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All results from a given calculation for HCl (Hydrogen chloride)

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

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 CCD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-460.221535
Energy at 298.15K-460.221591
HF Energy-460.066190
Nuclear repulsion energy7.074127
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 CCD/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 3081 2889 12.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1540.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9376) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1444.5 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 CCD/6-31G**
B
10.64135

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.071
H2 0.000 0.000 -1.201

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 H2
Cl11.2717
H21.2717

picture of Hydrogen chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability