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

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/6-311G*

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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.385316
Energy at 298.15K-189.388079
HF Energy-188.810601
Nuclear repulsion energy70.629791
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 MP3=FULL/6-311G*
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' 3856 3856 45.87      
2 A' 3141 3141 44.62      
3 A' 1925 1925 367.17      
4 A' 1459 1459 8.84      
5 A' 1373 1373 7.96      
6 A' 1201 1201 279.78      
7 A' 657 657 56.44      
8 A" 1091 1091 1.27      
9 A" 714 714 183.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7708.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7708.3 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 MP3=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
2.62043 0.40721 0.35244

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.419 0.000
O2 -1.023 -0.442 0.000
O3 1.152 0.113 0.000
H4 -0.379 1.447 0.000
H5 -0.655 -1.331 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.33661.19191.09601.8683
O21.33662.24411.99590.9618
O31.19192.24412.03082.3129
H41.09601.99592.03082.7918
H51.86830.96182.31292.7918

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 107.635 O2 C1 O3 125.033
O2 C1 H4 109.868 O3 C1 H4 125.100
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.376059
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.800613
Nuclear repulsion energy70.364184
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 MP3=FULL/6-311G*
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' 3912 3912 48.75      
2 A' 3041 3041 84.78      
3 A' 1965 1965 292.80      
4 A' 1486 1486 3.69      
5 A' 1353 1353 364.78      
6 A' 1164 1164 43.08      
7 A' 686 686 11.92      
8 A" 1069 1069 0.74      
9 A" 517 517 119.44      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7597.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7597.6 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 MP3=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
2.95324 0.39311 0.34693

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.381 0.000
O2 -0.892 -0.625 0.000
O3 1.172 0.201 0.000
H4 -0.460 1.384 0.000
H5 -1.782 -0.274 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.34401.18541.10371.8980
O21.34402.22242.05510.9571
O31.18542.22242.01522.9912
H41.10372.05512.01522.1203
H51.89800.95712.99122.1203

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 109.999 O2 C1 O3 122.834
O2 C1 H4 113.838 O3 C1 H4 123.328
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability