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All results from a given calculation for BC (boron monocarbide)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 4Σ-
2 1 yes C*V 2Π

State 1 (4Σ-)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-62.648420
Energy at 298.15K-62.645953
HF Energy-62.648420
Nuclear repulsion energy10.682201
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 B1B95/6-311G**
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 1183 1136 36.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 591.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 568.0 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 B1B95/6-311G**
B
1.32934

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 -0.811
C2 0.000 0.000 0.676

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 C2
B11.4861
C21.4861

picture of boron monocarbide state 1 conformation 1
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Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.169      
2 C -0.169      


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 -1.119 1.119
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.645 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.645 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.317
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.336 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.336 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.672
Polar
3z2-r2-5.343
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 2.523 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.523 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.605


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.853
(<r2>)1/2 3.722

State 2 (2Π)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-62.608098
Energy at 298.15K-62.605646
Nuclear repulsion energy11.199538
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 B1B95/6-311G**
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 1386 1331 1.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 693.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 665.4 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 B1B95/6-311G**
B
1.46122

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 -0.773
C2 0.000 0.000 0.644

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 C2
B11.4175
C21.4175

picture of boron monocarbide state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability