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

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1392.064422
Energy at 298.15K-1392.065426
HF Energy-1391.304928
Nuclear repulsion energy283.496114
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 MP2/6-31G(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' 1312 1239 123.19      
2 A' 510 481 84.37      
3 A' 347 327 11.20      
4 A' 194 183 0.07      
5 A" 462 437 199.34      
6 A" 279 263 5.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1551.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1465.7 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.16571 0.09328 0.06448

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.175 0.710 0.000
O2 -1.094 1.390 0.000
Cl3 0.175 -0.661 1.556
Cl4 0.175 -0.661 -1.556

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 Cl3 Cl4
S11.43922.07412.0741
O21.43922.87002.8700
Cl32.07412.87003.1114
Cl42.07412.87003.1114

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 108.191 O2 S1 Cl4 108.191
Cl3 S1 Cl4 97.193
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability