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All results from a given calculation for SO2 (Sulfur dioxide)

using model chemistry: CISD/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at CISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-547.617888
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-547.166603
Nuclear repulsion energy107.545098
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 CISD/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 A1 1245 1153 38.77      
2 A1 542 502 46.57      
3 B2 1454 1346 209.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1620.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9258) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1500.0 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 CISD/6-31G*
ABC
1.97177 0.34094 0.29068

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 0.000 0.366
O2 0.000 1.243 -0.366
O3 0.000 -1.243 -0.366

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3
S11.44231.4423
O21.44232.4865
O31.44232.4865

picture of Sulfur dioxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 S1 O3 119.076
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability