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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-62.288275
Energy at 298.15K-62.285802
HF Energy-62.288275
Nuclear repulsion energy10.527084
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/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 1136 1076 100.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 567.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9472) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 537.9 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/3-21G*
B
1.29101

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/3-21G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 -0.823
C2 0.000 0.000 0.685

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 C2
B11.5080
C21.5080

picture of boron monocarbide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.270      
2 C -0.270      


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 -1.009 1.009
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.741 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.741 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.574
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.416 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.416 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.833
Polar
3z2-r2-5.665
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 2.165 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.165 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.543


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 14.126
(<r2>)1/2 3.758

State 2 (2Π)

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Energy calculated at M06-2X/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-62.238639
Energy at 298.15K-62.236184
HF Energy-62.238639
Nuclear repulsion energy11.083648
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/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 1348 1277 3.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 674.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9472) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 638.5 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/3-21G*
B
1.43113

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/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
B11.4323
C21.4323

picture of boron monocarbide state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.286      
2 C -0.286      


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 -1.515 1.515
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.868 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.493 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.367
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.938 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.625 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.313
Polar
3z2-r24.627
x2-y2-2.375
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.165 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.165 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.543


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.033
(<r2>)1/2 3.610