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

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

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-624.999413
Energy at 298.15K-625.003053
HF Energy-624.999413
Nuclear repulsion energy190.132385
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 TPSSh/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' 3606 3460 70.19      
2 A' 1242 1192 147.36      
3 A' 1117 1072 17.92      
4 A' 745 714 138.11      
5 A' 460 441 35.47      
6 A' 424 407 136.95      
7 A' 297 285 16.74      
8 A" 3604 3457 23.37      
9 A" 1096 1051 61.97      
10 A" 743 713 327.47      
11 A" 422 405 63.75      
12 A" 145 139 21.78      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6950.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6667.9 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 TPSSh/6-31G*
ABC
0.27605 0.24836 0.15676

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.300 0.345 0.000
O2 -1.039 0.978 0.000
O3 0.300 -0.718 1.284
O4 0.300 -0.718 -1.284
H5 -0.638 -0.927 1.488
H6 -0.638 -0.927 -1.488

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.48051.66641.66642.17062.1706
O21.48052.51272.51272.45002.4500
O31.66642.51272.56740.98262.9332
O41.66642.51272.56742.93320.9826
H52.17062.45000.98262.93322.9751
H62.17062.45002.93320.98262.9751

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 107.214 S1 O4 H6 107.214
O2 S1 O3 105.817 O2 S1 O4 105.817
O3 S1 O4 100.768
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.031      
2 O -0.576      
3 O -0.644      
4 O -0.644      
5 H 0.416      
6 H 0.416      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.104 -1.320 0.000 1.721
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.834 -0.333 0.000
y -0.333 3.855 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.388


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 80.974
(<r2>)1/2 8.999