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

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-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 MP2/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-55.029977
Energy at 298.15K-55.030173
HF Energy-54.721497
Nuclear repulsion energy50.764572
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 MP2/CEP-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' 1261 1219 214.33      
2 A' 314 304 41.60      
3 A' 223 215 19.13      
4 A' 98 95 0.35      
5 A" 305 294 91.52      
6 A" 178 172 17.98      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1189.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1149.4 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 MP2/CEP-31G
ABC
0.12897 0.06690 0.04724

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.191 0.847 0.000
O2 -1.195 1.577 0.000
Cl3 0.191 -0.770 1.849
Cl4 0.191 -0.770 -1.849

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 Cl3 Cl4
S11.56702.45592.4559
O21.56703.29373.2937
Cl32.45593.29373.6976
Cl42.45593.29373.6976

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 107.865 O2 S1 Cl4 107.865
Cl3 S1 Cl4 97.667
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability