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All results from a given calculation for CaCl2 (Calcium Chloride)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/cc-pVTZ

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 M06-2X/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1598.190059
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1598.190059
Nuclear repulsion energy176.400417
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 M06-2X/cc-pVTZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 282 269 0.00      
2 Σu 428 409 216.69      
3 Πu 27i 25i 63.58      
3 Πu 27i 25i 63.58      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 328.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9551) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 313.5 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 M06-2X/cc-pVTZ
B
0.03940

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Ca1 0.000 0.000 0.000
Cl2 0.000 0.000 2.473
Cl3 0.000 0.000 -2.473

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ca1 Cl2 Cl3
Ca12.47342.4734
Cl22.47344.9468
Cl32.47344.9468

picture of Calcium Chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 Ca1 Cl3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Ca 0.876      
2 Cl -0.438      
3 Cl -0.438      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -38.762 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -38.762 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -70.359
Traceless
 xyz
x 15.799 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 15.799 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -31.597
Polar
3z2-r2-63.195
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 5.870 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.870 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.592


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 238.788
(<r2>)1/2 15.453