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

using model chemistry: CCD/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 CCD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-62.467169
Energy at 298.15K-62.464694
HF Energy-62.315575
Nuclear repulsion energy10.686647
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 CCD/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 1118 1058 39.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 559.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9465) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 529.1 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 CCD/6-31G*
B
1.33045

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 -0.810
C2 0.000 0.000 0.675

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 C2
B11.4855
C21.4855

picture of boron monocarbide state 1 conformation 1
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Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (2Π)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-62.435088
Energy at 298.15K-62.432648
Nuclear repulsion energy11.409745
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 CCD/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 2245 2125 463.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1122.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9465) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1062.3 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 CCD/6-31G*
B
1.51658

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 -0.759
C2 0.000 0.000 0.632

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 C2
B11.3914
C21.3914

picture of boron monocarbide state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability