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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-55.810207
Energy at 298.15K-55.810648
Nuclear repulsion energy52.076379
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 B3LYP/CEP-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' 942 912 94.09      
2 A' 382 370 40.56      
3 A' 252 244 9.73      
4 A' 126 122 0.72      
5 A" 374 362 110.60      
6 A" 212 205 0.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1143.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9684) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1107.5 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G
ABC
0.14011 0.07136 0.05103

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.198 0.778 0.000
O2 -1.239 1.504 0.000
Cl3 0.198 -0.720 1.786
Cl4 0.198 -0.720 -1.786

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 Cl3 Cl4
S11.61002.33122.3312
O21.61003.19393.1939
Cl32.33123.19393.5724
Cl42.33123.19393.5724

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 106.838 O2 S1 Cl4 106.838
Cl3 S1 Cl4 100.027
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.621      
2 O -0.349      
3 Cl -0.136      
4 Cl -0.136      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.837 1.085 0.000 2.134
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -44.231 3.319 0.000
y 3.319 -43.007 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -44.972
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.242 3.319 0.000
y 3.319 1.594 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.352
Polar
3z2-r2-2.705
x2-y2-1.224
xy3.319
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.431 -2.052 0.000
y -2.052 7.496 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.655


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000