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

using model chemistry: MP2/Def2TZVPP

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 MP2/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-624.264453
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-623.357607
Nuclear repulsion energy193.854582
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 A' 3804 3619 123.10      
2 A' 1328 1264 115.37      
3 A' 1130 1075 139.70      
4 A' 784 746 111.90      
5 A' 518 492 7.47      
6 A' 379 361 0.77      
7 A' 258 245 108.17      
8 A" 3799 3615 86.99      
9 A" 1082 1029 140.89      
10 A" 758 721 263.91      
11 A" 443 422 1.37      
12 A" 195i 185i 70.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7043.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9515) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6701.9 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
0.28219 0.26658 0.16136

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.214 0.376 0.000
O2 -1.141 0.869 0.000
O3 0.214 -0.710 1.242
O4 0.214 -0.710 -1.242
H5 1.134 -0.804 1.524
H6 1.134 -0.804 -1.524

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.44271.64941.64942.13602.1360
O21.44272.42352.42353.20983.2098
O31.64942.42352.48320.96692.9165
O41.64942.42352.48322.91650.9669
H52.13603.20980.96692.91653.0489
H62.13603.20982.91650.96693.0489

picture of Sulfurous acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
S1 O3 H5 106.526 S1 O4 H6 106.526
O2 S1 O3 103.012 O2 S1 O4 103.012
O3 S1 O4 97.661
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-624.273141
Energy at 298.15K-624.276939
HF Energy-623.369084
Nuclear repulsion energy194.590660
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 A' 3728 3547 119.02      
2 A' 1279 1217 174.53      
3 A' 1124 1070 9.59      
4 A' 802 763 161.64      
5 A' 501 477 16.45      
6 A' 431 410 115.06      
7 A' 343 327 35.17      
8 A" 3726 3545 47.21      
9 A" 1089 1036 58.13      
10 A" 793 754 369.46      
11 A" 460 438 53.86      
12 A" 124 118 20.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7200.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9515) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6851.1 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
0.28805 0.26179 0.16485

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.289 0.317 0.000
O2 -0.998 0.993 0.000
O3 0.289 -0.702 1.251
O4 0.289 -0.702 -1.251
H5 -0.633 -0.891 1.480
H6 -0.633 -0.891 -1.480

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.45361.61371.61372.12182.1218
O21.45362.46862.46862.42332.4233
O31.61372.46862.50130.96902.8882
O41.61372.46862.50132.88820.9690
H52.12182.42330.96902.88822.9597
H62.12182.42332.88820.96902.9597

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 107.853 S1 O4 H6 107.853
O2 S1 O3 107.070 O2 S1 O4 107.070
O3 S1 O4 101.611
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability