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All results from a given calculation for H2SO3 (Sulfurous acid)

using model chemistry: HF/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at HF/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/6-31+G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-31+G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at HF/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-623.211836
Energy at 298.15K-623.215941
HF Energy-623.211836
Nuclear repulsion energy196.552745
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 HF/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' 4071 3681 204.09      
2 A' 1337 1209 256.40      
3 A' 1204 1089 34.23      
4 A' 903 817 190.93      
5 A' 547 494 44.05      
6 A' 475 430 154.26      
7 A' 375 339 59.47      
8 A" 4066 3677 78.36      
9 A" 1188 1074 81.17      
10 A" 898 812 412.82      
11 A" 493 446 93.37      
12 A" 185 167 40.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7870.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9042) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7116.9 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 HF/6-31+G**
ABC
0.29349 0.26734 0.16868

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.294 0.337 0.000
O2 -1.026 0.933 0.000
O3 0.294 -0.689 1.229
O4 0.294 -0.689 -1.229
H5 -0.594 -0.915 1.490
H6 -0.594 -0.915 -1.490

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.44801.60101.60102.13862.1386
O21.44802.42532.42532.41212.4121
O31.60102.42532.45770.95232.8685
O41.60102.42532.45772.86850.9523
H52.13862.41210.95232.86852.9791
H62.13862.41212.86850.95232.9791

picture of Sulfurous acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
S1 O3 H5 111.223 S1 O4 H6 111.223
O2 S1 O3 105.287 O2 S1 O4 105.287
O3 S1 O4 100.270
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.460      
2 O -0.867      
3 O -0.703      
4 O -0.703      
5 H 0.406      
6 H 0.406      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.590 -1.651 0.000 1.753
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.511 6.289 0.000
y 6.289 -30.778 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.196
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.024 6.289 0.000
y 6.289 -0.925 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.948
Polar
3z2-r25.896
x2-y2-0.733
xy6.289
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.950 -0.375 0.000
y -0.375 3.933 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.268


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 77.374
(<r2>)1/2 8.796