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

using model chemistry: QCISD(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 QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.545177
Energy at 298.15K-189.547907
HF Energy-188.841171
Nuclear repulsion energy70.306372
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 QCISD(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' 3777 3614        
2 A' 3103 2969        
3 A' 1831 1753        
4 A' 1427 1366        
5 A' 1328 1271        
6 A' 1140 1091        
7 A' 632 605        
8 A" 1076 1030        
9 A" 683 654        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7498.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9569) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7175.6 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 QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVTZ
ABC
2.61118 0.40276 0.34894

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(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 1.159 0.110 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
C11.34361.19971.08941.8621
O21.34362.25781.99550.9673
O31.19972.25782.03232.3043
H41.08941.99552.03232.7835
H51.86210.96732.30432.7835

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 106.233 O2 C1 O3 125.094
O2 C1 H4 109.767 O3 C1 H4 125.138
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.538126
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.833256
Nuclear repulsion energy70.080255
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 QCISD(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' 3845 3680        
2 A' 3019 2889        
3 A' 1874 1793        
4 A' 1445 1383        
5 A' 1300 1244        
6 A' 1132 1083        
7 A' 666 637        
8 A" 1056 1010        
9 A" 528 505        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7432.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9569) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7112.2 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 QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVTZ
ABC
2.92295 0.39018 0.34423

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.384 0.000
O2 -0.898 -0.624 0.000
O3 1.178 0.195 0.000
H4 -0.461 1.378 0.000
H5 -1.782 -0.246 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.34991.19331.09561.8900
O21.34992.23232.04920.9619
O31.19332.23232.02102.9933
H41.09562.04922.02102.0933
H51.89000.96192.99332.0933

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 108.523 O2 C1 O3 122.622
O2 C1 H4 113.438 O3 C1 H4 123.940
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability