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All results from a given calculation for GeCl2 (Germanium dichloride)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2994.813042
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2994.422614
Nuclear repulsion energy307.659572
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(T)/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 400 385        
2 A1 164 158        
3 B2 379 365        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 471.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9647) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 454.5 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 CCSD(T)/6-311G**
ABC
0.23534 0.08522 0.06256

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/6-311G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Ge1 0.000 0.000 0.727
Cl2 0.000 1.682 -0.685
Cl3 0.000 -1.682 -0.685

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ge1 Cl2 Cl3
Ge12.19592.1959
Cl22.19593.3637
Cl32.19593.3637

picture of Germanium dichloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 Ge1 Cl3 99.976
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability