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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/3-21G*

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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-62.291069
Energy at 298.15K-62.288596
HF Energy-62.291069
Nuclear repulsion energy10.507955
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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
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 1129 1072 44.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 564.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9496) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 536.0 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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
B
1.28632

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*

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
B11.5108
C21.5108

picture of boron monocarbide state 1 conformation 1
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Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.295      
2 C -0.295      


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 -1.128 1.128
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.700 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.700 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.629
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.464 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.464 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.928
Polar
3z2-r2-5.857
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 2.250 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.250 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.201


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 14.143
(<r2>)1/2 3.761

State 2 (2Π)

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Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-62.248035
Energy at 298.15K-62.245582
Nuclear repulsion energy11.082784
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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
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 1366 1297 1.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 683.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9496) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 648.7 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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
B
1.43091

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 -0.781
C2 0.000 0.000 0.651

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 C2
B11.4324
C21.4324

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