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All results from a given calculation for CaF (Calcium monofluoride)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 2Σ
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-777.128979
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-777.062737
Nuclear repulsion energy46.766244
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 B2PLYP/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 594 564 59.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 297.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9492) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 281.9 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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Ca1 0.000 0.000 0.632
F2 0.000 0.000 -1.405

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ca1 F2
Ca12.0368
F22.0368

picture of Calcium monofluoride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Ca 0.655      
2 F -0.655      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 16.414 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 16.414 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.623


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 42.117
(<r2>)1/2 6.490