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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at M06-2X/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-624.874862
Energy at 298.15K-624.878710
HF Energy-624.874862
Nuclear repulsion energy193.121736
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 M06-2X/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' 3717 3520 124.75      
2 A' 1302 1233 188.83      
3 A' 1162 1101 11.15      
4 A' 830 786 162.00      
5 A' 492 466 22.94      
6 A' 456 432 160.99      
7 A' 329 312 30.70      
8 A" 3714 3517 39.41      
9 A" 1134 1074 80.30      
10 A" 822 778 343.90      
11 A" 454 429 76.08      
12 A" 154 146 30.94      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7282.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.947) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6896.8 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 M06-2X/6-31G*
ABC
0.28409 0.25722 0.16313

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.300 0.346 0.000
O2 -1.040 0.943 0.000
O3 0.300 -0.703 1.256
O4 0.300 -0.703 -1.256
H5 -0.631 -0.916 1.468
H6 -0.631 -0.916 -1.468

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.46681.63601.63602.14762.1476
O21.46682.46582.46582.40382.4038
O31.63602.46582.51110.97762.8856
O41.63602.46582.51112.88560.9776
H52.14762.40380.97762.88562.9353
H62.14762.40382.88560.97762.9353

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 107.844 S1 O4 H6 107.844
O2 S1 O3 105.125 O2 S1 O4 105.125
O3 S1 O4 100.250
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.106      
2 O -0.622      
3 O -0.679      
4 O -0.679      
5 H 0.437      
6 H 0.437      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.927 -1.365 0.000 1.650
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.177 5.820 0.000
y 5.820 -30.020 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.281
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.027 5.820 0.000
y 5.820 -0.790 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.817
Polar
3z2-r23.634
x2-y2-0.158
xy5.820
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.709 -0.285 0.000
y -0.285 3.615 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.089


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.887
(<r2>)1/2 8.882