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All results from a given calculation for NaO2 (Sodium superoxide)

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 2A1
Energy calculated at HF/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-311.519971
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-311.519971
Nuclear repulsion energy70.047904
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 HF/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 1434 1303 0.03 654.32 0.30 0.46
2 A1 447 406 57.33 0.96 0.21 0.35
3 B2 357 324 0.91 11.57 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1119.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1016.7 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 HF/6-311G**
ABC
1.26461 0.30726 0.24720

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Na1 0.000 0.000 1.200
O2 0.000 0.646 -0.825
O3 0.000 -0.646 -0.825

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Na1 O2 O3
Na12.12562.1256
O22.12561.2911
O32.12561.2911

picture of Sodium superoxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Na1 O2 O3 72.321 Na1 O3 O2 72.321
O2 Na1 O3 35.359
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Na 0.780      
2 O -0.390      
3 O -0.390      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 8.414 8.414
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.951 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.026 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.965
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.456 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.068 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.524
Polar
3z2-r211.048
x2-y23.075
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.213 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.118 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.630


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 42.552
(<r2>)1/2 6.523