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All results from a given calculation for HCOOH (Formic acid)

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-311G**

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 CCSD/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD/6-311G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-311G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.351483
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.809140
Nuclear repulsion energy70.081756
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 CCSD/6-311G**
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' 3906 3906 59.96      
2 A' 3016 3016 87.09      
3 A' 1917 1917 270.18      
4 A' 1466 1466 1.21      
5 A' 1330 1330 320.40      
6 A' 1145 1145 49.44      
7 A' 672 672 12.27      
8 A" 1063 1063 1.00      
9 A" 500 500 93.35      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7507.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7507.6 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 CCSD/6-311G**
ABC
2.92153 0.39006 0.34412

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.382 0.000
O2 -0.897 -0.628 0.000
O3 1.177 0.200 0.000
H4 -0.467 1.383 0.000
H5 -1.778 -0.248 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.35071.19111.10531.8858
O21.35072.23322.05730.9598
O31.19112.23322.02572.9885
H41.10532.05732.02572.0925
H51.88580.95982.98852.0925

picture of Formic acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H5 108.221 O2 C1 O3 122.824
O2 C1 H4 113.416 O3 C1 H4 123.760
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability