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All results from a given calculation for NaOCH3 (Sodium methoxide)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.388681
Energy at 298.15K-277.392362
HF Energy-277.388681
Nuclear repulsion energy72.943516
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 B3PW91/TZVP
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 2842 2740 345.62      
2 A1 1485 1432 78.73      
3 A1 1210 1166 304.05      
4 A1 457 441 36.85      
5 E 2845 2744 199.09      
5 E 2845 2744 199.07      
6 E 1481 1428 2.85      
6 E 1481 1428 2.85      
7 E 1177 1135 1.30      
7 E 1177 1135 1.30      
8 E 104 100 41.14      
8 E 104 100 41.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8603.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9643) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8296.3 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 B3PW91/TZVP
ABC
5.36296 0.15033 0.15033

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/TZVP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Na1 0.000 0.000 1.676
O2 0.000 0.000 -0.284
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.648
H4 0.000 1.020 -2.091
H5 0.883 -0.510 -2.091
H6 -0.883 -0.510 -2.091

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Na1 O2 C3 H4 H5 H6
Na11.96073.32473.90263.90263.9026
O21.96071.36402.07432.07432.0743
C33.32471.36401.11141.11141.1114
H43.90262.07431.11141.76611.7661
H53.90262.07431.11141.76611.7661
H63.90262.07431.11141.76611.7661

picture of Sodium methoxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Na1 O2 C3 180.000 O2 C3 H4 113.453
O2 C3 H5 113.453 O2 C3 H6 113.453
H4 C3 H5 105.213 H4 C3 H6 105.213
H5 C3 H6 105.213
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Na 0.852      
2 O -0.883      
3 C -0.094      
4 H 0.041      
5 H 0.041      
6 H 0.041      


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 7.792 7.792
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.244 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.244 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.432
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.406 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.406 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.812
Polar
3z2-r225.624
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.822 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.823 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 6.164


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 73.446
(<r2>)1/2 8.570