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

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-121G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-55.560254
Energy at 298.15K-55.561153
HF Energy-54.935903
Nuclear repulsion energy57.015866
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 MP2/CEP-121G*
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' 1274 1214 171.60      
2 A' 486 463 92.26      
3 A' 330 314 16.48      
4 A' 179 170 0.12      
5 A" 445 424 204.38      
6 A" 262 249 6.91      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1487.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9528) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1416.9 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 MP2/CEP-121G*
ABC
0.16108 0.08881 0.06179

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.180 0.728 0.000
O2 -1.123 1.420 0.000
Cl3 0.180 -0.677 1.600
Cl4 0.180 -0.677 -1.600

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 Cl3 Cl4
S11.47452.12912.1291
O21.47452.94112.9411
Cl32.12912.94113.1995
Cl42.12912.94113.1995

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 108.030 O2 S1 Cl4 108.030
Cl3 S1 Cl4 97.421
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability