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All results from a given calculation for HCOOH (Formic acid)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)=FULL/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.451529
Energy at 298.15K-189.454248
HF Energy-188.834551
Nuclear repulsion energy70.048205
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 CCSD(T)=FULL/TZVP
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' 3766 3600        
2 A' 3108 2971        
3 A' 1818 1738        
4 A' 1445 1382        
5 A' 1327 1269        
6 A' 1135 1085        
7 A' 636 608        
8 A" 1050 1004        
9 A" 667 637        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7476.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.956) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7147.2 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 CCSD(T)=FULL/TZVP
ABC
2.58647 0.40007 0.34648

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.423 0.000
O2 -1.034 -0.444 0.000
O3 1.162 0.112 0.000
H4 -0.378 1.450 0.000
H5 -0.646 -1.334 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.34951.20311.09441.8719
O21.34952.26522.00450.9708
O31.20312.26522.04062.3146
H41.09442.00452.04062.7968
H51.87190.97082.31462.7968

picture of Formic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H5 106.416 O2 C1 O3 125.000
O2 C1 H4 109.774 O3 C1 H4 125.226
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.443927
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.825812
Nuclear repulsion energy69.818635
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 CCSD(T)=FULL/TZVP
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' 3822 3654        
2 A' 3008 2876        
3 A' 1859 1777        
4 A' 1460 1396        
5 A' 1300 1243        
6 A' 1114 1065        
7 A' 662 633        
8 A" 1032 986        
9 A" 499 477        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7378.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.956) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7053.6 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 CCSD(T)=FULL/TZVP
ABC
2.88147 0.38799 0.34195

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.387 0.000
O2 -0.900 -0.629 0.000
O3 1.181 0.196 0.000
H4 -0.463 1.387 0.000
H5 -1.787 -0.247 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.35691.19631.10211.8964
O21.35692.23852.06250.9659
O31.19632.23852.02993.0013
H41.10212.06252.02992.1035
H51.89640.96593.00132.1035

picture of Formic acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H5 108.282 O2 C1 O3 122.380
O2 C1 H4 113.619 O3 C1 H4 124.001
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability