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

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-574.994777
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-574.994777
Nuclear repulsion energy105.698549
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 HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**
ABC
1.42612 0.20658 0.18695

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.802 0.000
Cl2 -0.808 -0.702 0.000
C3 1.407 0.618 0.000
H4 1.802 1.637 0.000
H5 1.744 0.089 0.899
H6 1.744 0.089 -0.899

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 Cl2 C3 H4 H5 H6
O11.70781.41901.98622.08722.0872
Cl21.70782.57823.50522.81852.8185
C31.41902.57821.09381.09541.0954
H41.98623.50521.09381.79101.7910
H52.08722.81851.09541.79101.7970
H62.08722.81851.09541.79101.7970

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 103.696 O1 C3 H5 111.571
O1 C3 H6 111.571 Cl2 O1 C3 110.743
H4 C3 H5 109.794 H4 C3 H6 109.794
H5 C3 H6 110.225
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.324      
2 Cl 0.091      
3 C -0.285      
4 H 0.180      
5 H 0.169      
6 H 0.169      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.978 -0.184 0.000 1.986
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.466 2.230 0.000
y 2.230 -24.681 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.524
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.637 2.230 0.000
y 2.230 -0.686 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.951
Polar
3z2-r2-3.901
x2-y22.215
xy2.230
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.897 1.234 0.000
y 1.234 4.768 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.451


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 67.565
(<r2>)1/2 8.220