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All results from a given calculation for BCl (boron monochloride)

using model chemistry: CCSD/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 CCSD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-484.326043
Energy at 298.15K-484.324866
HF Energy-484.107135
Nuclear repulsion energy26.046497
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 CCSD/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 862 814        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 431.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9443) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 407.0 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 CCSD/6-31G*
B
0.67496

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 -1.335
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.393

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 Cl2
B11.7271
Cl21.7271

picture of boron monochloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability