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

using model chemistry: MP2/Def2TZVPP

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1392.223765
Energy at 298.15K-1392.224776
HF Energy-1391.416716
Nuclear repulsion energy284.666537
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/Def2TZVPP
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' 1306 1243 149.97      
2 A' 507 483 86.46      
3 A' 349 332 12.18      
4 A' 195 185 0.03      
5 A" 457 435 204.27      
6 A" 284 271 6.76      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1549.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9515) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1474.3 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 MP2/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.16788 0.09376 0.06504

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.175 0.708 0.000
O2 -1.096 1.378 0.000
Cl3 0.175 -0.658 1.552
Cl4 0.175 -0.658 -1.552

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 Cl3 Cl4
S11.43732.06802.0680
O21.43732.85882.8588
Cl32.06802.85883.1048
Cl42.06802.85883.1048

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 107.935 O2 S1 Cl4 107.935
Cl3 S1 Cl4 97.300
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability