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

using model chemistry: MP2/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1391.994706
Energy at 298.15K-1391.995619
HF Energy-1391.356240
Nuclear repulsion energy278.080291
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 MP2/TZVP
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' 1294 1227 176.64      
2 A' 480 455 91.50      
3 A' 328 311 19.10      
4 A' 181 172 0.09      
5 A" 440 417 201.83      
6 A" 267 253 10.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1495.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9479) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1417.8 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 MP2/TZVP
ABC
0.16256 0.08829 0.06174

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.179 0.729 0.000
O2 -1.117 1.408 0.000
Cl3 0.179 -0.674 1.605
Cl4 0.179 -0.674 -1.605

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 Cl3 Cl4
S11.46342.13172.1317
O21.46342.93132.9313
Cl32.13172.93133.2099
Cl42.13172.93133.2099

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 107.802 O2 S1 Cl4 107.802
Cl3 S1 Cl4 97.684
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability