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

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31+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)

Jump to S1C2
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B1B95/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B1B95/6-31+G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31+G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-624.991071
Energy at 298.15K-624.994774
HF Energy-624.991071
Nuclear repulsion energy192.484197
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 B1B95/6-31+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' 3765 3602 115.21      
2 A' 1242 1188 206.05      
3 A' 1098 1051 9.89      
4 A' 783 749 162.31      
5 A' 475 455 17.03      
6 A' 422 404 160.52      
7 A' 325 311 27.22      
8 A" 3762 3598 47.58      
9 A" 1058 1012 54.98      
10 A" 778 745 389.12      
11 A" 434 415 68.83      
12 A" 127 122 26.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7134.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9566) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6824.9 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 B1B95/6-31+G**
ABC
0.28204 0.25563 0.16113

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.298 0.342 0.000
O2 -1.035 0.962 0.000
O3 0.298 -0.707 1.262
O4 0.298 -0.707 -1.262
H5 -0.621 -0.925 1.491
H6 -0.621 -0.925 -1.491

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.47011.64051.64052.16152.1615
O21.47012.48062.48062.44032.4403
O31.64052.48062.52320.97172.9104
O41.64052.48062.52322.91040.9717
H52.16152.44030.97172.91042.9827
H62.16152.44032.91040.97172.9827

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 108.971 S1 O4 H6 108.971
O2 S1 O3 105.646 O2 S1 O4 105.646
O3 S1 O4 100.535
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.089      
2 O -0.685      
3 O -0.583      
4 O -0.583      
5 H 0.381      
6 H 0.381      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.862 -1.377 0.000 1.624
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.914 5.909 0.000
y 5.909 -30.736 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.795
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.148 5.909 0.000
y 5.909 -0.881 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.029
Polar
3z2-r24.059
x2-y2-0.178
xy5.909
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.523 -0.484 0.000
y -0.484 4.621 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.034


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 79.902
(<r2>)1/2 8.939