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All results from a given calculation for H2SO3 (Sulfurous acid)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/6-31G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-624.971273
Energy at 298.15K-624.974768
HF Energy-624.971273
Nuclear repulsion energy186.681479
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 BLYP/6-31G**
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' 3547 3520 45.18      
2 A' 1178 1169 116.40      
3 A' 1062 1054 19.38      
4 A' 672 667 124.40      
5 A' 435 432 49.06      
6 A' 396 393 99.80      
7 A' 273 270 10.72      
8 A" 3545 3518 19.65      
9 A" 1048 1040 54.22      
10 A" 669 664 297.90      
11 A" 398 395 47.44      
12 A" 163 161 17.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6693.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6641.4 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 BLYP/6-31G**
ABC
0.26749 0.23759 0.15008

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.301 0.348 0.000
O2 -1.045 1.004 0.000
O3 0.301 -0.733 1.318
O4 0.301 -0.733 -1.318
H5 -0.646 -0.936 1.510
H6 -0.646 -0.936 -1.510

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.49751.70451.70452.19712.1971
O21.49752.56262.56262.49132.4913
O31.70452.56262.63510.98752.9890
O41.70452.56262.63512.98900.9875
H52.19712.49130.98752.98903.0205
H62.19712.49132.98900.98753.0205

picture of Sulfurous acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
S1 O3 H5 106.337 S1 O4 H6 106.337
O2 S1 O3 106.143 O2 S1 O4 106.143
O3 S1 O4 101.243
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.959      
2 O -0.526      
3 O -0.522      
4 O -0.522      
5 H 0.306      
6 H 0.306      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.066 -1.161 0.000 1.577
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.782 5.317 0.000
y 5.317 -30.073 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.645
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.423 5.317 0.000
y 5.317 -0.859 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.283
Polar
3z2-r22.565
x2-y20.291
xy5.317
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.981 -0.336 0.000
y -0.336 4.102 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.719


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 83.598
(<r2>)1/2 9.143