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All results from a given calculation for NaOCH3 (Sodium methoxide)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.373258
Energy at 298.15K-277.376971
HF Energy-277.373258
Nuclear repulsion energy72.971318
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 B1B95/6-31+G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 2883 2758 315.72      
2 A1 1488 1423 55.25      
3 A1 1234 1181 299.86      
4 A1 480 459 38.07      
5 E 2899 2773 183.16      
5 E 2899 2773 183.14      
6 E 1494 1430 0.73      
6 E 1494 1430 0.73      
7 E 1183 1132 0.17      
7 E 1183 1132 0.17      
8 E 109 104 46.41      
8 E 109 104 46.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8727.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9566) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8348.6 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 B1B95/6-31+G**
ABC
5.36126 0.15046 0.15046

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31+G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Na1 0.000 0.000 1.675
O2 0.000 0.000 -0.284
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.650
H4 0.000 1.020 -2.086
H5 0.883 -0.510 -2.086
H6 -0.883 -0.510 -2.086

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Na1 O2 C3 H4 H5 H6
Na11.95853.32503.89663.89663.8966
O21.95851.36652.07082.07082.0708
C33.32501.36651.10901.10901.1090
H43.89662.07081.10901.76631.7663
H53.89662.07081.10901.76631.7663
H63.89662.07081.10901.76631.7663

picture of Sodium methoxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Na1 O2 C3 180.000 O2 C3 H4 113.140
O2 C3 H5 113.140 O2 C3 H6 113.140
H4 C3 H5 105.567 H4 C3 H6 105.567
H5 C3 H6 105.567
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Na 0.874      
2 O -0.873      
3 C -0.249      
4 H 0.083      
5 H 0.083      
6 H 0.083      


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 7.728 7.728
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.333 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.333 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.139
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.597 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.597 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.195
Polar
3z2-r226.390
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 3.814 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.814 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 5.639


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 73.340
(<r2>)1/2 8.564