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All results from a given calculation for H2CO (Formaldehyde)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/CEP-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-22.706353
Energy at 298.15K-22.707794
HF Energy-22.609922
Nuclear repulsion energy17.537286
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 B2PLYP=FULL/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 A1 2976 2976 85.14      
2 A1 1785 1785 96.01      
3 A1 1541 1541 8.16      
4 B1 1190 1190 7.92      
5 B2 3051 3051 157.18      
6 B2 1259 1259 9.67      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5900.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5900.9 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 B2PLYP=FULL/CEP-31G*
ABC
9.33709 1.25462 1.10601

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/CEP-31G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.687
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.540
H3 0.000 0.946 -1.127
H4 0.000 -0.946 -1.127

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 H3 H4
O11.22662.04622.0462
C21.22661.11401.1140
H32.04621.11401.8928
H42.04621.11401.8928

picture of Formaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 H3 121.836 O1 C2 H4 121.836
H3 C2 H4 116.329
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability