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All results from a given calculation for HCOOH (Formic acid)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/Def2TZVPP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
1 2 no CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.533845
Energy at 298.15K-189.536567
HF Energy-188.850195
Nuclear repulsion energy70.253192
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 MP2=FULL/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 A' 3763 3763 78.34 59.93 0.20 0.33
2 A' 3130 3130 37.28 107.36 0.24 0.39
3 A' 1811 1811 314.66 11.87 0.19 0.32
4 A' 1422 1422 1.44 7.41 0.48 0.65
5 A' 1314 1314 14.78 1.09 0.32 0.48
6 A' 1134 1134 261.52 2.58 0.15 0.26
7 A' 630 630 42.40 3.66 0.45 0.62
8 A" 1068 1068 3.11 0.84 0.75 0.86
9 A" 684 684 139.20 0.64 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7478.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7478.1 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 MP2=FULL/Def2TZVPP
ABC
2.61170 0.40196 0.34834

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.421 0.000
O2 -1.032 -0.440 0.000
O3 1.160 0.110 0.000
H4 -0.377 1.443 0.000
H5 -0.646 -1.328 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.34391.20101.08971.8641
O21.34392.26001.99350.9680
O31.20102.26002.03502.3086
H41.08971.99352.03502.7838
H51.86410.96802.30862.7838

picture of Formic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H5 106.341 O2 C1 O3 125.167
O2 C1 H4 109.565 O3 C1 H4 125.268
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.526806
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.842440
Nuclear repulsion energy70.034308
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 MP2=FULL/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 A' 3833 3833 79.95 81.64 0.22 0.36
2 A' 3039 3039 69.63 104.29 0.24 0.38
3 A' 1848 1848 257.72 12.69 0.20 0.33
4 A' 1433 1433 0.03 7.04 0.50 0.67
5 A' 1283 1283 308.29 2.45 0.71 0.83
6 A' 1127 1127 52.18 6.80 0.31 0.47
7 A' 661 661 11.01 1.20 0.52 0.69
8 A" 1044 1044 0.01 0.96 0.75 0.86
9 A" 531 531 86.44 0.82 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7399.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7399.4 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 MP2=FULL/Def2TZVPP
ABC
2.91070 0.39007 0.34397

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.385 0.000
O2 -0.899 -0.623 0.000
O3 1.179 0.193 0.000
H4 -0.461 1.380 0.000
H5 -1.784 -0.245 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.35031.19481.09651.8921
O21.35032.23242.05010.9627
O31.19482.23242.02442.9956
H41.09652.05012.02442.0958
H51.89210.96272.99562.0958

picture of Formic acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H5 108.620 O2 C1 O3 122.480
O2 C1 H4 113.430 O3 C1 H4 124.091
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability