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

using model chemistry: CCSD/aug-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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at CCSD/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.537972
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.857860
Nuclear repulsion energy70.577469
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/aug-cc-pVQZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD/aug-cc-pVQZ
ABC
2.61529 0.40675 0.35200

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/aug-cc-pVQZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.420 0.000
O2 -1.025 -0.439 0.000
O3 1.153 0.109 0.000
H4 -0.370 1.447 0.000
H5 -0.652 -1.327 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.33761.19411.09191.8650
O21.33762.24601.99670.9637
O31.19412.24602.02762.3064
H41.09191.99672.02762.7888
H51.86500.96372.30642.7888

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 107.155 O2 C1 O3 124.937
O2 C1 H4 110.134 O3 C1 H4 124.929
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.531165
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.850323
Nuclear repulsion energy70.328805
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/aug-cc-pVQZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD/aug-cc-pVQZ
ABC
2.93303 0.39348 0.34694

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/aug-cc-pVQZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.384 0.000
O2 -0.893 -0.623 0.000
O3 1.173 0.195 0.000
H4 -0.458 1.381 0.000
H5 -1.782 -0.265 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.34511.18761.09771.8967
O21.34512.22142.05030.9588
O31.18762.22142.01632.9906
H41.09772.05032.01632.1128
H51.89670.95882.99062.1128

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 109.686 O2 C1 O3 122.457
O2 C1 H4 113.756 O3 C1 H4 123.787
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability