 298.15K-511.475363
HF Energy-511.475501
Nuclear repulsion energy36.055791
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/3-21G*
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 541 488 77.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 270.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 244.0 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/3-21G*
B
0.55270

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/3-21G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.237
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.509

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2
N11.7465
Cl21.7465

picture of nitrogen monochloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.048      
2 Cl 0.048      


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 0.115 0.115
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.061 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.061 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.134
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.036 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.036 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.073
Polar
3z2-r2-0.146
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 1.256 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.256 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.576


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 26.420
(<r2>)1/2 5.140

State 2 (1Σ)

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Energy calculated at HF/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-511.373523
Energy at 298.15K-511.373503
Nuclear repulsion energy37.927127
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/3-21G*
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 770 695 110.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 385.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 347.6 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/3-21G*
B
0.61157

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/3-21G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.176
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.484

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2
N11.6603
Cl21.6603

picture of nitrogen monochloride state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.147      
2 Cl 0.147      


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 0.834 0.834
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.221 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.664 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.633
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.572 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.263 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.691
Polar
3z2-r2-1.381
x2-y2-2.557
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.910 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.272 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.422


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 25.019
(<r2>)1/2 5.002