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

using model chemistry: HF/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

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

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at HF/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-615.679859
Energy at 298.15K-615.683505
HF Energy-615.679859
Nuclear repulsion energy183.794115
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 HF/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 A' 4141 3381 6.35      
2 A' 1549 1264 7.75      
3 A' 963 787 1.83      
4 A' 655 534 22.86      
5 A' 568 464 106.18      
6 A' 385 314 7.39      
7 A' 267 218 10.06      
8 A" 4136 3377 11.11      
9 A" 1524 1244 15.96      
10 A" 981 801 17.72      
11 A" 514 420 83.42      
12 A" 233 191 4.87      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7957.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8165) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6497.4 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 HF/STO-3G
ABC
0.25529 0.23127 0.16019

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.369 0.442 0.000
O2 -1.321 0.653 0.000
O3 0.369 -0.672 1.274
O4 0.369 -0.672 -1.274
H5 -0.612 -0.772 1.435
H6 -0.612 -0.772 -1.435

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.70291.69221.69222.12032.1203
O21.70292.49662.49662.14332.1433
O31.69222.49662.54730.99892.8828
O41.69222.49662.54732.88280.9989
H52.12032.14330.99892.88282.8707
H62.12032.14332.88280.99892.8707

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 100.822 S1 O4 H6 100.822
O2 S1 O3 94.677 O2 S1 O4 94.677
O3 S1 O4 97.647
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.678      
2 O -0.431      
3 O -0.327      
4 O -0.327      
5 H 0.203      
6 H 0.203      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.242 -0.219 0.000 0.326
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.349 4.207 0.000
y 4.207 -26.594 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.888
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.109 4.207 0.000
y 4.207 0.525 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.584
Polar
3z2-r23.168
x2-y2-1.756
xy4.207
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.416 -0.149 0.000
y -0.149 1.646 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.766


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 80.920
(<r2>)1/2 8.996