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All results from a given calculation for CaCl2 (Calcium Chloride)

using model chemistry: MP2/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1588.286809
Energy at 298.15K-1588.286646
HF Energy-1588.193462
Nuclear repulsion energy163.730889
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 MP2/3-21G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 241 230 0.00      
2 Σu 395 377 55.52      
3 Πu 59 56 96.65      
3 Πu 59 56 96.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 377.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9545) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 360.0 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 MP2/3-21G
B
0.03394

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Ca1 0.000 0.000 0.000
Cl2 0.000 0.000 2.665
Cl3 0.000 0.000 -2.665

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ca1 Cl2 Cl3
Ca12.66482.6648
Cl22.66485.3296
Cl32.66485.3296

picture of Calcium Chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 Ca1 Cl3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability