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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311G**

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 B3PW91/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-514.785235
Energy at 298.15K-514.785232
HF Energy-514.785235
Nuclear repulsion energy38.279992
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 B3PW91/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 816 786 73.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 407.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9631) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 392.8 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 B3PW91/6-311G**
B
0.62300

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.165
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.480

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2
N11.6450
Cl21.6450

picture of nitrogen monochloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.166      
2 Cl 0.166      


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 1.058 1.058
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.910 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.910 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.410
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.250 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.250 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.500
Polar
3z2-r2-1.001
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 1.223 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.223 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.902


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 24.708
(<r2>)1/2 4.971

State 2 (1Σ)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-514.716936
Energy at 298.15K-514.716955
Nuclear repulsion energy39.165712
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 B3PW91/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 889 856 48.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 444.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9631) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 428.1 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 B3PW91/6-311G**
B
0.65216

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.139
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.469

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2
N11.6078
Cl21.6078

picture of nitrogen monochloride state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.269      
2 Cl 0.269      


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 1.742 1.742
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.340 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.344 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.885
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.725 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.769 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.043
Polar
3z2-r2-2.087
x2-y2-2.996
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.097 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.232 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.845


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 24.179
(<r2>)1/2 4.917