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

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at CCSD/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD/6-31+G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-31+G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.276884
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.765682
Nuclear repulsion energy69.665188
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/6-31+G**
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' 3879 3623 67.18      
2 A' 3093 2888 67.11      
3 A' 1890 1765 306.41      
4 A' 1467 1370 1.43      
5 A' 1306 1220 333.68      
6 A' 1136 1061 49.90      
7 A' 658 614 10.94      
8 A" 1051 981 0.15      
9 A" 506 472 108.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7492.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9338) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6996.8 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 CCSD/6-31+G**
ABC
2.88272 0.38591 0.34035

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.388 0.000
O2 -0.905 -0.622 0.000
O3 1.186 0.190 0.000
H4 -0.450 1.390 0.000
H5 -1.800 -0.260 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.35651.20271.09821.9136
O21.35652.24312.06330.9657
O31.20272.24312.02913.0201
H41.09822.06332.02912.1328
H51.91360.96573.02012.1328

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 109.841 O2 C1 O3 122.332
O2 C1 H4 113.987 O3 C1 H4 123.681
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability