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All results from a given calculation for H2CO (Formaldehyde)

using model chemistry: CCD/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.177281
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.864551
Nuclear repulsion energy31.152585
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 CCD/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 A1 2992 2832 42.10      
2 A1 1854 1755 67.08      
3 A1 1585 1500 4.21      
4 B1 1207 1142 3.10      
5 B2 3064 2900 125.05      
6 B2 1301 1232 12.79      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6001.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9465) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5680.4 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 CCD/6-31G*
ABC
9.51889 1.28173 1.12963

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.679
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.533
H3 0.000 0.937 -1.119
H4 0.000 -0.937 -1.119

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 H3 H4
O11.21222.02852.0285
C21.21221.10581.1058
H32.02851.10581.8747
H42.02851.10581.8747

picture of Formaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 H3 122.044 O1 C2 H4 122.044
H3 C2 H4 115.912
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability