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All results from a given calculation for HClO3 (Chloric Acid)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS 1A'
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-686.182592
Energy at 298.15K-686.184955
HF Energy-686.182592
Nuclear repulsion energy189.377303
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 B3LYP/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 A' 3687 3542 68.96      
2 A' 1173 1127 56.97      
3 A' 997 958 51.58      
4 A' 600 576 180.00      
5 A' 490 471 25.63      
6 A' 375 360 7.11      
7 A" 1142 1097 198.48      
8 A" 366 351 45.35      
9 A" 52 50 63.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4440.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9608) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4266.6 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 B3LYP/6-31G**
ABC
0.29506 0.26116 0.15836

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.359 0.132 0.000
O2 -0.205 -1.532 0.000
H3 -1.180 -1.446 0.000
O4 -0.205 0.716 1.244
O5 -0.205 0.716 -1.244

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 O2 H3 O4 O5
Cl11.75692.20391.48571.4857
O21.75690.97892.56992.5699
H32.20390.97892.67872.6787
O41.48572.56992.67872.4883
O51.48572.56992.67872.4883

picture of Chloric Acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl1 O2 H5 34.028 O2 Cl1 O3 25.569
O2 Cl1 O4 104.539 O3 Cl1 O4 90.969
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.211      
2 O -0.556      
3 H 0.340      
4 O -0.497      
5 O -0.497      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.111 -0.987 0.000 0.993
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -24.567 3.286 0.000
y 3.286 -30.497 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -32.780
Traceless
 xyz
x 7.071 3.286 0.000
y 3.286 -1.824 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.248
Polar
3z2-r2-10.495
x2-y25.930
xy3.286
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.724 0.319 0.000
y 0.319 4.563 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.262


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 77.024
(<r2>)1/2 8.776

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-686.182606
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-686.182606
Nuclear repulsion energy189.375228
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 B3LYP/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 A 3686 3542 68.83      
2 A 1174 1128 56.93      
3 A 1143 1098 198.49      
4 A 998 959 51.65      
5 A 600 576 179.84      
6 A 491 471 25.63      
7 A 376 361 7.06      
8 A 366 351 44.85      
9 A 39 37 64.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4435.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9608) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4261.7 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 B3LYP/6-31G**
ABC
0.29509 0.26110 0.15836

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 -0.169 -0.000 -0.343
O2 1.546 0.000 0.041
H3 1.562 -0.000 1.020
O4 -0.691 1.244 0.280
O5 -0.690 -1.244 0.280

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 O2 H3 O4 O5
Cl11.75752.20371.48551.4855
O21.75750.97892.57012.5700
H32.20370.97892.67822.6778
O41.48552.57012.67822.4881
O51.48552.57002.67782.4881

picture of Chloric Acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl1 O2 H5 34.025 O2 Cl1 O3 25.579
O2 Cl1 O4 104.524 O3 Cl1 O4 90.956
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 1.211      
2 O -0.556      
3 H 0.339      
4 O -0.497      
5 O -0.497      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.964 -0.000 -0.216 0.988
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.744 -0.000 3.836
y -0.000 -32.778 -0.000
z 3.836 -0.000 -25.326
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.692 -0.000 3.836
y -0.000 -5.242 -0.000
z 3.836 -0.000 5.934
Polar
3z2-r211.869
x2-y23.034
xy-0.000
xz3.836
yz-0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.611 0.000 0.118
y 0.000 4.262 -0.000
z 0.118 -0.000 2.678


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 77.027
(<r2>)1/2 8.777