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

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*

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States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-625.000090
Energy at 298.15K-625.003815
HF Energy-625.000090
Nuclear repulsion energy190.488753
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 B3LYPultrafine/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' 3633 3480 77.74      
2 A' 1248 1195 146.88      
3 A' 1123 1075 22.24      
4 A' 751 720 144.57      
5 A' 467 447 32.78      
6 A' 437 418 140.22      
7 A' 306 293 16.68      
8 A" 3630 3478 26.87      
9 A" 1110 1063 66.99      
10 A" 749 717 328.56      
11 A" 430 412 63.67      
12 A" 172 164 22.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7026.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.958) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6731.8 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
0.27725 0.24909 0.15747

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.299 0.346 0.000
O2 -1.039 0.972 0.000
O3 0.299 -0.716 1.281
O4 0.299 -0.716 -1.281
H5 -0.635 -0.926 1.489
H6 -0.635 -0.926 -1.489

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.47751.66371.66372.16982.1698
O21.47752.50622.50622.44632.4463
O31.66372.50622.56200.98002.9310
O41.66372.50622.56202.93100.9800
H52.16982.44630.98002.93102.9783
H62.16982.44632.93100.98002.9783

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 107.487 S1 O4 H6 107.487
O2 S1 O3 105.696 O2 S1 O4 105.696
O3 S1 O4 100.701
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.040      
2 O -0.578      
3 O -0.641      
4 O -0.641      
5 H 0.411      
6 H 0.411      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.021 -1.293 0.000 1.648
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.982 5.619 0.000
y 5.619 -30.018 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.381
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.782 5.619 0.000
y 5.619 -0.837 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.619
Polar
3z2-r23.238
x2-y20.036
xy5.619
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.781 -0.307 0.000
y -0.307 3.804 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.328


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 80.785
(<r2>)1/2 8.988