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All results from a given calculation for NaCl (Sodium Chloride)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-15.198558
Energy at 298.15K-15.199041
HF Energy-15.198558
Nuclear repulsion energy1.511314
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 B3LYP/CEP-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 333 322 57.30      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 166.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 160.7 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
B
0.20231

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Na1 0.000 0.000 -2.145
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.306

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Na1 Cl2
Na12.4510
Cl22.4510

picture of Sodium Chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Na 0.601      
2 Cl -0.601      


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 -9.330 9.330
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.236 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.236 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.035
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.636 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.636 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 21.271
Polar
3z2-r242.542
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 3.151 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.151 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.234


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 10.969
(<r2>)1/2 3.312