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All results from a given calculation for C2H2O4 (Oxalic Acid)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-378.243761
Energy at 298.15K-378.247937
HF Energy-378.243761
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3732 3732 0.00      
2 Ag 1906 1906 0.00      
3 Ag 1492 1492 0.00      
4 Ag 1256 1256 0.00      
5 Ag 846 846 0.00      
6 Ag 575 575 0.00      
7 Ag 415 415 0.00      
8 Au 730 730 180.67      
9 Au 470 470 51.04      
10 Au 129 129 6.04      
11 Bg 848 848 0.00      
12 Bg 726 726 0.00      
13 Bu 3736 3736 260.03      
14 Bu 1923 1923 441.94      
15 Bu 1374 1374 827.77      
16 Bu 1246 1246 4.46      
17 Bu 682 682 21.96      
18 Bu 271 271 55.84      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11177.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11177.3 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 wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.19477 0.12921 0.07768

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.053 0.769 0.000
C2 0.053 -0.769 0.000
O3 1.120 1.366 0.000
O4 -1.120 -1.366 0.000
O5 -1.120 1.317 0.000
O6 1.120 -1.317 0.000
H7 1.789 0.661 0.000
H8 -1.789 -0.661 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 O4 O5 O6 H7 H8
C11.54131.31602.38651.19982.39311.84512.2494
C21.54132.38651.31602.39311.19982.24941.8451
O31.31602.38653.53262.24062.68290.97163.5457
O42.38651.31603.53262.68292.24063.54570.9716
O51.19982.39312.24062.68293.45802.98222.0885
O62.39311.19982.68292.24063.45802.08852.9822
H71.84512.24940.97163.54572.98222.08853.8148
H82.24941.84513.54570.97162.08852.98223.8148

picture of Oxalic Acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O4 113.042 C1 C2 O6 121.125
C1 O3 H7 106.547 C2 C1 O3 113.042
C2 C1 O5 121.125 C2 O4 H8 106.547
O3 C1 O5 125.833 O4 C2 O6 125.833
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.370      
2 C 0.370      
3 O -0.367      
4 O -0.367      
5 O -0.355      
6 O -0.355      
7 H 0.351      
8 H 0.351      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.771 3.670 0.000
y 3.670 -40.713 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.871
Traceless
 xyz
x 6.021 3.670 0.000
y 3.670 -10.392 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.371
Polar
3z2-r28.741
x2-y210.942
xy3.670
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.317 -0.256 0.000
y -0.256 4.995 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.900


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 133.252
(<r2>)1/2 11.543