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All results from a given calculation for HCOOH (Formic acid)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
1 2 no CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.503185
Energy at 298.15K-189.505900
HF Energy-188.839735
Nuclear repulsion energy70.185395
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 QCISD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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' 3773 3599        
2 A' 3087 2944        
3 A' 1810 1727        
4 A' 1409 1344        
5 A' 1310 1249        
6 A' 1133 1081        
7 A' 626 597        
8 A" 1051 1002        
9 A" 674 643        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7437.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9537) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7092.8 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 QCISD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
2.59362 0.40182 0.34792

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.422 0.000
O2 -1.032 -0.441 0.000
O3 1.160 0.109 0.000
H4 -0.375 1.452 0.000
H5 -0.651 -1.331 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.34511.20151.09591.8701
O21.34512.26012.00340.9680
O31.20152.26012.03932.3145
H41.09592.00342.03932.7965
H51.87010.96802.31452.7965

picture of Formic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H5 106.760 O2 C1 O3 125.019
O2 C1 H4 109.889 O3 C1 H4 125.092
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.496460
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.832148
Nuclear repulsion energy69.973474
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 QCISD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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' 3838 3660        
2 A' 3003 2864        
3 A' 1852 1766        
4 A' 1420 1354        
5 A' 1287 1228        
6 A' 1115 1063        
7 A' 656 626        
8 A" 1029 981        
9 A" 523 499        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7361.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9537) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7021.0 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 QCISD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
2.89455 0.38985 0.34358

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.386 0.000
O2 -0.898 -0.624 0.000
O3 1.179 0.193 0.000
H4 -0.462 1.387 0.000
H5 -1.788 -0.257 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.35181.19481.10221.9005
O21.35182.23222.05780.9629
O31.19482.23222.02933.0014
H41.10222.05782.02932.1123
H51.90050.96293.00142.1123

picture of Formic acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H5 109.225 O2 C1 O3 122.336
O2 C1 H4 113.589 O3 C1 H4 124.075
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability