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All results from a given calculation for H2CO (Formaldehyde)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.405000
Energy at 298.15K-114.406444
HF Energy-114.295726
Nuclear repulsion energy31.127511
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=FULL/6-31+G**
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 2974 2828 62.80 157.06 0.17 0.28
2 A1 1791 1704 96.20 7.09 0.23 0.37
3 A1 1555 1478 8.13 14.92 0.52 0.68
4 B1 1204 1145 4.82 1.18 0.75 0.86
5 B2 3045 2896 117.51 106.75 0.75 0.86
6 B2 1273 1211 8.92 3.36 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5920.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.951) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5630.6 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=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
9.52523 1.27916 1.12771

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.680
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.535
H3 0.000 0.937 -1.116
H4 0.000 -0.937 -1.116

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 H3 H4
O11.21492.02612.0261
C21.21491.10281.1028
H32.02611.10281.8741
H42.02611.10281.8741

picture of Formaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 H3 121.822 O1 C2 H4 121.822
H3 C2 H4 116.357
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability