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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-62.571269
Energy at 298.15K-62.568800
HF Energy-62.571269
Nuclear repulsion energy10.537422
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 PBEPBE/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 1165 1149 7.42      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 582.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 574.5 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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
B
1.29355

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 -0.822
C2 0.000 0.000 0.685

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 C2
B11.5066
C21.5066

picture of boron monocarbide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.100      
2 C -0.100      


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 -0.928 0.928
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.208 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.208 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.915
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.353 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.353 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.707
Polar
3z2-r2-5.414
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 2.223 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.223 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.352


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.754
(<r2>)1/2 3.709

State 2 (2Π)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-62.556919
Energy at 298.15K-62.554450
Nuclear repulsion energy10.509320
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 PBEPBE/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 1170 1154 0.73      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 585.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 577.0 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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
B
1.28666

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/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
B11.5106
C21.5106

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