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All results from a given calculation for OPCl (Phosphorus oxychloride)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-876.434277
Energy at 298.15K-876.435187
HF Energy-876.281476
Nuclear repulsion energy131.381444
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 B2PLYP=FULL/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 A' 1236 1173 77.32      
2 A' 492 467 172.63      
3 A' 298 283 6.37      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1013.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9484) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 961.0 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
1.08454 0.14548 0.12828

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
P1 0.000 0.835 0.000
O2 1.485 0.861 0.000
Cl3 -0.699 -1.142 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  P1 O2 Cl3
P11.48562.0969
O21.48562.9635
Cl32.09692.9635

picture of Phosphorus oxychloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 P1 Cl3 110.463
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability