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All results from a given calculation for CaCl2 (Calcium Chloride)

using model chemistry: MP4/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at MP4/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1596.239446
Energy at 298.15K-1596.239292
HF Energy-1595.927034
Nuclear repulsion energy166.723146
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 MP4/TZVP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 249 240        
2 Σu 402 387        
3 Πu 56 54        
3 Πu 56 54        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 381.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9629) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 367.7 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 MP4/TZVP
B
0.03520

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/TZVP

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Ca1 0.000 0.000 0.000
Cl2 0.000 0.000 2.617
Cl3 0.000 0.000 -2.617

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ca1 Cl2 Cl3
Ca12.61692.6169
Cl22.61695.2337
Cl32.61695.2337

picture of Calcium Chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 Ca1 Cl3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability