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

using model chemistry: PBEPBEultrafine/cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.218638
Energy at 298.15K-277.222161
HF Energy-277.218638
Nuclear repulsion energy72.471272
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 PBEPBEultrafine/cc-pVTZ
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 2772 2753 355.51      
2 A1 1429 1419 73.03      
3 A1 1158 1150 304.72      
4 A1 448 445 32.33      
5 E 2775 2755 146.90      
5 E 2775 2755 146.92      
6 E 1431 1421 3.14      
6 E 1431 1421 3.14      
7 E 1131 1123 8.32      
7 E 1131 1123 8.32      
8 E 68 68 25.04      
8 E 68 68 25.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8307.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9931) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8250.4 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 PBEPBEultrafine/cc-pVTZ
ABC
5.29649 0.14848 0.14848

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Na1 0.000 0.000 1.686
O2 0.000 0.000 -0.284
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.661
H4 0.000 1.026 -2.104
H5 0.889 -0.513 -2.104
H6 -0.889 -0.513 -2.104

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Na1 O2 C3 H4 H5 H6
Na11.96993.34653.92603.92603.9260
O21.96991.37662.08902.08902.0890
C33.34651.37661.11761.11761.1176
H43.92602.08901.11761.77711.7771
H53.92602.08901.11761.77711.7771
H63.92602.08901.11761.77711.7771

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 113.355
O2 C3 H5 113.355 O2 C3 H6 113.355
H4 C3 H5 105.324 H4 C3 H6 105.324
H5 C3 H6 105.324
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBEultrafine/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Na 0.551      
2 O -0.538      
3 C -0.094      
4 H 0.027      
5 H 0.027      
6 H 0.027      


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 7.598 7.598
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.811 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.811 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.605
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.603 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.603 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.206
Polar
3z2-r226.412
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 5.518 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.518 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.010


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 74.515
(<r2>)1/2 8.632