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

using model chemistry: QCISD/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at QCISD/3-21G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at QCISD/3-21G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/3-21G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-620.367464
Energy at 298.15K-620.370957
HF Energy-619.901609
Nuclear repulsion energy179.917397
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 QCISD/3-21G
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' 3347 3243 11.05      
2 A' 1214 1177 8.51      
3 A' 920 892 30.02      
4 A' 654 633 60.85      
5 A' 474 460 148.18      
6 A' 337 327 74.85      
7 A' 232 225 19.36      
8 A" 3344 3241 15.52      
9 A" 1164 1128 49.59      
10 A" 706 684 159.54      
11 A" 428 415 106.57      
12 A" 190 185 0.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6505.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9692) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6305.0 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 QCISD/3-21G
ABC
0.25178 0.21751 0.14376

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.337 0.387 0.000
O2 -1.188 0.904 0.000
O3 0.337 -0.725 1.359
O4 0.337 -0.725 -1.359
H5 -0.635 -0.916 1.551
H6 -0.635 -0.916 -1.551

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.60991.75591.75592.24682.2468
O21.60992.61242.61242.45412.4541
O31.75592.61242.71741.00903.0738
O41.75592.61242.71743.07381.0090
H52.24682.45411.00903.07383.1022
H62.24682.45413.07381.00903.1022

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 105.502 S1 O4 H6 105.502
O2 S1 O3 101.729 O2 S1 O4 101.729
O3 S1 O4 101.392
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability