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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/3-21G*

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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 PBEPBE/3-21G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBEPBE/3-21G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/3-21G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-621.504097
Energy at 298.15K-621.507779
HF Energy-621.504097
Nuclear repulsion energy187.937695
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 PBEPBE/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 A' 3234 3084 4.46      
2 A' 1191 1136 103.40      
3 A' 1069 1020 3.79      
4 A' 702 669 114.50      
5 A' 495 472 102.49      
6 A' 398 380 81.19      
7 A' 264 251 13.54      
8 A" 3232 3081 2.28      
9 A" 1034 986 41.30      
10 A" 724 690 296.81      
11 A" 449 428 78.40      
12 A" 203 193 6.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6497.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9535) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6195.1 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 PBEPBE/3-21G*
ABC
0.27471 0.23909 0.15317

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.303 0.342 0.000
O2 -1.048 0.980 0.000
O3 0.303 -0.709 1.311
O4 0.303 -0.709 -1.311
H5 -0.658 -0.982 1.514
H6 -0.658 -0.982 -1.514

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.49451.68001.68002.22902.2290
O21.49452.52912.52912.50882.5088
O31.68002.52912.62201.01942.9965
O41.68002.52912.62202.99651.0194
H52.22902.50881.01942.99653.0283
H62.22902.50882.99651.01943.0283

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 108.857 S1 O4 H6 108.857
O2 S1 O3 105.484 O2 S1 O4 105.484
O3 S1 O4 102.586
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.890      
2 O -0.482      
3 O -0.542      
4 O -0.542      
5 H 0.338      
6 H 0.338      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.477 -1.468 0.000 2.083
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.688 5.580 0.000
y 5.580 -29.224 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.435
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.859 5.580 0.000
y 5.580 -0.162 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.021
Polar
3z2-r22.042
x2-y2-0.464
xy5.580
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.467 -0.131 0.000
y -0.131 3.439 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.073


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 82.382
(<r2>)1/2 9.076