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

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1391.866484
Energy at 298.15K-1391.867420
HF Energy-1391.246890
Nuclear repulsion energy280.444814
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 QCISD/6-31G**
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' 1206 1135 134.90      
2 A' 483 455 81.38      
3 A' 339 319 12.08      
4 A' 189 178 0.35      
5 A" 450 424 173.08      
6 A" 273 257 3.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1470.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9414) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1383.9 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 QCISD/6-31G**
ABC
0.16544 0.08997 0.06296

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.180 0.716 0.000
O2 -1.122 1.395 0.000
Cl3 0.180 -0.665 1.589
Cl4 0.180 -0.665 -1.589

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 Cl3 Cl4
S11.46812.10562.1056
O21.46812.90962.9096
Cl32.10562.90963.1782
Cl42.10562.90963.1782

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 107.671 O2 S1 Cl4 107.671
Cl3 S1 Cl4 98.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability