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

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-575.270070
Energy at 298.15K-575.273636
HF Energy-575.270070
Nuclear repulsion energy102.387956
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/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3014 3002 14.28      
2 A' 2929 2918 30.24      
3 A' 1470 1464 14.14      
4 A' 1408 1402 1.72      
5 A' 1148 1144 17.26      
6 A' 922 919 21.09      
7 A' 572 570 4.50      
8 A' 337 336 5.99      
9 A" 2997 2985 44.16      
10 A" 1403 1398 7.96      
11 A" 1131 1127 0.39      
12 A" 260 259 4.33      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8794.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9961) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8760.4 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/6-311G**
ABC
1.35750 0.19273 0.17453

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.844 0.000
Cl2 -0.820 -0.753 0.000
C3 1.429 0.671 0.000
H4 1.793 1.711 0.000
H5 1.785 0.154 0.904
H6 1.785 0.154 -0.904

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 Cl2 C3 H4 H5 H6
O11.79501.43891.99112.11682.1168
Cl21.79502.66143.59072.90292.9029
C31.43892.66141.10111.10111.1011
H41.99113.59071.10111.79991.7999
H52.11682.90291.10111.79991.8086
H62.11682.90291.10111.79991.8086

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 102.420 O1 C3 H5 112.211
O1 C3 H6 112.211 Cl2 O1 C3 110.279
H4 C3 H5 109.632 H4 C3 H6 109.632
H5 C3 H6 110.431
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.355      
2 Cl 0.082      
3 C -0.100      
4 H 0.131      
5 H 0.121      
6 H 0.121      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.035 -0.039 0.000 2.036
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.901 2.325 0.000
y 2.325 -24.482 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.924
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.302 2.325 0.000
y 2.325 -0.069 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.233
Polar
3z2-r2-4.466
x2-y21.581
xy2.325
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.075 1.675 0.000
y 1.675 4.730 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.859


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 71.166
(<r2>)1/2 8.436