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All results from a given calculation for CaCl (calcium monochloride)

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-1137.423418
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1137.374995
Nuclear repulsion energy70.168898
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 350 332 55.83      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 174.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9492) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 166.0 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 1.178
Cl2 0.000 0.000 -1.386

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ca1 Cl2
Ca12.5641
Cl22.5641

picture of calcium monochloride 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 0.645      
2 Cl -0.645      


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 15.849 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 15.849 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.880


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 81.916
(<r2>)1/2 9.051