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All results from a given calculation for C2H4O4 (Formic acid dimer)

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1AG
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-378.531879
Energy at 298.15K-378.537627
HF Energy-377.543441
Nuclear repulsion energy231.912161
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/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 Ag 3412 3222 0.00      
2 Ag 3154 2979 0.00      
3 Ag 1806 1705 0.00      
4 Ag 1494 1411 0.00      
5 Ag 1444 1364 0.00      
6 Ag 1267 1196 0.00      
7 Ag 682 644 0.00      
8 Ag 197 186 0.00      
9 Ag 164 155 0.00      
10 Au 1106 1044 26.14      
11 Au 952 899 290.70      
12 Au 169 160 6.96      
13 Au 70 66 2.07      
14 Bg 1094 1033 0.00      
15 Bg 914 863 0.00      
16 Bg 259 244 0.00      
17 Bu 3478 3285 1456.67      
18 Bu 3151 2975 167.15      
19 Bu 1854 1751 724.92      
20 Bu 1472 1390 1.59      
21 Bu 1433 1353 48.11      
22 Bu 1269 1198 388.08      
23 Bu 701 662 62.40      
24 Bu 250 236 43.42      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15896.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9443) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15010.6 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/6-31G*
ABC
0.20057 0.07100 0.05244

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.665 -1.034 0.000
C2 -1.665 1.034 0.000
O3 1.665 0.188 0.000
O4 -1.665 -0.188 0.000
O5 0.601 -1.819 0.000
O6 -0.601 1.819 0.000
H7 2.592 -1.620 0.000
H8 -2.592 1.620 0.000
H9 0.222 1.263 0.000
H10 -0.222 -1.263 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 O4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C13.91911.22163.43521.32253.64301.09695.01592.71201.9003
C23.91913.43521.22163.64301.32255.01591.09691.90032.7120
O31.22163.43523.35062.27172.79162.03194.49081.79912.3797
O43.43521.22163.35062.79162.27174.49082.03192.37971.7991
O51.32253.64302.27172.79163.83162.00074.69263.10490.9932
O63.64301.32252.79162.27173.83164.69262.00070.99323.1049
H71.09695.01592.03194.49082.00074.69266.11283.73182.8360
H85.01591.09694.49082.03194.69262.00076.11282.83603.7318
H92.71201.90031.79912.37973.10490.99323.73182.83602.5637
H101.90032.71202.37971.79910.99323.10492.83603.73182.5637

picture of Formic acid dimer state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O3 H9 126.677 C1 O5 H10 109.477
C2 O4 H10 126.677 C2 O6 H9 109.477
O3 C1 O5 126.436 O3 C1 H7 122.329
O3 H9 O6 177.411 O4 C2 O6 126.436
O4 C2 H8 122.329 O4 H10 O5 177.411
O5 C1 H7 111.236 O6 C2 H8 111.236
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability