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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/3-21G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3LYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-572.430572
Energy at 298.15K-572.434190
HF Energy-572.430572
Nuclear repulsion energy100.663746
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 B3LYP/3-21G
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' 3120 3011 13.20      
2 A' 3042 2935 13.70      
3 A' 1574 1518 14.52      
4 A' 1472 1421 5.35      
5 A' 1161 1120 10.82      
6 A' 937 905 12.28      
7 A' 636 614 8.64      
8 A' 341 329 5.64      
9 A" 3123 3013 32.08      
10 A" 1517 1464 10.99      
11 A" 1148 1108 0.00      
12 A" 258 249 3.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9164.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9649) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8842.4 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 B3LYP/3-21G
ABC
1.26963 0.18787 0.16898

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.879 0.000
Cl2 -0.833 -0.762 0.000
C3 1.456 0.660 0.000
H4 1.842 1.686 0.000
H5 1.795 0.135 0.898
H6 1.795 0.135 -0.898

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 Cl2 C3 H4 H5 H6
O11.84081.47282.01102.14032.1403
Cl21.84082.69533.62632.91852.9185
C31.47282.69531.09581.09371.0937
H42.01103.62631.09581.79231.7923
H52.14032.91851.09371.79231.7961
H62.14032.91851.09371.79231.7961

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 102.052 O1 C3 H5 112.163
O1 C3 H6 112.163 Cl2 O1 C3 108.352
H4 C3 H5 109.885 H4 C3 H6 109.885
H5 C3 H6 110.390
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.376      
2 Cl 0.060      
3 C -0.341      
4 H 0.233      
5 H 0.212      
6 H 0.212      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.408 0.074 0.000 2.410
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.102 2.124 0.000
y 2.124 -24.322 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.232
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.675 2.124 0.000
y 2.124 -0.655 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.020
Polar
3z2-r2-4.040
x2-y22.220
xy2.124
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.167 1.729 0.000
y 1.729 4.185 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.078


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 72.447
(<r2>)1/2 8.512