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

using model chemistry: CCD/6-311G*

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 CCD/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1596.452265
Energy at 298.15K-1596.452148
HF Energy-1595.955975
Nuclear repulsion energy175.758956
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 CCD/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 Σg 284 271 0.00      
2 Σu 437 417 223.45      
3 Πu 47 45 81.69      
3 Πu 47 45 81.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 406.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9551) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 388.6 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 CCD/6-311G*
B
0.03911

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

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 2.482
Cl3 0.000 0.000 -2.482

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ca1 Cl2 Cl3
Ca12.48242.4824
Cl22.48244.9648
Cl32.48244.9648

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