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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.186683
Energy at 298.15K-277.190357
HF Energy-277.186683
Nuclear repulsion energy72.972042
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 PBE1PBE/6-31+G**
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 2879 2751 314.42      
2 A1 1485 1419 53.30      
3 A1 1232 1177 296.83      
4 A1 465 445 39.61      
5 E 2897 2768 177.94      
5 E 2897 2768 177.92      
6 E 1491 1424 0.62      
6 E 1491 1424 0.62      
7 E 1181 1128 0.37      
7 E 1181 1128 0.37      
8 E 101 96 45.75      
8 E 101 96 45.74      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8700.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9553) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8311.8 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 PBE1PBE/6-31+G**
ABC
5.33687 0.15066 0.15066

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31+G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Na1 0.000 0.000 1.674
O2 0.000 0.000 -0.282
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.649
H4 0.000 1.022 -2.086
H5 0.885 -0.511 -2.086
H6 -0.885 -0.511 -2.086

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Na1 O2 C3 H4 H5 H6
Na11.95523.32293.89623.89623.8962
O21.95521.36762.07392.07392.0739
C33.32291.36761.11161.11161.1116
H43.89622.07391.11161.77041.7704
H53.89622.07391.11161.77041.7704
H63.89622.07391.11161.77041.7704

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 113.144
O2 C3 H5 113.144 O2 C3 H6 113.144
H4 C3 H5 105.562 H4 C3 H6 105.562
H5 C3 H6 105.562
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Na 0.881      
2 O -0.869      
3 C -0.290      
4 H 0.093      
5 H 0.093      
6 H 0.093      


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 7.689 7.689
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.386 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.386 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.206
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.590 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.590 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.181
Polar
3z2-r226.361
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 3.852 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.852 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 5.700


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 73.320
(<r2>)1/2 8.563