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

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)

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 CCSD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.406112
Energy at 298.15K-189.408840
HF Energy-188.783233
Nuclear repulsion energy70.166713
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 CCSD(T)/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 A' 3783 3783        
2 A' 3101 3101        
3 A' 1847 1847        
4 A' 1429 1429        
5 A' 1338 1338        
6 A' 1148 1148        
7 A' 629 629        
8 A" 1070 1070        
9 A" 692 692        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7517.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7517.6 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 CCSD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
2.60700 0.40090 0.34747

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.420 0.000
O2 -1.033 -0.441 0.000
O3 1.162 0.111 0.000
H4 -0.383 1.449 0.000
H5 -0.642 -1.327 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.34511.20191.09751.8609
O21.34512.26331.99860.9683
O31.20192.26332.04302.3064
H41.09751.99862.04302.7874
H51.86090.96832.30642.7874

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 105.952 O2 C1 O3 125.302
O2 C1 H4 109.392 O3 C1 H4 125.306
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.398566
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.775065
Nuclear repulsion energy69.945594
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 CCSD(T)/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 A' 3851 3851        
2 A' 3017 3017        
3 A' 1886 1886        
4 A' 1448 1448        
5 A' 1311 1311        
6 A' 1140 1140        
7 A' 658 658        
8 A" 1052 1052        
9 A" 521 521        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7441.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7441.5 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 CCSD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
2.90505 0.38899 0.34306

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.384 0.000
O2 -0.900 -0.624 0.000
O3 1.181 0.194 0.000
H4 -0.463 1.386 0.000
H5 -1.785 -0.246 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.35111.19591.10391.8930
O21.35112.23562.05670.9626
O31.19592.23562.03062.9984
H41.10392.05672.03062.1000
H51.89300.96262.99842.1000

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 108.637 O2 C1 O3 122.625
O2 C1 H4 113.422 O3 C1 H4 123.953
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability