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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP/6-31G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-624.667342
Energy at 298.15K-624.671091
HF Energy-624.434148
Nuclear repulsion energy190.989478
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 B2PLYP/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' 3731 3731 91.47      
2 A' 1248 1248 145.22      
3 A' 1120 1120 16.84      
4 A' 763 763 156.23      
5 A' 470 470 27.67      
6 A' 439 439 142.90      
7 A' 308 308 20.91      
8 A" 3728 3728 33.74      
9 A" 1100 1100 66.40      
10 A" 761 761 338.01      
11 A" 433 433 66.43      
12 A" 168 168 21.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7133.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7133.6 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 B2PLYP/6-31G**
ABC
0.27768 0.25126 0.15850

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.300 0.346 0.000
O2 -1.040 0.969 0.000
O3 0.300 -0.715 1.275
O4 0.300 -0.715 -1.275
H5 -0.631 -0.924 1.477
H6 -0.631 -0.924 -1.477

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.47771.65821.65822.15892.1589
O21.47772.50112.50112.43602.4360
O31.65822.50112.54920.97502.9125
O41.65822.50112.54922.91250.9750
H52.15892.43600.97502.91252.9548
H62.15892.43602.91250.97502.9548

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 107.283 S1 O4 H6 107.283
O2 S1 O3 105.653 O2 S1 O4 105.653
O3 S1 O4 100.464
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.088      
2 O -0.590      
3 O -0.580      
4 O -0.580      
5 H 0.332      
6 H 0.332      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.004 -1.271 0.000 1.620
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.129 5.609 0.000
y 5.609 -30.171 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.582
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.752 5.609 0.000
y 5.609 -0.816 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.568
Polar
3z2-r23.136
x2-y20.042
xy5.609
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.801 -0.338 0.000
y -0.338 3.803 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.281


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 80.500
(<r2>)1/2 8.972