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All results from a given calculation for H2SO3 (Sulfurous acid)

using model chemistry: CBS-Q

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no CS 1A'
1 2 yes CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at CBS-Q
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-624.362518
Energy at 298.15K-624.356859
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 CBS-Q
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CBS-Q
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CBS-Q
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CBS-Q
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-624.362518
Energy at 298.15K-624.366931
HF Energy-623.171977
Nuclear repulsion energy196.455924
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 CBS-Q
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' 4001 4001 182.01      
2 A' 1359 1359 240.46      
3 A' 1223 1223 43.83      
4 A' 909 909 204.91      
5 A' 545 545 43.80      
6 A' 507 507 204.34      
7 A' 373 373 47.34      
8 A" 3996 3996 60.96      
9 A" 1222 1222 94.55      
10 A" 903 903 410.32      
11 A" 498 498 107.05      
12 A" 203 203 44.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7869.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7869.5 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 CBS-Q
ABC
0.27834 0.25302 0.15899

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CBS-Q

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.295 0.347 0.000
O2 -1.034 0.912 0.000
O3 0.295 -0.686 1.229
O4 0.295 -0.686 -1.229
H5 -0.585 -0.939 1.489
H6 -0.585 -0.939 -1.489

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.44451.60601.60602.15622.1562
O21.44452.41532.41532.41842.4184
O31.60602.41532.45830.95252.8688
O41.60602.41532.45832.86880.9525
H52.15622.41840.95252.86882.9788
H62.15622.41842.86880.95252.9788

picture of Sulfurous acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
S1 O3 H5 112.341 S1 O4 H6 112.341
O2 S1 O3 104.582 O2 S1 O4 104.582
O3 S1 O4 99.875
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability