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

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

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)

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Energy calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.567517
Energy at 298.15K-189.570236
HF Energy-188.844367
Nuclear repulsion energy70.263185
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 QCISD(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
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' 3762 3762        
2 A' 3097 3097        
3 A' 1812 1812        
4 A' 1410 1410        
5 A' 1313 1313        
6 A' 1136 1136        
7 A' 630 630        
8 A" 1066 1066        
9 A" 670 670        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7447.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7447.8 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 QCISD(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
2.60737 0.40227 0.34850

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.421 0.000
O2 -1.031 -0.441 0.000
O3 1.159 0.111 0.000
H4 -0.377 1.444 0.000
H5 -0.651 -1.331 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.34411.20031.09011.8691
O21.34412.25871.99550.9674
O31.20032.25872.03432.3141
H41.09011.99552.03432.7885
H51.86910.96742.31412.7885

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 106.790 O2 C1 O3 125.083
O2 C1 H4 109.691 O3 C1 H4 125.227
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.560739
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.836822
Nuclear repulsion energy70.049366
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 QCISD(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
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' 3825 3825        
2 A' 3016 3016        
3 A' 1851 1851        
4 A' 1419 1419        
5 A' 1289 1289        
6 A' 1119 1119        
7 A' 657 657        
8 A" 1042 1042        
9 A" 523 523        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7370.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7370.4 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 QCISD(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
2.91212 0.39022 0.34411

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.385 0.000
O2 -0.898 -0.624 0.000
O3 1.178 0.195 0.000
H4 -0.461 1.380 0.000
H5 -1.786 -0.254 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.35081.19361.09631.8967
O21.35082.23152.05140.9626
O31.19362.23152.02272.9978
H41.09632.05142.02272.1036
H51.89670.96262.99782.1036

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 108.988 O2 C1 O3 122.446
O2 C1 H4 113.520 O3 C1 H4 124.033
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability