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

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at QCISD/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at QCISD/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/6-31G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-623.883665
Energy at 298.15K-623.887482
HF Energy-623.182906
Nuclear repulsion energy191.480379
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 QCISD/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' 3663 3488 99.61      
2 A' 1279 1218 136.10      
3 A' 1148 1093 41.71      
4 A' 797 759 156.71      
5 A' 482 459 21.39      
6 A' 457 436 167.67      
7 A' 320 305 24.00      
8 A" 3661 3486 34.79      
9 A" 1155 1100 79.23      
10 A" 801 763 329.19      
11 A" 444 423 77.68      
12 A" 163 155 25.95      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7184.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6841.8 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 QCISD/6-31G*
ABC
0.27912 0.25280 0.16011

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.301 0.349 0.000
O2 -1.046 0.955 0.000
O3 0.301 -0.711 1.268
O4 0.301 -0.711 -1.268
H5 -0.634 -0.924 1.474
H6 -0.634 -0.924 -1.474

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.47741.65191.65192.16022.1602
O21.47742.48912.48912.42302.4230
O31.65192.48912.53540.98152.9046
O41.65192.48912.53542.90460.9815
H52.16022.42300.98152.90462.9475
H62.16022.42302.90460.98152.9475

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 107.485 S1 O4 H6 107.485
O2 S1 O3 105.253 O2 S1 O4 105.253
O3 S1 O4 100.246
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability