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

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)=FULL/6-31+G**

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)

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Energy calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.312895
Energy at 298.15K-189.315600
HF Energy-188.773854
Nuclear repulsion energy69.659898
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 QCISD(T)=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 A' 3785 3785        
2 A' 3158 3158        
3 A' 1807 1807        
4 A' 1425 1425        
5 A' 1310 1310        
6 A' 1133 1133        
7 A' 619 619        
8 A" 1049 1049        
9 A" 673 673        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7479.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7479.1 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 QCISD(T)=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
2.56408 0.39524 0.34246

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.426 0.000
O2 -1.042 -0.439 0.000
O3 1.171 0.105 0.000
H4 -0.370 1.454 0.000
H5 -0.667 -1.336 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.35411.21431.09271.8839
O21.35412.27882.00900.9722
O31.21432.27882.04802.3354
H41.09272.00902.04802.8060
H51.88390.97222.33542.8060

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 107.016 O2 C1 O3 124.967
O2 C1 H4 109.931 O3 C1 H4 125.102
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.304904
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.764746
Nuclear repulsion energy69.440264
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 QCISD(T)=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 A' 3838 3838        
2 A' 3064 3064        
3 A' 1849 1849        
4 A' 1448 1448        
5 A' 1288 1288        
6 A' 1115 1115        
7 A' 646 646        
8 A" 1028 1028        
9 A" 514 514        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7394.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7394.3 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 QCISD(T)=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
2.86153 0.38347 0.33815

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.390 0.000
O2 -0.909 -0.623 0.000
O3 1.191 0.188 0.000
H4 -0.450 1.393 0.000
H5 -1.803 -0.253 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.36101.20761.09941.9142
O21.36102.25082.06770.9677
O31.20762.25082.03543.0260
H41.09942.06772.03542.1308
H51.91420.96773.02602.1308

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 109.411 O2 C1 O3 122.288
O2 C1 H4 113.946 O3 C1 H4 123.765
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability