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

using model chemistry: HF/6-31G

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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/6-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/6-31G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-31G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2)

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Energy calculated at HF/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-350.522326
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-350.522326
Nuclear repulsion energy83.774291
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/6-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/6-31G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-31G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (D*H)

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Energy calculated at HF/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-350.522338
Energy at 298.15K-350.524747
HF Energy-350.522338
Nuclear repulsion energy83.696545
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/6-31G
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 4295 3878 0.00      
2 Σg 658 594 0.00      
3 Σu 4295 3878 135.00      
4 Σu 992 895 166.53      
5 Πg 472 426 0.00      
5 Πg 472 426 0.00      
6 Πu 492 444 656.41      
6 Πu 492 444 656.41      
7 Πu 132 120 56.72      
7 Πu 132 120 56.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6215.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9029) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5612.3 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/6-31G
B
0.15052

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

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 1.746
O3 0.000 0.000 -1.746
H4 0.000 0.000 2.681
H5 0.000 0.000 -2.681

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Mg1 O2 O3 H4 H5
Mg11.74591.74592.68102.6810
O21.74593.49180.93514.4269
O31.74593.49184.42690.9351
H42.68100.93514.42695.3620
H52.68104.42690.93515.3620

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/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Mg 1.536      
2 O -1.180      
3 O -1.180      
4 H 0.412      
5 H 0.412      


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 -18.981 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.981 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.455
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.737 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.737 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.475
Polar
3z2-r2-2.949
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 1.371 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.371 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.207


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 75.308
(<r2>)1/2 8.678