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All results from a given calculation for HCOOH (Formic acid)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
1 2 no CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.252299
Energy at 298.15K-38.254926
HF Energy-37.946658
Nuclear repulsion energy37.753045
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 MP2/CEP-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' 3639 3517 42.91 81.71 0.26 0.41
2 A' 3186 3079 43.74 108.25 0.27 0.42
3 A' 1609 1555 258.56 11.83 0.21 0.35
4 A' 1380 1333 2.39 15.63 0.51 0.67
5 A' 1252 1210 4.62 2.38 0.70 0.83
6 A' 1022 988 315.35 4.74 0.21 0.35
7 A' 569 550 42.36 7.14 0.55 0.71
8 A" 997 964 18.42 0.18 0.75 0.86
9 A" 653 631 229.44 3.05 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7153.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6912.7 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 MP2/CEP-31G
ABC
2.40301 0.36342 0.31568

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.448 0.000
O2 -1.076 -0.468 0.000
O3 1.221 0.124 0.000
H4 -0.404 1.474 0.000
H5 -0.756 -1.408 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.41281.26301.10262.0039
O21.41282.37162.05480.9928
O31.26302.37162.11202.5011
H41.10262.05482.11202.9032
H52.00390.99282.50112.9032

picture of Formic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H5 111.633 O2 C1 O3 124.743
O2 C1 H4 108.927 O3 C1 H4 126.330
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.242031
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-37.935487
Nuclear repulsion energy37.618551
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 MP2/CEP-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' 3676 3552 38.94 122.79 0.28 0.44
2 A' 3063 2960 101.69 101.06 0.28 0.44
3 A' 1646 1590 183.26 10.53 0.14 0.24
4 A' 1394 1347 0.10 12.47 0.56 0.71
5 A' 1177 1137 278.94 10.56 0.75 0.85
6 A' 1015 981 132.10 8.97 0.34 0.51
7 A' 595 575 14.16 2.22 0.57 0.72
8 A" 958 925 1.96 0.18 0.75 0.86
9 A" 470 454 149.66 4.31 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6996.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6760.8 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 MP2/CEP-31G
ABC
2.65437 0.35515 0.31324

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.417 0.000
O2 -0.943 -0.647 0.000
O3 1.235 0.197 0.000
H4 -0.459 1.429 0.000
H5 -1.879 -0.328 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.42171.25461.11162.0212
O21.42172.33572.13200.9889
O31.25462.33572.09533.1579
H41.11162.13202.09532.2591
H52.02120.98893.15792.2591

picture of Formic acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H5 112.720 O2 C1 O3 121.429
O2 C1 H4 114.052 O3 C1 H4 124.519
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability