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All results from a given calculation for H2CO (Formaldehyde)

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2pd)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2pd)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.364989
Energy at 298.15K-114.366436
HF Energy-113.912208
Nuclear repulsion energy31.449071
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=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2pd)
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 2959 2959 58.21      
2 A1 1837 1837 87.97      
3 A1 1556 1556 10.97      
4 B1 1212 1212 6.16      
5 B2 3031 3031 87.57      
6 B2 1286 1286 12.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5940.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5940.3 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=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2pd)
ABC
9.56491 1.31005 1.15223

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2pd)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.672
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.527
H3 0.000 0.935 -1.107
H4 0.000 -0.935 -1.107

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 H3 H4
O11.19912.00992.0099
C21.19911.10041.1004
H32.00991.10041.8702
H42.00991.10041.8702

picture of Formaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 H3 121.811 O1 C2 H4 121.811
H3 C2 H4 116.377
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability