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

using model chemistry: G3

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at G3
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-624.794988
Energy at 298.15K-624.789259
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 HF/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2=FULL/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at G3
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-624.794988
Energy at 298.15K-624.799403
HF Energy-623.188275
Nuclear repulsion energy196.436763
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 HF/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' 3998 3767 200.54      
2 A' 1374 1295 225.08      
3 A' 1235 1164 39.45      
4 A' 911 858 186.11      
5 A' 542 511 45.43      
6 A' 501 472 172.03      
7 A' 372 351 43.66      
8 A" 3993 3762 59.50      
9 A" 1232 1161 98.36      
10 A" 906 854 381.52      
11 A" 497 468 97.22      
12 A" 209 197 36.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7884.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9422) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7429.0 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.27853 0.25263 0.15939

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.299 0.346 0.000
O2 -1.038 0.967 0.000
O3 0.299 -0.714 1.270
O4 0.299 -0.714 -1.270
H5 -0.639 -0.928 1.472
H6 -0.639 -0.928 -1.472

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.47401.65421.65422.16142.1614
O21.47402.49502.49502.43262.4326
O31.65422.49502.54050.98372.9062
O41.65422.49502.54052.90620.9837
H52.16142.43260.98372.90622.9437
H62.16142.43262.90620.98372.9437

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 110.002 S1 O4 H6 110.002
O2 S1 O3 105.126 O2 S1 O4 105.126
O3 S1 O4 100.156
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability