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All results from a given calculation for NCl (nitrogen monochloride)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-121G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 3Σ
2 1 yes C*V 1Σ

State 1 (3Σ)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-24.717543
Energy at 298.15K-24.717535
HF Energy-24.717543
Nuclear repulsion energy11.072123
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 B3LYP/CEP-121G*
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 805 781 69.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 402.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9694) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 390.3 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 B3LYP/CEP-121G*
B
0.60251

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.185
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.488

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2
N11.6728
Cl21.6728

picture of nitrogen monochloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.110      
2 Cl 0.110      


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 0.956 0.956
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.123 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.123 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.591
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.234 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.234 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.468
Polar
3z2-r2-0.935
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 1.600 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.600 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.161


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 19.478
(<r2>)1/2 4.413

State 2 (1Σ)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-24.652205
Energy at 298.15K-24.652218
Nuclear repulsion energy11.314577
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 B3LYP/CEP-121G*
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 872 846 49.41      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 436.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9694) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 422.8 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 B3LYP/CEP-121G*
B
0.62918

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.159
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.477

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2
N11.6369
Cl21.6369

picture of nitrogen monochloride state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.202      
2 Cl 0.202      


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 1.595 1.595
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.597 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -15.638 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.084
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.735 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.702 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.967
Polar
3z2-r2-1.933
x2-y2-2.958
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.495 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.552 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.109


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 19.210
(<r2>)1/2 4.383