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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCl (methyl hypochlorite)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-575.218146
Energy at 298.15K-575.221741
HF Energy-575.218146
Nuclear repulsion energy103.743270
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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
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' 3025 3008 11.36      
2 A' 2935 2919 30.44      
3 A' 1471 1463 11.69      
4 A' 1410 1402 4.13      
5 A' 1156 1149 12.69      
6 A' 942 937 24.02      
7 A' 618 615 2.76      
8 A' 350 348 4.29      
9 A" 3006 2989 35.50      
10 A" 1411 1403 5.50      
11 A" 1136 1130 0.82      
12 A" 249 248 2.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8853.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8805.2 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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.37464 0.19890 0.17986

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.825 0.000
Cl2 -0.818 -0.725 0.000
C3 1.425 0.638 0.000
H4 1.811 1.671 0.000
H5 1.774 0.110 0.904
H6 1.774 0.110 -0.904

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 Cl2 C3 H4 H5 H6
O11.75231.43741.99852.11572.1157
Cl21.75232.62443.55662.86972.8697
C31.43742.62441.10291.10301.1030
H41.99853.55661.10291.80361.8036
H52.11572.86971.10301.80361.8073
H62.11572.86971.10301.80361.8073

picture of methyl hypochlorite state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C3 H4 102.974 O1 C3 H5 112.110
O1 C3 H6 112.110 Cl2 O1 C3 110.340
H4 C3 H5 109.699 H4 C3 H6 109.699
H5 C3 H6 110.019
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.194      
2 Cl 0.007      
3 C -0.191      
4 H 0.135      
5 H 0.122      
6 H 0.122      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.798 0.073 0.000 1.800
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.394 1.986 0.000
y 1.986 -23.926 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.100
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.119 1.986 0.000
y 1.986 -0.179 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.939
Polar
3z2-r2-3.878
x2-y21.532
xy1.986
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.150 1.362 0.000
y 1.362 4.731 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.389


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 69.269
(<r2>)1/2 8.323