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

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-121G

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-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.294575
Energy at 298.15K-38.297218
HF Energy-37.953060
Nuclear repulsion energy37.914197
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-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 A' 3576 3490 42.68 80.94 0.27 0.42
2 A' 3134 3059 32.05 110.53 0.27 0.42
3 A' 1610 1572 264.14 11.01 0.19 0.31
4 A' 1394 1360 4.25 16.08 0.49 0.65
5 A' 1249 1219 5.07 1.70 0.74 0.85
6 A' 1014 990 309.00 4.24 0.11 0.20
7 A' 565 552 39.45 6.98 0.58 0.73
8 A" 1010 985 17.65 1.18 0.75 0.86
9 A" 656 640 212.90 2.22 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7104.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.976) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6933.6 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 MP2/CEP-121G
ABC
2.41706 0.36672 0.31841

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.447 0.000
O2 -1.071 -0.469 0.000
O3 1.214 0.125 0.000
H4 -0.401 1.467 0.000
H5 -0.743 -1.402 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.40961.25641.09561.9928
O21.40962.36132.04830.9893
O31.25642.36132.10032.4819
H41.09562.04832.10032.8890
H51.99280.98932.48192.8890

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 111.136 O2 C1 O3 124.583
O2 C1 H4 109.049 O3 C1 H4 126.367
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-38.284803
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-37.942494
Nuclear repulsion energy37.762191
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-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 A' 3618 3531 39.41 119.65 0.28 0.44
2 A' 3012 2939 78.01 112.02 0.27 0.42
3 A' 1645 1605 198.95 10.34 0.10 0.18
4 A' 1404 1370 0.06 13.51 0.57 0.72
5 A' 1175 1146 259.56 9.15 0.75 0.86
6 A' 1009 985 137.80 7.97 0.29 0.45
7 A' 596 581 14.83 2.37 0.59 0.74
8 A" 966 943 1.24 1.36 0.75 0.86
9 A" 476 465 149.01 2.32 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6949.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.976) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6782.2 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-121G
ABC
2.66571 0.35805 0.31565

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.417 0.000
O2 -0.938 -0.648 0.000
O3 1.229 0.198 0.000
H4 -0.460 1.423 0.000
H5 -1.870 -0.327 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.41911.24831.10592.0122
O21.41912.32642.12510.9853
O31.24832.32642.08623.1428
H41.10592.12512.08622.2470
H52.01220.98533.14282.2470

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 112.370 O2 C1 O3 121.283
O2 C1 H4 114.047 O3 C1 H4 124.669
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability