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

using model chemistry: MP2/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1384.793629
Energy at 298.15K-1384.793883
HF Energy-1384.426386
Nuclear repulsion energy243.066435
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 MP2/3-21G
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' 1354 1292 27.05      
2 A' 320 306 26.73      
3 A' 226 215 10.70      
4 A' 84 80 0.85      
5 A" 321 307 75.44      
6 A" 205 195 1.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1254.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9545) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1197.5 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 MP2/3-21G
ABC
0.12508 0.06561 0.04588

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.185 0.860 0.000
O2 -1.158 1.633 0.000
Cl3 0.185 -0.789 1.871
Cl4 0.185 -0.789 -1.871

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 Cl3 Cl4
S11.55022.49382.4938
O21.55023.34253.3425
Cl32.49383.34253.7416
Cl42.49383.34253.7416

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 109.258 O2 S1 Cl4 109.258
Cl3 S1 Cl4 97.215
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability