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All results from a given calculation for BCl (boron monochloride)

using model chemistry: LSDA/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at LSDA/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-481.411830
Energy at 298.15K-481.410634
Nuclear repulsion energy25.803173
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 LSDA/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 796 782 193.50      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 398.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.982) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 390.9 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 LSDA/3-21G*
B
0.66254

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 -1.347
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.396

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 Cl2
B11.7432
Cl21.7432

picture of boron monochloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.095      
2 Cl -0.095      


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 1.190 1.190
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.473 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.473 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -22.524
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.025 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.025 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.051
Polar
3z2-r2-8.102
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 2.846 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.846 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.207


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000