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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-277.341288
Energy at 298.15K-277.345030
HF Energy-277.341288
Nuclear repulsion energy73.570791
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 M06-2X/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 2914 2776 227.32      
2 A1 1507 1435 64.77      
3 A1 1249 1190 259.63      
4 A1 500 477 35.78      
5 E 2936 2796 135.50      
5 E 2934 2795 132.39      
6 E 1504 1432 4.05      
6 E 1504 1432 1.61      
7 E 1203 1146 0.05      
7 E 1202 1145 0.03      
8 E 113 107 38.47      
8 E 107 102 38.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8836.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9524) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8415.9 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 M06-2X/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
5.37535 0.15380 0.15380

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Na1 0.000 0.000 1.654
O2 0.000 0.000 -0.271
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.635
H4 0.000 1.018 -2.073
H5 0.882 -0.509 -2.073
H6 -0.882 -0.509 -2.073

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Na1 O2 C3 H4 H5 H6
Na11.92523.28933.86443.86443.8644
O21.92521.36412.07032.07032.0703
C33.28931.36411.10881.10881.1088
H43.86442.07031.10881.76401.7640
H53.86442.07031.10881.76401.7640
H63.86442.07031.10881.76401.7640

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 113.292
O2 C3 H5 113.292 O2 C3 H6 113.292
H4 C3 H5 105.395 H4 C3 H6 105.395
H5 C3 H6 105.395
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Na 0.549      
2 O -0.507      
3 C -0.206      
4 H 0.055      
5 H 0.055      
6 H 0.055      


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 7.336 7.336
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.919 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.920 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 -6.061
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.429 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.429 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 12.859
Polar
3z2-r225.717
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz-0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.821 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.810 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 4.867


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 71.879
(<r2>)1/2 8.478