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

using model chemistry: CCD/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at CCD/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1376.189269
Energy at 298.15K-1376.189720
HF Energy-1376.029947
Nuclear repulsion energy262.710623
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 CCD/STO-3G
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' 1258 1258 83.42      
2 A' 438 438 23.65      
3 A' 307 307 11.83      
4 A' 138 138 2.20      
5 A" 368 368 73.36      
6 A" 214 214 16.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1361.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1361.6 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 CCD/STO-3G
ABC
0.14200 0.08027 0.05609

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/STO-3G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.196 0.827 0.000
O2 -1.226 1.421 0.000
Cl3 0.196 -0.724 1.674
Cl4 0.196 -0.724 -1.674

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 Cl3 Cl4
S11.54112.28142.2814
O21.54113.06983.0698
Cl32.28143.06983.3474
Cl42.28143.06983.3474

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 105.200 O2 S1 Cl4 105.200
Cl3 S1 Cl4 94.382
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability