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

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31G*

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 MP3/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP3/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-623.866572
Energy at 298.15K-623.870472
HF Energy-623.184866
Nuclear repulsion energy192.607600
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 MP3/6-31G*
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' 3721 3493 115.07      
2 A' 1314 1233 185.31      
3 A' 1180 1107 32.86      
4 A' 821 770 165.83      
5 A' 494 464 19.51      
6 A' 469 441 179.84      
7 A' 330 310 25.93      
8 A" 3719 3490 38.30      
9 A" 1170 1099 84.19      
10 A" 818 768 344.50      
11 A" 456 428 82.24      
12 A" 176 165 26.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7333.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6883.6 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 MP3/6-31G*
ABC
0.28238 0.25584 0.16211

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.299 0.348 0.000
O2 -1.039 0.948 0.000
O3 0.299 -0.707 1.259
O4 0.299 -0.707 -1.259
H5 -0.632 -0.920 1.468
H6 -0.632 -0.920 -1.468

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.46721.64271.64272.15212.1521
O21.46722.47342.47342.41132.4113
O31.64272.47342.51890.97792.8903
O41.64272.47342.51892.89030.9779
H52.15212.41130.97792.89032.9368
H62.15212.41132.89030.97792.9368

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 107.698 S1 O4 H6 107.698
O2 S1 O3 105.233 O2 S1 O4 105.233
O3 S1 O4 100.114
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability