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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

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 B3PW91/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/6-311G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-624.950359
Energy at 298.15K-624.954094
HF Energy-624.950359
Nuclear repulsion energy191.726711
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 B3PW91/6-311G*
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' 3702 3564 65.80      
2 A' 1243 1197 178.67      
3 A' 1118 1076 15.81      
4 A' 749 721 165.85      
5 A' 478 460 36.41      
6 A' 441 424 170.95      
7 A' 318 306 20.48      
8 A" 3700 3562 28.04      
9 A" 1088 1048 63.04      
10 A" 743 715 389.04      
11 A" 435 419 71.35      
12 A" 150 145 31.53      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7082.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9627) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6818.0 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 B3PW91/6-311G*
ABC
0.28106 0.25218 0.15942

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.296 0.343 0.000
O2 -1.032 0.968 0.000
O3 0.296 -0.709 1.272
O4 0.296 -0.709 -1.272
H5 -0.614 -0.949 1.508
H6 -0.614 -0.949 -1.508

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.46791.65011.65012.18522.1852
O21.46792.48832.48832.47502.4750
O31.65012.48832.54300.97132.9352
O41.65012.48832.54302.93520.9713
H52.18522.47500.97132.93523.0169
H62.18522.47502.93520.97133.0169

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 110.237 S1 O4 H6 110.237
O2 S1 O3 105.740 O2 S1 O4 105.740
O3 S1 O4 100.809
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.994      
2 O -0.560      
3 O -0.637      
4 O -0.637      
5 H 0.420      
6 H 0.420      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.180 -1.424 0.000 1.849
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.654 6.247 0.000
y 6.247 -30.373 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.734
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.100 6.247 0.000
y 6.247 -0.679 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.780
Polar
3z2-r23.559
x2-y2-0.281
xy6.247
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.839 -0.306 0.000
y -0.306 3.889 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.384


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 80.405
(<r2>)1/2 8.967