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

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-625.090835
Energy at 298.15K-625.094545
HF Energy-625.090835
Nuclear repulsion energy190.797754
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 B3LYPultrafine/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' 3669 3545 57.84      
2 A' 1231 1189 164.02      
3 A' 1111 1073 23.88      
4 A' 728 704 163.32      
5 A' 473 457 45.30      
6 A' 436 421 157.23      
7 A' 312 302 17.24      
8 A" 3667 3544 25.77      
9 A" 1092 1055 64.40      
10 A" 720 696 381.20      
11 A" 430 416 65.99      
12 A" 160 154 30.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7014.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6777.6 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*
ABC
0.27863 0.24928 0.15775

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.297 0.346 0.000
O2 -1.034 0.973 0.000
O3 0.297 -0.713 1.279
O4 0.297 -0.713 -1.279
H5 -0.616 -0.954 1.516
H6 -0.616 -0.954 -1.516

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.47151.66061.66062.19582.1958
O21.47152.50002.50002.48712.4871
O31.66062.50002.55880.97342.9507
O41.66062.50002.55882.95070.9734
H52.19582.48710.97342.95073.0325
H62.19582.48712.95070.97343.0325

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 110.206 S1 O4 H6 110.206
O2 S1 O3 105.756 O2 S1 O4 105.756
O3 S1 O4 100.785
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.002      
2 O -0.556      
3 O -0.632      
4 O -0.632      
5 H 0.409      
6 H 0.409      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.142 -1.349 0.000 1.768
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.805 6.255 0.000
y 6.255 -30.572 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.029
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.005 6.255 0.000
y 6.255 -0.655 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.659
Polar
3z2-r23.318
x2-y2-0.233
xy6.255
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.879 -0.283 0.000
y -0.283 3.969 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.488


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 81.180
(<r2>)1/2 9.010