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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/6-31G**

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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 PBE1PBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.310440
Energy at 298.15K-79.309245
HF Energy-79.310440
Nuclear repulsion energy14.013618
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 PBE1PBE/6-31G**
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 1599 1524 1.80      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 799.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9531) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 762.2 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 PBE1PBE/6-31G**
B
1.56578

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 -0.771
N2 0.000 0.000 0.551

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 N2
B11.3217
N21.3217

picture of boron nitride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.253      
2 N -0.253      


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 -1.998 1.998
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.608 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.760 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.512
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.971 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.799 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.828
Polar
3z2-r2-1.656
x2-y2-1.847
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.120 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.675 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.424


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.940
(<r2>)1/2 3.455

State 2 (1Σ)

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Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-79.274611
Energy at 298.15K-79.273420
HF Energy-79.274611
Nuclear repulsion energy14.595187
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 PBE1PBE/6-31G**
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 1788 1704 3.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 893.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9531) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 852.0 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 PBE1PBE/6-31G**
B
1.69844

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
B1 0.000 0.000 -0.740
N2 0.000 0.000 0.529

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  B1 N2
B11.2690
N21.2690

picture of boron nitride state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 B 0.239      
2 N -0.239      


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 -2.997 2.997
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.482 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.482 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -7.382
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.050 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.050 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.100
Polar
3z2-r28.201
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 4.612 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.612 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.540


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.015
(<r2>)1/2 3.319