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All results from a given calculation for H2CO (Formaldehyde)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/CEP-121G

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-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-22.642538
Energy at 298.15K-22.643980
HF Energy-22.566911
Nuclear repulsion energy17.310000
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-121G
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 2943 2943 56.47      
2 A1 1659 1659 38.64      
3 A1 1512 1512 30.84      
4 B1 1190 1190 10.16      
5 B2 3041 3041 139.78      
6 B2 1254 1254 7.45      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5799.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5799.6 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-121G
ABC
9.44030 1.20723 1.07036

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/CEP-121G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.700
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.556
H3 0.000 0.941 -1.133
H4 0.000 -0.941 -1.133

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 H3 H4
O11.25562.06102.0610
C21.25561.10451.1045
H32.06101.10451.8825
H42.06101.10451.8825

picture of Formaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 H3 121.547 O1 C2 H4 121.547
H3 C2 H4 116.905
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability