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All results from a given calculation for CH3OCl (methyl hypochlorite)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-575.226260
Energy at 298.15K-575.229985
HF Energy-575.226260
Nuclear repulsion energy106.015973
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/6-311G*
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' 3163 3163 8.03      
2 A' 3059 3059 28.79      
3 A' 1537 1537 12.62      
4 A' 1483 1483 2.06      
5 A' 1226 1226 16.71      
6 A' 1077 1077 46.23      
7 A' 711 711 3.85      
8 A' 383 383 3.09      
9 A" 3141 3141 31.01      
10 A" 1492 1492 9.56      
11 A" 1198 1198 0.88      
12 A" 254 254 3.87      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9361.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9361.8 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 M06-2X/6-311G*
ABC
1.42188 0.20845 0.18837

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.803 0.000
Cl2 -0.806 -0.697 0.000
C3 1.404 0.609 0.000
H4 1.813 1.620 0.000
H5 1.729 0.074 0.896
H6 1.729 0.074 -0.896

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 Cl2 C3 H4 H5 H6
O11.70301.41791.98832.07962.0796
Cl21.70302.56723.49642.79702.7970
C31.41792.56721.09031.09261.0926
H41.98833.49641.09031.78831.7883
H52.07962.79701.09261.78831.7912
H62.07962.79701.09261.78831.7912

picture of methyl hypochlorite state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C3 H4 104.121 O1 C3 H5 111.204
O1 C3 H6 111.204 Cl2 O1 C3 110.351
H4 C3 H5 110.025 H4 C3 H6 110.025
H5 C3 H6 110.117
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.398      
2 Cl 0.128      
3 C -0.443      
4 H 0.246      
5 H 0.234      
6 H 0.234      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.984 -0.290 0.000 2.005
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.664 2.230 0.000
y 2.230 -24.643 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.665
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.491 2.230 0.000
y 2.230 -0.479 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.011
Polar
3z2-r2-4.023
x2-y21.980
xy2.230
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.423 1.338 0.000
y 1.338 4.173 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.703


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 67.218
(<r2>)1/2 8.199