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

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
1 2 no CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.544119
Energy at 298.15K-189.546851
HF Energy-188.841297
Nuclear repulsion energy70.344233
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 CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pVTZ
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' 3782 3623        
2 A' 3106 2975        
3 A' 1837 1760        
4 A' 1429 1369        
5 A' 1331 1275        
6 A' 1144 1096        
7 A' 634 608        
8 A" 1078 1033        
9 A" 682 654        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7511.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.958) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7195.8 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 CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pVTZ
ABC
2.61182 0.40332 0.34937

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.421 0.000
O2 -1.031 -0.440 0.000
O3 1.158 0.109 0.000
H4 -0.374 1.444 0.000
H5 -0.644 -1.326 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.34281.19901.08921.8621
O21.34282.25621.99490.9670
O31.19902.25622.03162.3038
H41.08921.99492.03162.7833
H51.86210.96702.30382.7833

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 106.315 O2 C1 O3 125.064
O2 C1 H4 109.790 O3 C1 H4 125.145
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.537044
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.833372
Nuclear repulsion energy70.118485
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 CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pVTZ
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' 3850 3688        
2 A' 3021 2894        
3 A' 1880 1801        
4 A' 1447 1386        
5 A' 1302 1247        
6 A' 1136 1088        
7 A' 667 639        
8 A" 1057 1012        
9 A" 523 501        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7440.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.958) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7127.8 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 CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pVTZ
ABC
2.92648 0.39060 0.34461

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.383 0.000
O2 -0.897 -0.624 0.000
O3 1.178 0.195 0.000
H4 -0.460 1.377 0.000
H5 -1.782 -0.246 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.34901.19261.09541.8898
O21.34902.23102.04860.9616
O31.19262.23102.01992.9923
H41.09542.04862.01992.0937
H51.88980.96162.99232.0937

picture of Formic acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H5 108.581 O2 C1 O3 122.631
O2 C1 H4 113.464 O3 C1 H4 123.904
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability