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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G**

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 BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-62.646744
Energy at 298.15K-62.644273
HF Energy-62.646744
Nuclear repulsion energy10.522249
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 BLYP/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 1148 1139 3.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 573.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 569.4 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 BLYP/6-31G**
B
1.28983

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 -0.823
C2 0.000 0.000 0.686

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 C2
B11.5087
C21.5087

picture of boron monocarbide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.096      
2 C -0.096      


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 -0.816 0.816
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.170 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.170 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.961
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.396 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.396 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.792
Polar
3z2-r2-5.583
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 2.206 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.206 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.115


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.766
(<r2>)1/2 3.710

State 2 (2Π)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-62.633706
Energy at 298.15K-62.631235
Nuclear repulsion energy10.507316
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 BLYP/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 1151 1143 0.87      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 575.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 571.2 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 BLYP/6-31G**
B
1.28617

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 -0.824
C2 0.000 0.000 0.687

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 C2
B11.5109
C21.5109

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