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All results from a given calculation for BN (boron nitride)

using model chemistry: BLYP/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 3Π
2 1 yes C*V 1Σ

State 1 (3Π)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.953598
Energy at 298.15K-78.952398
HF Energy-78.953598
Nuclear repulsion energy13.533795
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/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 1422 1414 2.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 711.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 707.2 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/3-21G
B
1.46039

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 -0.798
N2 0.000 0.000 0.570

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 N2
B11.3685
N21.3685

picture of boron nitride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.261      
2 N -0.261      


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 -1.201 1.201
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -10.043 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.948 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.411
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.136 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.721 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.415
Polar
3z2-r2-2.830
x2-y21.904
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.692 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.344 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.794


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.625
(<r2>)1/2 3.553

State 2 (1Σ)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-78.944365
Energy at 298.15K-78.943173
HF Energy-78.944365
Nuclear repulsion energy14.251652
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/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 1671 1661 1.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 835.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 830.7 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 BLYP/3-21G
B
1.61942

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 -0.758
N2 0.000 0.000 0.541

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 N2
B11.2996
N21.2996

picture of boron nitride state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.268      
2 N -0.268      


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 -2.193 2.193
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.671 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.671 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.486
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.593 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.593 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.185
Polar
3z2-r26.370
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 3.493 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.493 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.056


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.552
(<r2>)1/2 3.399