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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-625.000082
Energy at 298.15K-625.003795
HF Energy-625.000082
Nuclear repulsion energy190.479348
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 B3LYP/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' 3634 3490 77.69      
2 A' 1248 1198 147.24      
3 A' 1122 1078 21.91      
4 A' 751 721 144.61      
5 A' 465 447 29.11      
6 A' 435 418 142.93      
7 A' 306 293 17.56      
8 A" 3632 3487 26.84      
9 A" 1108 1064 66.60      
10 A" 749 719 328.29      
11 A" 428 411 63.50      
12 A" 166 160 22.76      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7022.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6743.5 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 B3LYP/6-31G*
ABC
0.27720 0.24908 0.15745

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/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 -0.927 1.489
H6 -0.635 -0.927 -1.489

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.47751.66381.66382.17002.1700
O21.47752.50642.50642.44682.4468
O31.66382.50642.56210.98002.9310
O41.66382.50642.56212.93100.9800
H52.17002.44680.98002.93102.9782
H62.17002.44682.93100.98002.9782

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 107.495 S1 O4 H6 107.495
O2 S1 O3 105.706 O2 S1 O4 105.706
O3 S1 O4 100.698
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.039      
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
  -1.022 -1.294 0.000 1.649
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.981 5.620 0.000
y 5.620 -30.017 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.382
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.781 5.620 0.000
y 5.620 -0.836 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.617
Polar
3z2-r23.233
x2-y20.036
xy5.620
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 3.805 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.328


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 80.793
(<r2>)1/2 8.988