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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2995.458094
Energy at 298.15K-2995.458091
HF Energy-2995.458094
Nuclear repulsion energy299.980725
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 BLYP/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 A1 361 358 41.25      
2 A1 140 139 1.39      
3 B2 341 338 106.63      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 420.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9919) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 417.4 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 BLYP/6-31G*
ABC
0.23218 0.07944 0.05919

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Ge1 0.000 0.000 0.736
Cl2 0.000 1.735 -0.692
Cl3 0.000 -1.735 -0.692

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ge1 Cl2 Cl3
Ge12.24722.2472
Cl22.24723.4700
Cl32.24723.4700

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 101.078
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Ge 0.355      
2 Cl -0.177      
3 Cl -0.177      


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 2.236 2.236
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -40.235 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -46.563 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -41.961
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.027 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.465 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.438
Polar
3z2-r22.876
x2-y26.328
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.570 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 10.477 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.563


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 163.280
(<r2>)1/2 12.778