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All results from a given calculation for H2CO (Formaldehyde)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.398199
Energy at 298.15K-114.399645
HF Energy-114.398199
Nuclear repulsion energy31.435974
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 PBE1PBE/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 2911 2790 68.08 167.24 0.18 0.31
2 A1 1870 1792 117.12 4.76 0.54 0.70
3 A1 1553 1488 7.30 13.32 0.64 0.78
4 B1 1199 1150 2.41 1.62 0.75 0.86
5 B2 2967 2844 170.65 93.93 0.75 0.86
6 B2 1286 1232 14.78 5.00 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5892.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9585) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5647.9 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 PBE1PBE/6-311G*
ABC
9.45778 1.31147 1.15176

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.672
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.524
H3 0.000 0.940 -1.114
H4 0.000 -0.940 -1.114

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 H3 H4
O11.19602.01802.0180
C21.19601.10991.1099
H32.01801.10991.8807
H42.01801.10991.8807

picture of Formaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 H3 122.085 O1 C2 H4 122.085
H3 C2 H4 115.830
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.256      
2 C -0.087      
3 H 0.172      
4 H 0.172      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -2.253 2.253
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.545 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.473 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.990
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.186 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.294 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.481
Polar
3z2-r2-0.961
x2-y2-0.072
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.116 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.091 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.785


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 16.797
(<r2>)1/2 4.098