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

using model chemistry: CCSD(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 CCSD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.502098
Energy at 298.15K-189.504815
HF Energy-188.839873
Nuclear repulsion energy70.224507
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(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' 3778 3728        
2 A' 3089 3049        
3 A' 1816 1792        
4 A' 1411 1393        
5 A' 1313 1296        
6 A' 1138 1123        
7 A' 628 620        
8 A" 1053 1039        
9 A" 674 665        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7449.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9869) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7352.0 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 CCSD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
2.59534 0.40235 0.34834

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(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 -1.031 -0.441 0.000
O3 1.159 0.109 0.000
H4 -0.375 1.451 0.000
H5 -0.652 -1.331 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.34421.20081.09581.8698
O21.34422.25852.00270.9678
O31.20082.25852.03842.3138
H41.09582.00272.03842.7960
H51.86980.96782.31382.7960

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 106.814 O2 C1 O3 125.010
O2 C1 H4 109.910 O3 C1 H4 125.080
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.495344
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.832276
Nuclear repulsion energy70.008836
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(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' 3843 3793        
2 A' 3005 2966        
3 A' 1856 1832        
4 A' 1423 1404        
5 A' 1290 1273        
6 A' 1119 1104        
7 A' 658 650        
8 A" 1031 1018        
9 A" 523 516        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7374.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9869) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7277.5 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(T)/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
2.89802 0.39024 0.34393

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(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 -0.897 -0.624 0.000
O3 1.179 0.193 0.000
H4 -0.462 1.387 0.000
H5 -1.788 -0.258 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.35091.19421.10211.9000
O21.35092.23102.05730.9627
O31.19422.23102.02833.0004
H41.10212.05732.02832.1125
H51.90000.96273.00042.1125

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 109.271 O2 C1 O3 122.350
O2 C1 H4 113.615 O3 C1 H4 124.035
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability