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

using model chemistry: HF/3-21G

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 HF/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-618.243152
Energy at 298.15K-618.243654
HF Energy-618.243152
Nuclear repulsion energy40.878343
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 HF/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 Σ 347 314 42.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 173.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9056) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 157.1 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 HF/3-21G
B
0.20740

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Na1 0.000 0.000 -1.470
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.951

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Na1 Cl2
Na12.4207
Cl22.4207

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 HF/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Na 0.779      
2 Cl -0.779      


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 -10.165 10.165
CHELPG 0.000 0.000 -10.153 10.153
AIM        
ESP 0.000 0.000 -10.219 10.219


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.161 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.161 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.796
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.683 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.683 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.365
Polar
3z2-r214.730
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 1.555 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.555 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.108


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 49.571
(<r2>)1/2 7.041