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All results from a given calculation for SOCl2 (thionyl chloride)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1391.887832
Energy at 298.15K-1391.888657
HF Energy-1391.244734
Nuclear repulsion energy277.920559
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 QCISD(T)/6-31G*
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' 1209 1160        
2 A' 459 441        
3 A' 320 307        
4 A' 179 171        
5 A" 420 403        
6 A" 259 248        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1422.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9593) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1365.0 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 QCISD(T)/6-31G*
ABC
0.16257 0.08818 0.06165

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.179 0.723 0.000
O2 -1.119 1.415 0.000
Cl3 0.179 -0.673 1.606
Cl4 0.179 -0.673 -1.606

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 Cl3 Cl4
S11.47132.12802.1280
O21.47132.93692.9369
Cl32.12802.93693.2127
Cl42.12802.93693.2127

picture of thionyl chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 S1 Cl3 107.971 O2 S1 Cl4 107.971
Cl3 S1 Cl4 98.024
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability