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All results from a given calculation for SOCl2 (thionyl chloride)

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1392.096609
Energy at 298.15K-1392.097679
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 1297 1226 162.22      
2 A' 522 494 78.89      
3 A' 359 339 7.60      
4 A' 202 191 0.14      
5 A" 488 461 183.46      
6 A" 289 273 1.99      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1578.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9455) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1492.1 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 CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.16825 0.09365 0.06506

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.176 0.711 0.000
O2 -1.098 1.373 0.000
Cl3 0.176 -0.658 1.553
Cl4 0.176 -0.658 -1.553

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 Cl3 Cl4
S11.43512.07002.0700
O21.43512.85602.8560
Cl32.07002.85603.1057
Cl42.07002.85603.1057

picture of thionyl chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 S1 Cl3 107.763 O2 S1 Cl4 107.763
Cl3 S1 Cl4 97.213
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability