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

using model chemistry: MP2/SDD

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/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.039758
Energy at 298.15K-189.042398
HF Energy-188.699237
Nuclear repulsion energy67.496249
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/SDD
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' 3616 3491 47.60 80.21 0.26 0.42
2 A' 3185 3075 37.65 98.99 0.25 0.40
3 A' 1621 1565 271.07 9.44 0.21 0.35
4 A' 1402 1353 2.99 16.11 0.51 0.67
5 A' 1263 1219 4.38 1.64 0.72 0.84
6 A' 1020 984 312.80 4.48 0.16 0.28
7 A' 573 553 39.90 6.70 0.57 0.73
8 A" 1017 982 15.27 0.49 0.75 0.86
9 A" 665 642 232.61 2.53 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7180.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9653) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6931.7 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/SDD
ABC
2.43853 0.36831 0.31998

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/SDD

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.445 0.000
O2 -1.066 -0.470 0.000
O3 1.212 0.130 0.000
H4 -0.414 1.459 0.000
H5 -0.752 -1.408 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.40441.25181.09621.9992
O21.40442.35512.03630.9895
O31.25182.35512.10032.4938
H41.09622.03632.10032.8873
H51.99920.98952.49382.8873

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 112.100 O2 C1 O3 124.815
O2 C1 H4 108.420 O3 C1 H4 126.765
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.029375
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.688359
Nuclear repulsion energy67.365891
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/SDD
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' 3653 3526 46.95 119.51 0.28 0.44
2 A' 3054 2948 84.35 95.42 0.27 0.43
3 A' 1661 1603 203.34 8.71 0.13 0.23
4 A' 1401 1353 0.21 13.46 0.58 0.73
5 A' 1184 1143 264.43 8.97 0.75 0.86
6 A' 1016 981 144.75 7.41 0.30 0.46
7 A' 602 581 13.49 2.30 0.60 0.75
8 A" 981 947 1.01 0.53 0.75 0.86
9 A" 479 462 155.72 3.56 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7015.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9653) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6771.9 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 MP2/SDD
ABC
2.70639 0.35964 0.31746

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/SDD

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.413 0.000
O2 -0.934 -0.647 0.000
O3 1.226 0.203 0.000
H4 -0.468 1.415 0.000
H5 -1.870 -0.340 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.41211.24371.10592.0159
O21.41212.32032.11340.9856
O31.24372.32032.08303.1431
H41.10592.11342.08302.2460
H52.01590.98563.14312.2460

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 113.240 O2 C1 O3 121.650
O2 C1 H4 113.578 O3 C1 H4 124.772
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability