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

using model chemistry: MP2/STO-3G

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/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1376.190071
Energy at 298.15K-1376.190519
HF Energy-1376.023521
Nuclear repulsion energy259.706216
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/STO-3G
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' 1478 1289 27.99      
2 A' 417 364 41.87      
3 A' 307 268 14.71      
4 A' 116 101 1.07      
5 A" 371 323 101.45      
6 A" 238 207 24.35      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1463.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8719) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1275.8 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/STO-3G
ABC
0.14203 0.07660 0.05422

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.194 0.833 0.000
O2 -1.212 1.421 0.000
Cl3 0.194 -0.726 1.717
Cl4 0.194 -0.726 -1.717

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 Cl3 Cl4
S11.52452.31912.3191
O21.52453.08823.0882
Cl32.31913.08823.4339
Cl42.31913.08823.4339

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 105.039 O2 S1 Cl4 105.039
Cl3 S1 Cl4 95.522
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability