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

using model chemistry: QCISD(TQ)=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'
Energy calculated at QCISD(TQ)=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.311408
Energy at 298.15K-189.314116
HF Energy-188.774161
Nuclear repulsion energy69.733479
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(TQ)=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' 3789 3789        
2 A' 3166 3166        
3 A' 1822 1822        
4 A' 1431 1431        
5 A' 1316 1316        
6 A' 1140 1140        
7 A' 623 623        
8 A" 1053 1053        
9 A" 671 671        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7505.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7505.2 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 QCISD(TQ)=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
2.56793 0.39618 0.34323

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(TQ)=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 -1.040 -0.439 0.000
O3 1.170 0.106 0.000
H4 -0.369 1.453 0.000
H5 -0.666 -1.336 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.35281.21261.09201.8833
O21.35282.27602.00840.9720
O31.21262.27602.04522.3337
H41.09202.00842.04522.8054
H51.88330.97202.33372.8054

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 107.067 O2 C1 O3 124.955
O2 C1 H4 110.010 O3 C1 H4 125.034
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability