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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.292276
Energy at 298.15K-277.295998
HF Energy-277.292276
Nuclear repulsion energy73.232328
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/6-31G
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 2925 2925 278.27      
2 A1 1536 1536 92.73      
3 A1 1216 1216 230.02      
4 A1 504 504 27.29      
5 E 2946 2946 167.06      
5 E 2945 2945 168.15      
6 E 1548 1548 1.95      
6 E 1548 1548 1.96      
7 E 1189 1189 1.33      
7 E 1189 1189 1.31      
8 E 105 105 47.53      
8 E 105 105 47.36      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8877.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8877.6 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/6-31G
ABC
5.36168 0.15292 0.15292

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Na1 0.000 0.000 1.655
O2 0.000 0.000 -0.256
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.651
H4 0.000 1.020 -2.082
H5 0.883 -0.510 -2.082
H6 -0.883 -0.510 -2.082

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Na1 O2 C3 H4 H5 H6
Na11.91123.30533.87393.87393.8739
O21.91121.39412.09152.09152.0915
C33.30531.39411.10751.10751.1075
H43.87392.09151.10751.76631.7663
H53.87392.09151.10751.76631.7663
H63.87392.09151.10751.76631.7663

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 112.956
O2 C3 H5 112.956 O2 C3 H6 112.956
H4 C3 H5 105.773 H4 C3 H6 105.773
H5 C3 H6 105.773
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Na 0.723      
2 O -0.862      
3 C -0.093      
4 H 0.077      
5 H 0.077      
6 H 0.077      


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 6.861 6.861
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.989 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.989 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.963
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.513 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.513 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.026
Polar
3z2-r226.053
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 3.174 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.168 -0.001
z 0.000 -0.001 5.971


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 72.270
(<r2>)1/2 8.501