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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G**

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 B3LYP/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/6-31G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-625.011090
Energy at 298.15K-625.014816
HF Energy-625.011090
Nuclear repulsion energy190.657574
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/6-31G**
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' 3702 3557 81.75      
2 A' 1239 1190 151.28      
3 A' 1111 1067 15.41      
4 A' 752 723 146.37      
5 A' 465 447 24.11      
6 A' 432 415 143.09      
7 A' 306 294 19.50      
8 A" 3699 3554 28.92      
9 A" 1089 1047 63.99      
10 A" 749 719 330.42      
11 A" 428 411 63.49      
12 A" 172 165 20.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7071.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9608) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6794.5 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/6-31G**
ABC
0.27735 0.24982 0.15772

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.299 0.345 0.000
O2 -1.039 0.972 0.000
O3 0.299 -0.716 1.279
O4 0.299 -0.716 -1.279
H5 -0.632 -0.924 1.487
H6 -0.632 -0.924 -1.487

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.47751.66201.66202.16572.1657
O21.47752.50522.50522.44442.4444
O31.66202.50522.55800.97632.9261
O41.66202.50522.55802.92610.9763
H52.16572.44440.97632.92612.9745
H62.16572.44442.92610.97632.9745

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 107.483 S1 O4 H6 107.483
O2 S1 O3 105.723 O2 S1 O4 105.723
O3 S1 O4 100.631
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.050      
2 O -0.580      
3 O -0.560      
4 O -0.560      
5 H 0.325      
6 H 0.325      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.977 -1.304 0.000 1.629
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.974 5.559 0.000
y 5.559 -29.994 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.294
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.829 5.559 0.000
y 5.559 -0.860 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.690
Polar
3z2-r23.379
x2-y20.021
xy5.559
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.789 -0.305 0.000
y -0.305 3.818 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.335


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 80.648
(<r2>)1/2 8.980