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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-572.544382
Energy at 298.15K-572.547996
HF Energy-572.544382
Nuclear repulsion energy102.518868
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 B3LYP/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' 3133 3014 9.51      
2 A' 3046 2930 18.35      
3 A' 1572 1513 12.41      
4 A' 1476 1420 4.90      
5 A' 1167 1122 7.63      
6 A' 941 905 18.99      
7 A' 636 612 6.94      
8 A' 352 339 4.82      
9 A" 3121 3002 31.51      
10 A" 1524 1466 10.79      
11 A" 1147 1103 0.01      
12 A" 249 239 3.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9181.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8832.5 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 B3LYP/3-21G*
ABC
1.31261 0.19506 0.17557

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.841 0.000
Cl2 -0.835 -0.720 0.000
C3 1.461 0.617 0.000
H4 1.855 1.638 0.000
H5 1.791 0.086 0.898
H6 1.791 0.086 -0.898

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 Cl2 C3 H4 H5 H6
O11.77111.47772.01852.14122.1412
Cl21.77112.65713.57732.89072.8907
C31.47772.65711.09411.09391.0939
H42.01853.57731.09411.79341.7934
H52.14122.89071.09391.79341.7950
H62.14122.89071.09391.79341.7950

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 102.383 O1 C3 H5 111.871
O1 C3 H6 111.871 Cl2 O1 C3 109.409
H4 C3 H5 110.099 H4 C3 H6 110.099
H5 C3 H6 110.268
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.387      
2 Cl 0.077      
3 C -0.340      
4 H 0.231      
5 H 0.210      
6 H 0.210      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.228 -0.125 0.000 2.231
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.834 2.161 0.000
y 2.161 -24.262 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.138
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.866 2.161 0.000
y 2.161 -0.776 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.091
Polar
3z2-r2-4.181
x2-y22.428
xy2.161
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.304 1.426 0.000
y 1.426 4.017 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.428


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 70.430
(<r2>)1/2 8.392