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All results from a given calculation for H2OH2O (water dimer)

using model chemistry: HF/6-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-151.983211
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-151.983211
Counterpoise corrected energy 
CP Energy at 298.15K 
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy37.111747
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 HF/6-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/6-31G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 -0.032 0.540 0.000
O2 -0.017 1.497 0.000
O3 -0.017 -1.343 0.000
H4 0.870 1.833 0.000
H5 -0.280 -1.804 0.788
H6 -0.280 -1.804 -0.788

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 O2 O3 H4 H5 H6
H10.95711.88361.57562.48542.4854
O20.95712.84050.94853.40403.4040
O31.88362.84053.29740.94980.9498
H41.57560.94853.29743.89423.8942
H52.48543.40400.94983.89421.5763
H62.48543.40400.94983.89421.5763

picture of water dimer state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H1 O2 H4 111.548 H1 O3 H5 118.864
H1 O3 H6 118.864 O2 H1 O3 178.717
H5 O3 H6 112.162
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.473      
2 O -0.881      
3 O -0.832      
4 H 0.386      
5 H 0.427      
6 H 0.427      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.713 -4.218 0.000 4.277
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.090 6.269 0.000
y 6.269 -9.590 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.987
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.802 6.269 0.000
y 6.269 1.949 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.147
Polar
3z2-r2-0.294
x2-y2-2.501
xy6.269
xz0.000
yz0.000


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 51.489
(<r2>)1/2 7.176