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All results from a given calculation for Cl2 (Chlorine diatomic)

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/CEP-31G*

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 HSEh1PBE/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-29.797891
Energy at 298.15K-29.797866
HF Energy-29.797891
Nuclear repulsion energy12.817827
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 HSEh1PBE/CEP-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 Σg 567 567 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 283.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 283.4 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 HSEh1PBE/CEP-31G*
B
0.23560

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/CEP-31G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 1.011
Cl2 0.000 0.000 -1.011

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 Cl2
Cl12.0229
Cl22.0229

picture of Chlorine diatomic state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.000      
2 Cl 0.000      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -24.147 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -24.147 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.827
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.660 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.660 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.320
Polar
3z2-r26.640
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 1.276 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.276 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.004


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 28.714
(<r2>)1/2 5.359