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

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

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/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1391.882164
Energy at 298.15K-1391.883090
HF Energy-1391.254359
Nuclear repulsion energy280.283910
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/6-31+G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 1190 1125 162.66      
2 A' 479 453 80.40      
3 A' 337 318 11.55      
4 A' 185 175 0.21      
5 A" 448 424 175.60      
6 A" 275 260 2.64      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1456.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9454) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1377.1 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/6-31+G**
ABC
0.16577 0.08967 0.06290

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.180 0.716 0.000
O2 -1.126 1.390 0.000
Cl3 0.180 -0.664 1.592
Cl4 0.180 -0.664 -1.592

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 Cl3 Cl4
S11.47002.10632.1063
O21.47002.90842.9084
Cl32.10632.90843.1831
Cl42.10632.90843.1831

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 107.489 O2 S1 Cl4 107.489
Cl3 S1 Cl4 98.155
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability