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

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

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

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-624.630946
Energy at 298.15K-624.634387
HF Energy-624.630946
Nuclear repulsion energy187.824339
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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' 3594 3553 73.64      
2 A' 1172 1158 162.40      
3 A' 1047 1035 17.01      
4 A' 685 677 137.96      
5 A' 434 429 20.37      
6 A' 388 383 145.29      
7 A' 293 290 10.68      
8 A" 3591 3550 36.71      
9 A" 1017 1005 45.03      
10 A" 680 673 360.43      
11 A" 400 396 45.90      
12 A" 114 113 24.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6706.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9886) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6630.4 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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31+G**
ABC
0.27011 0.24153 0.15213

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.300 0.345 0.000
O2 -1.042 1.000 0.000
O3 0.300 -0.728 1.304
O4 0.300 -0.728 -1.304
H5 -0.638 -0.936 1.522
H6 -0.638 -0.936 -1.522

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.49421.68861.68862.19972.1997
O21.49422.54742.54742.49622.4962
O31.68862.54742.60870.98542.9857
O41.68862.54742.60872.98570.9854
H52.19972.49620.98542.98573.0449
H62.19972.49622.98570.98543.0449

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 107.782 S1 O4 H6 107.782
O2 S1 O3 106.175 O2 S1 O4 106.175
O3 S1 O4 101.151
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBEultrafine/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.947      
2 O -0.606      
3 O -0.535      
4 O -0.535      
5 H 0.365      
6 H 0.365      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.013 -1.185 0.000 1.559
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.981 5.758 0.000
y 5.758 -31.238 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.532
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.596 5.758 0.000
y 5.758 -0.982 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.578
Polar
3z2-r23.156
x2-y20.257
xy5.758
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.915 -0.590 0.000
y -0.590 5.200 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.747


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 83.479
(<r2>)1/2 9.137