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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-55.521016
Energy at 298.15K-55.521952
HF Energy-54.931503
Nuclear repulsion energy57.065594
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' 1268 1203 173.48      
2 A' 493 468 97.73      
3 A' 338 321 17.34      
4 A' 186 176 0.15      
5 A" 454 431 212.70      
6 A" 273 259 6.61      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1505.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9494) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1429.3 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 MP2/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.16117 0.08915 0.06198

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 0.180 0.728 0.000
O2 -1.124 1.418 0.000
Cl3 0.180 -0.676 1.596
Cl4 0.180 -0.676 -1.596

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 Cl3 Cl4
S11.47542.12622.1262
O21.47542.93872.9387
Cl32.12622.93873.1929
Cl42.12622.93873.1929

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 107.995 O2 S1 Cl4 107.995
Cl3 S1 Cl4 97.327
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability