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All results from a given calculation for C2H4O4 (Formic acid dimer)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1AG
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-378.533306
Energy at 298.15K-378.539132
HF Energy-377.541589
Counterpoise corrected energy-378.533306
CP Energy at 298.15K-378.539132
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy232.634682
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 MP2=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 Ag 3281 3091 0.00      
2 Ag 3181 2998 0.00      
3 Ag 1773 1671 0.00      
4 Ag 1491 1405 0.00      
5 Ag 1438 1355 0.00      
6 Ag 1267 1194 0.00      
7 Ag 680 641 0.00      
8 Ag 206 194 0.00      
9 Ag 168 158 0.00      
10 Au 1114 1049 62.22      
11 Au 975 919 240.90      
12 Au 176 166 5.95      
13 Au 72 67 1.78      
14 Bg 1092 1029 0.00      
15 Bg 948 893 0.00      
16 Bg 270 255 0.00      
17 Bu 3367 3173 1723.23      
18 Bu 3177 2993 250.85      
19 Bu 1825 1719 653.59      
20 Bu 1470 1385 1.10      
21 Bu 1423 1341 43.74      
22 Bu 1269 1196 365.60      
23 Bu 703 663 52.89      
24 Bu 265 250 48.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15815.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9422) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 14901.3 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.19901 0.07277 0.05329

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.660 -1.005 0.000
C2 -1.660 1.005 0.000
O3 1.660 0.223 0.000
O4 -1.660 -0.223 0.000
O5 0.600 -1.795 0.000
O6 -0.600 1.795 0.000
H7 2.586 -1.588 0.000
H8 -2.586 1.588 0.000
H9 0.229 1.236 0.000
H10 -0.229 -1.236 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 O4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C13.88061.22793.41031.32143.59791.09474.97522.65891.9033
C23.88063.41031.22793.59791.32144.97521.09471.90332.6589
O31.22793.41033.34922.27882.75272.03404.46011.75302.3871
O43.41031.22793.34922.75272.27884.46012.03402.38711.7530
O51.32143.59792.27882.75273.78461.99704.64703.05360.9999
O63.59791.32142.75272.27883.78464.64701.99700.99993.0536
H71.09474.97522.03404.46011.99704.64706.06983.67852.8377
H84.97521.09474.46012.03404.64701.99706.06982.83773.6785
H92.65891.90331.75302.38713.05360.99993.67852.83772.5151
H101.90332.65892.38711.75300.99993.05362.83773.67852.5151

picture of Formic acid dimer state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O3 H9 125.324 C1 O5 H10 109.375
C2 O4 H10 125.324 C2 O6 H9 109.375
O3 C1 O5 126.693 O3 C1 H7 122.160
O3 H9 O6 178.608 O4 C2 O6 126.693
O4 C2 H8 122.160 O4 H10 O5 178.608
O5 C1 H7 111.147 O6 C2 H8 111.147
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability