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

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-575.285670
Energy at 298.15K-575.289291
HF Energy-575.285670
Nuclear repulsion energy105.160562
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 B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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' 3054 3014 10.77      
2 A' 2956 2918 37.96      
3 A' 1477 1457 11.09      
4 A' 1422 1403 2.12      
5 A' 1166 1151 12.94      
6 A' 955 943 33.92      
7 A' 641 633 3.68      
8 A' 358 354 3.78      
9 A" 3030 2991 34.32      
10 A" 1428 1410 8.51      
11 A" 1145 1131 1.00      
12 A" 243 240 2.42      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8937.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.987) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8821.7 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 B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
1.41055 0.20439 0.18491

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.806 0.000
Cl2 -0.814 -0.704 0.000
C3 1.419 0.618 0.000
H4 1.812 1.640 0.000
H5 1.753 0.088 0.900
H6 1.753 0.088 -0.900

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 Cl2 C3 H4 H5 H6
O11.71521.43111.99442.09722.0972
Cl21.71522.59403.51922.83262.8326
C31.43112.59401.09511.09611.0961
H41.99443.51921.09511.79451.7945
H52.09722.83261.09611.79451.7991
H62.09722.83261.09611.79451.7991

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 103.475 O1 C3 H5 111.479
O1 C3 H6 111.479 Cl2 O1 C3 110.744
H4 C3 H5 109.958 H4 C3 H6 109.958
H5 C3 H6 110.298
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.395      
2 Cl -0.046      
3 C 0.079      
4 H 0.110      
5 H 0.126      
6 H 0.126      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.842 0.045 0.000 1.843
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.606 2.021 0.000
y 2.021 -24.562 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.454
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.401 2.021 0.000
y 2.021 -0.532 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.870
Polar
3z2-r2-3.740
x2-y21.955
xy2.021
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.104 1.203 0.000
y 1.203 5.537 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.388


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 68.107
(<r2>)1/2 8.253