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All results from a given calculation for SO2 (Sulfur dioxide)

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

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(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-548.177579
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-547.312429
Nuclear repulsion energy107.743389
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(T)=FULL/aug-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 A1 1163 1114        
2 A1 516 495        
3 B2 1368 1311        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1523.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.958) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1459.8 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(T)=FULL/aug-cc-pVQZ
ABC
1.96694 0.34282 0.29194

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 0.000 0.366
O2 0.000 1.240 -0.366
O3 0.000 -1.240 -0.366

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3
S11.43981.4398
O21.43982.4797
O31.43982.4797

picture of Sulfur dioxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 S1 O3 118.877
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability