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

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/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 MP3=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.400626
Energy at 298.15K-189.403381
HF Energy-188.785012
Nuclear repulsion energy70.771990
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 MP3=FULL/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' 3875 3875 68.21      
2 A' 3147 3147 36.67      
3 A' 1931 1931 330.85      
4 A' 1462 1462 6.14      
5 A' 1368 1368 14.26      
6 A' 1190 1190 243.04      
7 A' 651 651 51.98      
8 A" 1114 1114 0.27      
9 A" 694 694 144.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7716.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7716.0 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 MP3=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
2.65294 0.40785 0.35351

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.415 0.000
O2 -1.023 -0.440 0.000
O3 1.151 0.114 0.000
H4 -0.380 1.441 0.000
H5 -0.645 -1.325 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.33301.18961.09351.8553
O21.33302.24311.98730.9623
O31.18962.24312.02532.3008
H41.09351.98732.02532.7778
H51.85530.96232.30082.7778

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 106.750 O2 C1 O3 125.452
O2 C1 H4 109.577 O3 C1 H4 124.971
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.393180
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.776804
Nuclear repulsion energy70.543640
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 MP3=FULL/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' 3943 3943 76.90      
2 A' 3064 3064 63.00      
3 A' 1968 1968 276.35      
4 A' 1484 1484 2.00      
5 A' 1342 1342 330.62      
6 A' 1178 1178 30.89      
7 A' 682 682 9.59      
8 A" 1094 1094 0.81      
9 A" 519 519 89.71      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7636.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7636.4 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 MP3=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
2.96831 0.39527 0.34882

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.379 0.000
O2 -0.890 -0.621 0.000
O3 1.170 0.197 0.000
H4 -0.463 1.377 0.000
H5 -1.775 -0.257 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.33891.18401.09991.8851
O21.33892.21712.04320.9568
O31.18402.21712.01382.9797
H41.09992.04322.01382.0951
H51.88510.95682.97972.0951

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 109.274 O2 C1 O3 122.878
O2 C1 H4 113.451 O3 C1 H4 123.671
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability