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All results from a given calculation for BC (boron monocarbide)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 4Σ-
2 1 yes C*V 2Π

State 1 (4Σ-)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-62.646744
Energy at 298.15K-62.644272
HF Energy-62.646744
Nuclear repulsion energy10.522249
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 BLYP/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 Σ 1148 1138 3.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 573.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9919) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 569.2 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 BLYP/6-31G*
B
1.28983

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 -0.822
C2 0.000 0.000 0.685

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 C2
B11.5069
C21.5069

picture of boron monocarbide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.096      
2 C -0.096      


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 -0.816 0.816
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.170 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.170 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.961
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.396 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.396 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.792
Polar
3z2-r2-5.583
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 2.206 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.206 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.115


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.766
(<r2>)1/2 3.710

State 2 (2Π)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-62.631033
Energy at 298.15K-62.628562
HF Energy-62.631033
Nuclear repulsion energy10.504237
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 BLYP/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 Σ 1150 1141 2.49      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 574.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9919) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 570.3 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 BLYP/6-31G*
B
1.28541

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 -0.768
C2 0.000 0.000 0.640

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 C2
B11.4084
C21.4084

picture of boron monocarbide state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.098      
2 C -0.098      


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 -0.844 0.844
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.209 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.210 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.950
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.371 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.370 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.741
Polar
3z2-r2-5.482
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 2.165 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.172 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.882


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.801
(<r2>)1/2 3.715