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All results from a given calculation for HCOOH (Formic acid)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)=FULL/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.276481
Energy at 298.15K-189.279201
HF Energy-188.758596
Nuclear repulsion energy69.715108
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(T)=FULL/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' 3661 3554        
2 A' 3113 3022        
3 A' 1847 1792        
4 A' 1432 1390        
5 A' 1344 1304        
6 A' 1153 1120        
7 A' 626 608        
8 A" 1054 1023        
9 A" 701 680        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7465.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9707) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7246.3 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(T)=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
2.56095 0.39672 0.34351

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.424 0.000
O2 -1.040 -0.439 0.000
O3 1.169 0.106 0.000
H4 -0.377 1.457 0.000
H5 -0.649 -1.338 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.35201.21141.09971.8786
O21.35202.27532.00920.9809
O31.21142.27532.05332.3218
H41.09972.00922.05332.8092
H51.87860.98092.32182.8092

picture of Formic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H5 106.185 O2 C1 O3 125.060
O2 C1 H4 109.645 O3 C1 H4 125.296
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.267322
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.748828
Nuclear repulsion energy69.481112
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(T)=FULL/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' 3718 3609        
2 A' 3008 2920        
3 A' 1891 1835        
4 A' 1459 1416        
5 A' 1319 1280        
6 A' 1140 1107        
7 A' 656 636        
8 A" 1038 1007        
9 A" 519 504        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7372.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9707) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7156.5 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 CCSD(T)=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
2.86318 0.38440 0.33890

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.387 0.000
O2 -0.906 -0.625 0.000
O3 1.189 0.191 0.000
H4 -0.455 1.397 0.000
H5 -1.805 -0.246 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.35821.20491.10751.9130
O21.35822.24802.07100.9755
O31.20492.24802.03913.0256
H41.10752.07102.03912.1261
H51.91300.97553.02562.1261

picture of Formic acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H5 109.006 O2 C1 O3 122.463
O2 C1 H4 113.871 O3 C1 H4 123.665
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability