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All results from a given calculation for NCl (nitrogen monochloride)

using model chemistry: BLYP/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (3Σ)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-509.049941
Energy at 298.15K-509.049911
HF Energy-509.049941
Nuclear repulsion energy34.627464
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/STO-3G
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 823 761 43.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 411.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9252) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 380.6 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/STO-3G
B
0.50978

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.288
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.530

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2
N11.8186
Cl21.8186

picture of nitrogen monochloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N 0.032      
2 Cl -0.032      


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 -0.360 0.360
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.235 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.235 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.246
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.006 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.006 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.011
Polar
3z2-r2-0.022
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 0.348 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.348 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.429


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 26.540
(<r2>)1/2 5.152

State 2 (1Σ)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-508.968669
Energy at 298.15K-508.968650
Nuclear repulsion energy34.925877
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/STO-3G
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 854 790 40.60      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 426.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9252) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 395.0 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 BLYP/STO-3G
B
0.51861

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.277
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.526

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2
N11.8030
Cl21.8030

picture of nitrogen monochloride state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.015      
2 Cl 0.015      


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 0.065 0.065
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -15.051 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.318 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.542
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.879 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.522 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.357
Polar
3z2-r2-0.715
x2-y22.267
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.522 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.056 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.468


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 26.302
(<r2>)1/2 5.129