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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.173101
Energy at 298.15K-277.176728
HF Energy-277.173101
Nuclear repulsion energy72.637601
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 PBEPBE/cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 2761 2745 435.10      
2 A1 1423 1415 142.99      
3 A1 1184 1177 316.11      
4 A1 472 469 23.08      
5 E 2772 2756 145.94      
5 E 2772 2756 145.92      
6 E 1406 1398 6.21      
6 E 1406 1398 6.21      
7 E 1123 1117 13.97      
7 E 1123 1117 13.97      
8 E 92 92 18.74      
8 E 92 92 18.73      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8313.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9942) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8265.3 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 PBEPBE/cc-pVDZ
ABC
5.22067 0.15002 0.15002

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/cc-pVDZ

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 -0.275
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.652
H4 0.000 1.033 -2.106
H5 0.895 -0.517 -2.106
H6 -0.895 -0.517 -2.106

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Na1 O2 C3 H4 H5 H6
Na11.95113.32733.92083.92083.9208
O21.95111.37632.10262.10262.1026
C33.32731.37631.12911.12911.1291
H43.92082.10261.12911.79001.7900
H53.92082.10261.12911.79001.7900
H63.92082.10261.12911.79001.7900

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 113.755
O2 C3 H5 113.755 O2 C3 H6 113.755
H4 C3 H5 104.868 H4 C3 H6 104.868
H5 C3 H6 104.868
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Na 0.491      
2 O -0.502      
3 C 0.096      
4 H -0.028      
5 H -0.028      
6 H -0.028      


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 7.282 7.282
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.818 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.818 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.397
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.711 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.711 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.421
Polar
3z2-r226.842
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 5.390 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.391 -0.001
z 0.000 -0.001 7.058


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 73.961
(<r2>)1/2 8.600