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All results from a given calculation for H2SO3 (Sulfurous acid)

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-625.012424
Energy at 298.15K-625.015994
HF Energy-625.012424
Nuclear repulsion energy189.440929
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 BLYP/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' 3556 3537 53.68      
2 A' 1195 1188 117.95      
3 A' 1070 1064 10.91      
4 A' 684 680 109.83      
5 A' 442 440 13.56      
6 A' 398 396 108.56      
7 A' 297 296 13.72      
8 A" 3554 3534 21.25      
9 A" 1051 1046 45.23      
10 A" 684 680 285.65      
11 A" 415 413 36.27      
12 A" 159 158 14.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6753.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6716.0 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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.27534 0.24527 0.15491

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.298 0.342 0.000
O2 -1.033 0.987 0.000
O3 0.298 -0.721 1.295
O4 0.298 -0.721 -1.295
H5 -0.644 -0.918 1.496
H6 -0.644 -0.918 -1.496

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.47911.67601.67602.17142.1714
O21.47912.52382.52382.45362.4536
O31.67602.52382.59010.98322.9525
O41.67602.52382.59012.95250.9832
H52.17142.45360.98322.95252.9925
H62.17142.45362.95250.98322.9925

picture of Sulfurous acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
S1 O3 H5 106.557 S1 O4 H6 106.557
O2 S1 O3 106.069 O2 S1 O4 106.069
O3 S1 O4 101.188
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.361      
2 O -0.272      
3 O -0.323      
4 O -0.323      
5 H 0.279      
6 H 0.279      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.992 -1.316 0.000 1.648
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.379 4.770 0.000
y 4.770 -29.689 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.936
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.566 4.770 0.000
y 4.770 -1.032 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.598
Polar
3z2-r23.195
x2-y20.310
xy4.770
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.198 -0.224 0.000
y -0.224 4.369 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.954


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 81.325
(<r2>)1/2 9.018