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All results from a given calculation for MgCl2 (Magnesium dichloride)

using model chemistry: QCISD/cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at QCISD/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1119.102470
Energy at 298.15K-1119.102499
Nuclear repulsion energy133.199346
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 QCISD/cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 325 311 0.00      
2 Σu 631 605 146.83      
3 Πu 111 107 63.27      
3 Πu 111 107 63.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 589.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 565.2 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 QCISD/cc-pVDZ
B
0.05003

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Mg1 0.000 0.000 0.000
Cl2 0.000 0.000 2.195
Cl3 0.000 0.000 -2.195

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Mg1 Cl2 Cl3
Mg12.19502.1950
Cl22.19504.3900
Cl32.19504.3900

picture of Magnesium dichloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 Mg1 Cl3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability