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

using model chemistry: CCSD(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 CCSD(T)/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1391.886260
Energy at 298.15K-1391.887094
HF Energy-1391.245205
Nuclear repulsion energy278.262458
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 CCSD(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' 1226 1179        
2 A' 462 444        
3 A' 322 310        
4 A' 180 173        
5 A" 421 405        
6 A" 259 249        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1434.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9621) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1380.3 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 CCSD(T)/6-31G*
ABC
0.16274 0.08849 0.06181

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.179 0.723 0.000
O2 -1.117 1.414 0.000
Cl3 0.179 -0.673 1.603
Cl4 0.179 -0.673 -1.603

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 Cl3 Cl4
S11.46882.12602.1260
O21.46882.93392.9339
Cl32.12602.93393.2070
Cl42.12602.93393.2070

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 108.001 O2 S1 Cl4 108.001
Cl3 S1 Cl4 97.914
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability