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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-660.254079
Energy at 298.15K-660.254122
HF Energy-660.254079
Nuclear repulsion energy48.416749
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 M06-2X/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 451 427 70.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 225.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.947) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 213.6 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 M06-2X/6-31G*
B
0.23835

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Mg1 0.000 0.000 -1.307
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.923

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Mg1 Cl2
Mg12.2296
Cl22.2296

picture of magnesium monochloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Mg 0.326      
2 Cl -0.326      


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 -3.643 3.643
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.717 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.717 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -23.732
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.508 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.508 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.016
Polar
3z2-r2-2.031
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.048 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.048 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.706


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000