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All results from a given calculation for SO2 (Sulfur dioxide)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-548.655984
Energy at 298.15K-548.656891
HF Energy-548.655984
Nuclear repulsion energy106.486923
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 B3LYP/6-311G**
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 1139 1101 32.20 21.37 0.23 0.37
2 A1 509 492 38.39 4.39 0.72 0.84
3 B2 1325 1281 190.29 9.81 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1486.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9668) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1437.3 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 B3LYP/6-311G**
ABC
1.91617 0.33512 0.28524

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 0.000 0.371
O2 0.000 1.254 -0.371
O3 0.000 -1.254 -0.371

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3
S11.45691.4569
O21.45692.5080
O31.45692.5080

picture of Sulfur dioxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 S1 O3 118.791
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.817      
2 O -0.409      
3 O -0.409      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 1.957 1.957
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.702 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -27.701 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -22.587
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.442 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.057 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.615
Polar
3z2-r23.229
x2-y26.999
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.843 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.420 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.328


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.341
(<r2>)1/2 6.659