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All results from a given calculation for MgO (magnesium oxide)

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 C*V 1Σ+
Energy calculated at CCD/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-274.612796
Energy at 298.15K-274.612951
HF Energy-274.353618
Nuclear repulsion energy28.394561
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 Σ 822 785 75.19      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 410.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9551) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 392.3 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
0.54884

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Mg1 0.000 0.000 0.716
O2 0.000 0.000 -1.073

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Mg1 O2
Mg11.7891
O21.7891

picture of magnesium oxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability