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All results from a given calculation for SO2 (Sulfur dioxide)

using model chemistry: BLYP/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-545.894426
Energy at 298.15K-545.895276
HF Energy-545.894426
Nuclear repulsion energy103.639224
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 BLYP/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 1023 1016 13.60 14.88 0.20 0.33
2 A1 470 467 25.46 4.05 0.74 0.85
3 B2 1233 1225 80.43 7.62 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1362.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9935) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1353.7 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 BLYP/3-21G*
ABC
1.84468 0.31595 0.26975

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 0.000 0.378
O2 0.000 1.291 -0.378
O3 0.000 -1.291 -0.378

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3
S11.49651.4965
O21.49652.5829
O31.49652.5829

picture of Sulfur dioxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 S1 O3 119.314
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.705      
2 O -0.352      
3 O -0.352      


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 1.559 1.559
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.504 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -26.379 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -22.161
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.766 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.047 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.280
Polar
3z2-r22.561
x2-y25.875
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.584 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.949 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.989


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.632
(<r2>)1/2 6.755