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All results from a given calculation for AlN (Aluminum nitride)

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 3Π
2 1 yes C*V 1Σ

State 1 (3Π)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-297.027945
Energy at 298.15K-297.027892
HF Energy-297.027945
Nuclear repulsion energy26.608146
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 739 733 4.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 369.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9919) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 366.3 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
0.55830

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)
Al1 0.000 0.000 0.633
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.175

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Al1 N2
Al11.8073
N21.8073

picture of Aluminum nitride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Al 0.324      
2 N -0.324      


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 2.288 2.288
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -15.850 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.694 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.341
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.667 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.598 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.069
Polar
3z2-r2-6.138
x2-y22.844
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.663 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.593 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.068


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 26.329
(<r2>)1/2 5.131

State 2 (1Σ)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-296.954796
Energy at 298.15K-296.954676
HF Energy-296.954796
Nuclear repulsion energy24.553236
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 603 598 38.89      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 301.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9919) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 298.8 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
0.47540

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)
Al1 0.000 0.000 0.668
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.241

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Al1 N2
Al11.9093
N21.9093

picture of Aluminum nitride state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Al 0.248      
2 N -0.248      


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 0.803 0.803
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -15.087 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.070 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -23.940
Traceless
 xyz
x 6.418 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.444 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.862
Polar
3z2-r2-13.723
x2-y23.983
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.663 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.593 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.068


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 29.597
(<r2>)1/2 5.440