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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at M06-2X/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-572.456307
Energy at 298.15K-572.459923
HF Energy-572.456307
Nuclear repulsion energy103.949363
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 M06-2X/3-21G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3144 2978 6.58      
2 A' 3059 2898 10.29      
3 A' 1580 1497 11.67      
4 A' 1493 1414 3.14      
5 A' 1187 1124 6.58      
6 A' 1010 957 26.20      
7 A' 680 644 5.21      
8 A' 366 347 3.97      
9 A" 3150 2983 20.08      
10 A" 1530 1449 12.33      
11 A" 1174 1112 0.20      
12 A" 209 198 3.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9290.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9472) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8800.0 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 M06-2X/3-21G*
ABC
1.34332 0.20089 0.18082

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.822 0.000
Cl2 -0.831 -0.697 0.000
C3 1.453 0.594 0.000
H4 1.864 1.605 0.000
H5 1.770 0.055 0.896
H6 1.770 0.055 -0.896

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 Cl2 C3 H4 H5 H6
O11.73141.47042.02142.12722.1272
Cl21.73142.62273.54372.85172.8517
C31.47042.62271.09171.09281.0928
H42.02143.54371.09171.79291.7929
H52.12722.85171.09281.79291.7923
H62.12722.85171.09281.79291.7923

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 103.179 O1 C3 H5 111.329
O1 C3 H6 111.329 Cl2 O1 C3 109.728
H4 C3 H5 110.320 H4 C3 H6 110.320
H5 C3 H6 110.181
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.437      
2 Cl 0.110      
3 C -0.340      
4 H 0.238      
5 H 0.214      
6 H 0.214      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.232 -0.304 0.000 2.253
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.784 2.186 0.000
y 2.186 -24.530 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.193
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.077 2.186 0.000
y 2.186 -1.042 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.035
Polar
3z2-r2-4.071
x2-y22.746
xy2.186
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.111 1.311 0.000
y 1.311 3.833 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.409


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 68.983
(<r2>)1/2 8.306