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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-624.921317
Energy at 298.15K-624.925143
HF Energy-624.921317
Nuclear repulsion energy193.993938
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 B3PW91/6-31G(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' 3741 3596 97.09      
2 A' 1267 1218 154.00      
3 A' 1119 1076 5.04      
4 A' 782 752 127.93      
5 A' 484 466 11.19      
6 A' 433 416 125.29      
7 A' 331 318 25.99      
8 A" 3737 3593 33.45      
9 A" 1086 1044 55.41      
10 A" 784 754 314.36      
11 A" 452 434 53.55      
12 A" 170 163 17.67      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7192.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9614) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6914.9 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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.28724 0.25916 0.16365

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.296 0.337 0.000
O2 -1.025 0.953 0.000
O3 0.296 -0.701 1.255
O4 0.296 -0.701 -1.255
H5 -0.631 -0.901 1.464
H6 -0.631 -0.901 -1.464

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.45771.62871.62872.12932.1293
O21.45772.46102.46102.39492.3949
O31.62872.46102.50960.97072.8789
O41.62872.46102.50962.87890.9707
H52.12932.39490.97072.87892.9271
H62.12932.39492.87890.97072.9271

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 107.272 S1 O4 H6 107.272
O2 S1 O3 105.630 O2 S1 O4 105.630
O3 S1 O4 100.783
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.444      
2 O -0.335      
3 O -0.373      
4 O -0.373      
5 H 0.319      
6 H 0.319      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.961 -1.518 0.000 1.797
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.352 4.922 0.000
y 4.922 -29.432 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.403
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.935 4.922 0.000
y 4.922 -1.055 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.989
Polar
3z2-r23.979
x2-y20.080
xy4.922
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.001 -0.215 0.000
y -0.215 4.081 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.558


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.003
(<r2>)1/2 8.832