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All results from a given calculation for MgCl (magnesium monochloride)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/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 QCISD(T)/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-659.306513
Energy at 298.15K-659.306571
HF Energy-659.147127
Nuclear repulsion energy48.558647
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 QCISD(T)/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 468 449        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 234.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9593) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 224.5 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 QCISD(T)/6-31G*
B
0.23971

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Mg1 0.000 0.000 -1.303
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.920

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Mg1 Cl2
Mg12.2233
Cl22.2233

picture of magnesium monochloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability