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Compare vibrational frequencies in CCCBDB for C2H4O4 (Formic acid dimer)

B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/STO-3G

18 11 26 13 55
Frequency in cm-1
  Calculated   Experimental
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Scaled
Frequency
Harm.
diff
Fund.
diff
Symmetry Harmonic
Frequency
Fundamental
Frequency
Comment
1 Ag 3323 3323           
2 Ag 2168 2168   -781 Ag   2949 C-H was 2
3 Ag 1866 1866   196 Ag   1670 C=O was 3
4 Ag 1466 1466   51 Ag   1415 C-O-H was 4
5 Ag 1364 1364   -11 Ag   1375 H-C-O was 5
6 Ag 969 969   -245 Ag   1214 C-O was 6
7 Ag 723 723   46 Ag   677 O-C=O was 7
8 Ag 548 548           
9 Ag 238 238   101 Ag   137 ipb O-H.O was 9
10 Au 1492 1492   442 Au   1050 opb C-H was 13
11 Au 959 959   37 Au   922 opb O-H was 14
12 Au 248 248   80 Au   168 opb O-H.O was 15
13 Au 96 96   27 Au   69 twist was 16
14 Bg 1490 1490   430 Bg   1060 opb C-H was 10
15 Bg 985 985           
16 Bg 338 338   108 Bg   230 opb O-H.O was 12
17 Bu 3321 3321   237 Bu   3084 O-H was 17
18 Bu 2838 2838   -100 Bu   2939 C-H was 18
19 Bu 1810 1810   64 Bu   1746 C=O was 19
20 Bu 1798 1798   344 Bu   1454 C-O-H was 20
21 Bu 1460 1460   96 Bu   1364 H-C-O was 21
22 Bu 1329 1329   111 Bu   1218 C-O was 22
23 Bu 772 772   74 Bu   698 O-C=O was 23
24 Bu 667 667   399 Bu   268 O-H.O was 24
The calculated vibrational frequencies were scaled by 1

See section Calculated; Vibrations; Scale Factors; Set scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section Calculated; Vibrations; Scale Factors; Calculate a scale factor to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
See section Calculated; Vibrations; Scale Factors; Scale factor uncertainty for information on where the above scaling factor is from.