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All results from a given calculation for H2CO (Formaldehyde)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/Def2TZVPP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.553324
Energy at 298.15K-114.554769
HF Energy-114.553324
Nuclear repulsion energy31.330490
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 TPSSh/Def2TZVPP
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 2882 2882 69.75 183.47 0.14 0.25
2 A1 1806 1806 105.37 6.46 0.45 0.62
3 A1 1538 1538 10.58 10.97 0.50 0.67
4 B1 1201 1201 4.28 0.99 0.75 0.86
5 B2 2935 2935 140.63 97.11 0.75 0.86
6 B2 1266 1266 11.67 4.01 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5814.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5814.2 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 TPSSh/Def2TZVPP
ABC
9.47962 1.30045 1.14357

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.675
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.528
H3 0.000 0.939 -1.115
H4 0.000 -0.939 -1.115

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 H3 H4
O11.20242.02072.0207
C21.20241.10751.1075
H32.02071.10751.8786
H42.02071.10751.8786

picture of Formaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 H3 121.990 O1 C2 H4 121.990
H3 C2 H4 116.020
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.242      
2 C 0.145      
3 H 0.048      
4 H 0.048      


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 -2.280 2.280
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.573 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.424 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.150


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 16.923
(<r2>)1/2 4.114