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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.436464
Energy at 298.15K-277.440140
HF Energy-277.436464
Nuclear repulsion energy73.085447
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/aug-cc-pVTZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 2870 2750 291.78      
2 A1 1480 1418 39.05      
3 A1 1216 1165 296.24      
4 A1 458 438 42.38      
5 E 2877 2756 161.90      
5 E 2876 2756 161.85      
6 E 1488 1425 0.27      
6 E 1487 1425 0.28      
7 E 1182 1133 0.15      
7 E 1182 1133 0.16      
8 E 102 97 38.31      
8 E 102 97 38.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8658.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9581) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8296.1 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/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
5.38464 0.15093 0.15093

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Na1 0.000 0.000 1.673
O2 0.000 0.000 -0.283
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.647
H4 0.000 1.018 -2.084
H5 0.881 -0.509 -2.084
H6 -0.881 -0.509 -2.084

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Na1 O2 C3 H4 H5 H6
Na11.95553.31943.89203.89203.8920
O21.95551.36392.06872.06872.0687
C33.31941.36391.10751.10751.1075
H43.89202.06871.10751.76251.7625
H53.89202.06871.10751.76251.7625
H63.89202.06871.10751.76251.7625

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 113.251
O2 C3 H5 113.251 O2 C3 H6 113.251
H4 C3 H5 105.442 H4 C3 H6 105.442
H5 C3 H6 105.442
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Na 0.956      
2 O -1.053      
3 C -0.593      
4 H 0.230      
5 H 0.230      
6 H 0.230      


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 7.901 7.901
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.210 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.209 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.815
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.197 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.197 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.394
Polar
3z2-r224.789
x2-y2-0.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.710 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.709 0.001
z 0.000 0.001 6.103


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 73.240
(<r2>)1/2 8.558