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All results from a given calculation for MgCl (magnesium monochloride)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 2Σ
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-657.084025
Energy at 298.15K-657.084069
HF Energy-657.084025
Nuclear repulsion energy48.062074
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 wB97X-D/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 451 427 71.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 225.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9478) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 213.5 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 wB97X-D/3-21G*
B
0.23487

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Mg1 0.000 0.000 -1.314
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.928

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Mg1 Cl2
Mg12.2419
Cl22.2419

picture of magnesium monochloride state 1 conformation 1
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