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

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVQZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
1 2 no CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.653816
Energy at 298.15K-189.656538
HF Energy-188.856364
Nuclear repulsion energy70.403040
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 QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVQZ
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' 3774 3774        
2 A' 3101 3101        
3 A' 1823 1823        
4 A' 1415 1415        
5 A' 1322 1322        
6 A' 1139 1139        
7 A' 633 633        
8 A" 1063 1063        
9 A" 676 676        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7471.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7471.9 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 QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVQZ
ABC
2.60645 0.40449 0.35015

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVQZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.421 0.000
O2 -1.029 -0.439 0.000
O3 1.156 0.108 0.000
H4 -0.374 1.447 0.000
H5 -0.647 -1.326 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.34141.19801.09151.8630
O21.34142.25271.99680.9653
O31.19802.25272.03292.3038
H41.09151.99682.03292.7861
H51.86300.96532.30382.7861

picture of Formic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H5 106.595 O2 C1 O3 124.937
O2 C1 H4 109.898 O3 C1 H4 125.165
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.646974
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.848756
Nuclear repulsion energy70.175189
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 QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVQZ
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' 3837 3837        
2 A' 3014 3014        
3 A' 1863 1863        
4 A' 1429 1429        
5 A' 1295 1295        
6 A' 1125 1125        
7 A' 662 662        
8 A" 1042 1042        
9 A" 526 526        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7396.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7396.6 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 QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVQZ
ABC
2.91894 0.39179 0.34543

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVQZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.384 0.000
O2 -0.896 -0.623 0.000
O3 1.176 0.193 0.000
H4 -0.460 1.381 0.000
H5 -1.782 -0.252 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.34761.19161.09791.8923
O21.34762.22702.05040.9603
O31.19162.22702.02182.9917
H41.09792.05042.02182.1014
H51.89230.96032.99172.1014

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 108.998 O2 C1 O3 122.460
O2 C1 H4 113.559 O3 C1 H4 123.981
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability