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

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1391.893874
Energy at 298.15K-1391.894825
HF Energy-1391.248073
Nuclear repulsion energy281.388771
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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
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' 1264 1201 182.25      
2 A' 489 464 85.59      
3 A' 343 326 13.08      
4 A' 193 184 0.38      
5 A" 452 429 177.50      
6 A" 274 260 4.76      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1508.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9498) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1432.3 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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.16596 0.09077 0.06338

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.176 0.699 0.000
O2 -1.097 1.395 0.000
Cl3 0.176 -0.657 1.577
Cl4 0.176 -0.657 -1.577

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 Cl3 Cl4
S11.45022.08002.0800
O21.45022.88382.8838
Cl32.08002.88383.1535
Cl42.08002.88383.1535

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 108.227 O2 S1 Cl4 108.227
Cl3 S1 Cl4 98.584
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability