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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/cc-pVQZ

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/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-514.893964
Energy at 298.15K-514.893964
HF Energy-514.893964
Nuclear repulsion energy38.766169
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/cc-pVQZ
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 821 796 55.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 410.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9688) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 397.8 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/cc-pVQZ
B
0.63892

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVQZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.151
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.474

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2
N11.6244
Cl21.6244

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/cc-pVQZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.204      
2 Cl 0.204      


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 1.154 1.154
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.798 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.798 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.445
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.323 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.323 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.647
Polar
3z2-r2-1.294
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 2.203 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.203 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.387


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 24.334
(<r2>)1/2 4.933

State 2 (1Σ)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-514.833730
Energy at 298.15K-514.833753
Nuclear repulsion energy39.675963
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/cc-pVQZ
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 903 875 29.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 451.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9688) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 437.5 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 B3LYP/cc-pVQZ
B
0.66926

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVQZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.124
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.463

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2
N11.5872
Cl21.5872

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/cc-pVQZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.302      
2 Cl 0.302      


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 1.678 1.678
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.354 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.255 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.908
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.727 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.624 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.103
Polar
3z2-r2-2.206
x2-y22.901
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.117 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.197 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.337


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 23.841
(<r2>)1/2 4.883