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

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

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-622.910156
Energy at 298.15K-622.913704
HF Energy-622.910156
Nuclear repulsion energy191.124366
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 LSDA/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' 3596 3542 98.47      
2 A' 1198 1180 182.69      
3 A' 1039 1023 5.42      
4 A' 743 731 146.63      
5 A' 450 443 23.27      
6 A' 407 401 153.61      
7 A' 303 299 16.46      
8 A" 3593 3539 41.10      
9 A" 988 973 45.73      
10 A" 746 735 388.16      
11 A" 418 412 67.43      
12 A" 111 109 21.31      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6795.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.985) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6693.7 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 LSDA/6-31+G**
ABC
0.28000 0.25066 0.15901

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.301 0.342 0.000
O2 -1.045 0.960 0.000
O3 0.301 -0.707 1.275
O4 0.301 -0.707 -1.275
H5 -0.638 -0.916 1.499
H6 -0.638 -0.916 -1.499

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.48141.65121.65122.17032.1703
O21.48142.49362.49362.43572.4357
O31.65122.49362.55010.98742.9356
O41.65122.49362.55012.93560.9874
H52.17032.43570.98742.93562.9972
H62.17032.43572.93560.98742.9972

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 108.023 S1 O4 H6 108.023
O2 S1 O3 105.374 O2 S1 O4 105.374
O3 S1 O4 101.100
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.948      
2 O -0.628      
3 O -0.544      
4 O -0.544      
5 H 0.384      
6 H 0.384      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.010 -1.318 0.000 1.661
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.152 5.786 0.000
y 5.786 -31.099 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.199
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.003 5.786 0.000
y 5.786 -0.924 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.927
Polar
3z2-r23.853
x2-y2-0.053
xy5.786
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.870 -0.502 0.000
y -0.502 4.995 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.495


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 80.923
(<r2>)1/2 8.996