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All results from a given calculation for H2CO (Formaldehyde)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.862555
Energy at 298.15K-113.864000
HF Energy-113.862555
Nuclear repulsion energy30.730407
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 TPSSh/3-21G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 2904 2804 40.36 147.59 0.17 0.29
2 A1 1736 1677 44.25 0.28 0.15 0.26
3 A1 1565 1511 14.99 17.54 0.63 0.78
4 B1 1211 1169 7.02 1.45 0.75 0.86
5 B2 2947 2846 189.56 72.92 0.75 0.86
6 B2 1273 1229 9.11 8.74 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5817.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5617.8 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 TPSSh/3-21G*
ABC
9.73868 1.23455 1.09566

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/3-21G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.692
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.542
H3 0.000 0.927 -1.144
H4 0.000 -0.927 -1.144

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 H3 H4
O11.23402.05702.0570
C21.23401.10531.1053
H32.05701.10531.8534
H42.05701.10531.8534

picture of Formaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 H3 123.029 O1 C2 H4 123.029
H3 C2 H4 113.941
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.382      
2 C 0.044      
3 H 0.169      
4 H 0.169      


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 -2.138 2.138
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.774 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.855 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.534


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.241
(<r2>)1/2 4.152