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All results from a given calculation for HOClO (Chlorous acid)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-611.006216
Energy at 298.15K-611.008084
HF Energy-611.006216
Nuclear repulsion energy111.204875
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G*
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 3733 3540 66.19      
2 A 1234 1170 55.38      
3 A 1000 948 66.65      
4 A 650 617 83.51      
5 A 423 402 144.84      
6 A 312 295 4.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3675.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9483) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3485.8 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G*
ABC
1.19551 0.26696 0.22266

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 -0.136 -0.439 0.021
O2 1.407 0.310 -0.119
O3 -1.313 0.534 -0.019
H4 1.569 0.703 0.757

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 O2 O3 H4
Cl11.72121.52782.1809
O21.72122.73110.9740
O31.52782.73112.9902
H42.18090.97402.9902

picture of Chlorous acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl1 O2 H4 104.595 O2 Cl1 O3 114.273
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.755      
2 O -0.641      
3 O -0.555      
4 H 0.442      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.917 -1.125 1.680 2.787
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.214 2.768 2.700
y 2.768 -21.991 1.270
z 2.700 1.270 -22.129
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.154 2.768 2.700
y 2.768 1.681 1.270
z 2.700 1.270 1.474
Polar
3z2-r22.947
x2-y2-3.223
xy2.768
xz2.700
yz1.270


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.864 -0.051 0.132
y -0.051 2.409 0.117
z 0.132 0.117 1.872


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 54.368
(<r2>)1/2 7.373