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

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-547.312543
Energy at 298.15K-547.313244
HF Energy-546.930585
Nuclear repulsion energy95.761837
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 CCSD/6-31G
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 862 813 0.66      
2 A1 386 364 28.69      
3 B2 958 904 42.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1103.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9431) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1040.6 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 CCSD/6-31G
ABC
1.31705 0.28566 0.23475

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-31G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 0.000 0.447
O2 0.000 1.358 -0.447
O3 0.000 -1.358 -0.447

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3
S11.62641.6264
O21.62642.7164
O31.62642.7164

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 113.252
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability