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All results from a given calculation for SO3 (Sulfur trioxide)

using model chemistry: MP2/Def2TZVPP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3H 1A1'
Energy calculated at MP2/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-623.059589
Energy at 298.15K-623.061636
HF Energy-622.167018
Nuclear repulsion energy182.915981
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/Def2TZVPP
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' 1064 1013 0.00 43.42 0.08 0.15
2 A2" 499 475 29.49 0.00 0.00 0.00
3 E' 1422 1353 167.04 9.38 0.75 0.86
3 E' 1422 1353 167.04 9.38 0.75 0.86
4 E' 523 497 27.94 4.65 0.75 0.86
4 E' 523 497 27.94 4.65 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2726.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9515) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2594.3 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/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.34283 0.34283 0.17141

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 0.000 0.000
O2 0.000 1.432 0.000
O3 1.240 -0.716 0.000
O4 -1.240 -0.716 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4
S11.43161.43161.4316
O21.43162.47962.4796
O31.43162.47962.4796
O41.43162.47962.4796

picture of Sulfur trioxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 S1 O3 120.000 O2 S1 O4 120.000
O3 S1 O4 120.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability