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All results from a given calculation for H2CO (Formaldehyde)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-112.940267
Energy at 298.15K-112.941678
HF Energy-112.940267
Nuclear repulsion energy30.406962
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 wB97X-D/STO-3G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3193 3193 0.93 45.32 0.17 0.28
2 A1 1897 1897 6.88 3.36 0.12 0.22
3 A1 1639 1639 2.64 15.69 0.70 0.82
4 B1 1150 1150 7.98 0.16 0.75 0.86
5 B2 3316 3316 38.55 28.38 0.75 0.86
6 B2 1291 1291 16.97 3.74 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6243.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6243.1 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 wB97X-D/STO-3G
ABC
9.47390 1.21025 1.07316

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/STO-3G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.699
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.546
H3 0.000 0.940 -1.159
H4 0.000 -0.940 -1.159

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 H3 H4
O11.24512.08242.0824
C21.24511.12201.1220
H32.08241.12201.8791
H42.08241.12201.8791

picture of Formaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 H3 123.133 O1 C2 H4 123.133
H3 C2 H4 113.733
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.157      
2 C 0.023      
3 H 0.067      
4 H 0.067      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -1.395 1.395
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -10.461 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.494 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.078
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.325 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.276 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.600
Polar
3z2-r2-1.201
x2-y20.033
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.390 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.925 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.550


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 16.822
(<r2>)1/2 4.101