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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G

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 B3PW91/3-21G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/3-21G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-621.583419
Energy at 298.15K-621.586916
HF Energy-621.583419
Nuclear repulsion energy180.512711
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 B3PW91/3-21G
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' 3389 3258 17.35      
2 A' 1196 1150 21.87      
3 A' 991 953 36.93      
4 A' 674 648 75.40      
5 A' 471 452 142.58      
6 A' 337 324 84.19      
7 A' 230 222 12.76      
8 A" 3386 3255 19.34      
9 A" 1134 1090 58.57      
10 A" 702 674 205.78      
11 A" 422 406 97.71      
12 A" 188 180 0.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6560.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9612) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6305.5 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 B3PW91/3-21G
ABC
0.25516 0.21765 0.14333

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.330 0.377 0.000
O2 -1.158 0.928 0.000
O3 0.330 -0.726 1.365
O4 0.330 -0.726 -1.365
H5 -0.639 -0.925 1.557
H6 -0.639 -0.925 -1.557

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.58671.75481.75482.24902.2490
O21.58672.61012.61012.47562.4756
O31.75482.61012.73021.00733.0849
O41.75482.61012.73023.08491.0073
H52.24902.47561.00733.08493.1140
H62.24902.47563.08491.00733.1140

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 105.821 S1 O4 H6 105.821
O2 S1 O3 102.608 O2 S1 O4 102.608
O3 S1 O4 102.139
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.142      
2 O -0.633      
3 O -0.613      
4 O -0.613      
5 H 0.358      
6 H 0.358      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.965 -0.815 0.000 1.264
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.811 6.193 0.000
y 6.193 -30.080 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.426
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.059 6.193 0.000
y 6.193 0.039 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.019
Polar
3z2-r22.039
x2-y2-0.732
xy6.193
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.666 -0.468 0.000
y -0.468 3.364 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.412


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 87.798
(<r2>)1/2 9.370