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

using model chemistry: CCSD=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=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.261870
Energy at 298.15K-189.264603
HF Energy-188.759564
Nuclear repulsion energy69.952213
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=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' 3702 3516 54.34      
2 A' 3143 2985 44.17      
3 A' 1884 1789 309.49      
4 A' 1447 1374 5.76      
5 A' 1359 1291 10.41      
6 A' 1174 1115 256.96      
7 A' 637 605 54.15      
8 A" 1073 1019 0.60      
9 A" 700 665 171.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7559.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9498) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7179.7 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=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
2.57267 0.39975 0.34599

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.418 0.000
O2 -1.036 -0.439 0.000
O3 1.166 0.113 0.000
H4 -0.379 1.450 0.000
H5 -0.666 -1.342 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.34461.20571.09971.8819
O21.34462.27042.00030.9757
O31.20572.27042.04402.3397
H41.09972.00032.04402.8070
H51.88190.97572.33972.8070

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 107.334 O2 C1 O3 125.725
O2 C1 H4 109.435 O3 C1 H4 124.840
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.252674
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.749785
Nuclear repulsion energy69.709163
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=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' 3760 3571 53.84      
2 A' 3043 2890 80.62      
3 A' 1926 1830 246.59      
4 A' 1475 1401 1.96      
5 A' 1332 1265 337.82      
6 A' 1157 1099 41.07      
7 A' 666 632 10.57      
8 A" 1058 1005 1.30      
9 A" 512 487 106.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7464.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9498) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7089.5 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=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
2.88412 0.38687 0.34111

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.386 0.000
O2 -0.902 -0.624 0.000
O3 1.184 0.192 0.000
H4 -0.454 1.393 0.000
H5 -1.802 -0.253 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.35401.20021.10501.9118
O21.35402.24032.06600.9730
O31.20022.24032.03193.0192
H41.10502.06602.03192.1275
H51.91180.97303.01922.1275

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 109.399 O2 C1 O3 122.480
O2 C1 H4 113.936 O3 C1 H4 123.585
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability