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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/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 TPSSh/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-545.917543
Energy at 298.15K-545.918434
HF Energy-545.917543
Nuclear repulsion energy105.115293
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
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 1102 1064 19.13 16.09 0.20 0.34
2 A1 498 481 32.60 3.87 0.74 0.85
3 B2 1323 1277 103.32 8.00 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1460.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1410.8 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
1.89087 0.32535 0.27759

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)
S1 0.000 0.000 0.373
O2 0.000 1.273 -0.373
O3 0.000 -1.273 -0.373

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3
S11.47551.4755
O21.47552.5453
O31.47552.5453

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 119.199
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 S 0.775      
2 O -0.388      
3 O -0.388      


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 1.689 1.689
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 1.575 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.852 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.934


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.776
(<r2>)1/2 6.691