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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.322792
Energy at 298.15K-277.326416
HF Energy-277.322792
Nuclear repulsion energy73.603467
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 M06-2X/6-31G*
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 2920 2765 283.61      
2 A1 1539 1457 121.87      
3 A1 1263 1196 282.97      
4 A1 505 478 36.38      
5 E 2931 2776 174.83      
5 E 2930 2775 171.32      
6 E 1532 1451 4.34      
6 E 1531 1450 3.80      
7 E 1208 1144 0.41      
7 E 1206 1142 0.35      
8 E 80 76 34.72      
8 E 74 70 34.63      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8859.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.947) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8389.7 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 M06-2X/6-31G*
ABC
5.36617 0.15411 0.15411

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Na1 0.000 0.000 1.652
O2 0.000 0.000 -0.269
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.633
H4 0.000 1.019 -2.075
H5 0.883 -0.510 -2.075
H6 -0.883 -0.510 -2.075

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Na1 O2 C3 H4 H5 H6
Na11.92133.28543.86453.86453.8645
O21.92131.36402.07402.07402.0740
C33.28541.36401.11111.11111.1111
H43.86452.07401.11111.76551.7655
H53.86452.07401.11111.76551.7655
H63.86452.07401.11111.76551.7655

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 113.453
O2 C3 H5 113.453 O2 C3 H6 113.453
H4 C3 H5 105.212 H4 C3 H6 105.212
H5 C3 H6 105.212
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Na 0.652      
2 O -0.743      
3 C -0.137      
4 H 0.076      
5 H 0.076      
6 H 0.076      


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 7.219 7.219
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.911 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.911 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 -6.160
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.376 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.376 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 12.752
Polar
3z2-r225.503
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz-0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.421 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.412 -0.001
z 0.000 -0.001 5.404


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 71.806
(<r2>)1/2 8.474