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All results from a given calculation for H2CO (Formaldehyde)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/aug-cc-pCVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/aug-cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.500940
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-114.500940
Nuclear repulsion energy31.493011
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 M06-2X/aug-cc-pCVTZ
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 2943 2943 58.88 161.92 0.10 0.18
2 A1 1869 1869 119.68 10.40 0.22 0.36
3 A1 1540 1540 11.32 8.41 0.42 0.59
4 B1 1214 1214 5.87 0.10 0.75 0.86
5 B2 3015 3015 86.36 77.31 0.75 0.86
6 B2 1273 1273 14.27 1.20 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5926.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5926.9 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 M06-2X/aug-cc-pCVTZ
ABC
9.49467 1.31642 1.15612

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/aug-cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.670
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.525
H3 0.000 0.939 -1.105
H4 0.000 -0.939 -1.105

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 H3 H4
O11.19592.00862.0086
C21.19591.10331.1033
H32.00861.10331.8771
H42.00861.10331.8771

picture of Formaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 H3 121.717 O1 C2 H4 121.717
H3 C2 H4 116.566
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/aug-cc-pCVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.482      
2 C -0.233      
3 H 0.358      
4 H 0.358      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -2.464 2.464
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.744 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.557 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.241
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.155 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.436 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.591
Polar
3z2-r2-1.181
x2-y2-0.187
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.881 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.596 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.230


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 16.858
(<r2>)1/2 4.106