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

using model chemistry: B1B95/3-21G*

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States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B1B95/3-21G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B1B95/3-21G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/3-21G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B1B95/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-621.874945
Energy at 298.15K-621.878829
HF Energy-621.874945
Nuclear repulsion energy192.458304
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 B1B95/3-21G*
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' 3446 3290 28.56      
2 A' 1260 1203 148.02      
3 A' 1107 1057 1.07      
4 A' 806 769 152.73      
5 A' 512 489 100.48      
6 A' 446 426 117.31      
7 A' 302 288 28.69      
8 A" 3443 3288 10.96      
9 A" 1061 1013 40.41      
10 A" 818 781 366.08      
11 A" 469 448 109.81      
12 A" 195 187 13.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6932.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9549) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6619.8 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 B1B95/3-21G*
ABC
0.28379 0.25454 0.16192

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.299 0.343 0.000
O2 -1.037 0.953 0.000
O3 0.299 -0.696 1.262
O4 0.299 -0.696 -1.262
H5 -0.628 -0.989 1.497
H6 -0.628 -0.989 -1.497

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.46831.63491.63492.20762.2076
O21.46832.46912.46912.48562.4856
O31.63492.46912.52410.99992.9251
O41.63492.46912.52412.92510.9999
H52.20762.48560.99992.92512.9937
H62.20762.48562.92510.99992.9937

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 111.547 S1 O4 H6 111.547
O2 S1 O3 105.313 O2 S1 O4 105.313
O3 S1 O4 101.058
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.011      
2 O -0.536      
3 O -0.603      
4 O -0.603      
5 H 0.366      
6 H 0.366      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.376 -1.604 0.000 2.114
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.881 6.057 0.000
y 6.057 -28.962 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.935
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.433 6.057 0.000
y 6.057 -0.054 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.487
Polar
3z2-r22.974
x2-y2-0.919
xy6.057
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.214 -0.118 0.000
y -0.118 3.155 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.629


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 79.138
(<r2>)1/2 8.896