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

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

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)

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Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.373486
Energy at 298.15K-189.376221
HF Energy-188.783115
Nuclear repulsion energy70.177455
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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
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' 3782 3572 70.35 54.30 0.25 0.40
2 A' 3132 2958 38.90 88.45 0.28 0.44
3 A' 1842 1739 272.03 9.10 0.20 0.33
4 A' 1431 1352 1.95 8.66 0.57 0.73
5 A' 1332 1258 13.23 1.12 0.23 0.38
6 A' 1149 1085 235.23 2.40 0.13 0.23
7 A' 630 595 45.77 3.61 0.50 0.67
8 A" 1080 1020 1.45 1.74 0.75 0.86
9 A" 703 664 135.95 1.11 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7539.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7121.4 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
2.61234 0.40089 0.34755

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.419 0.000
O2 -1.034 -0.439 0.000
O3 1.162 0.109 0.000
H4 -0.384 1.446 0.000
H5 -0.640 -1.324 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.34381.20301.09581.8572
O21.34382.26371.99340.9691
O31.20302.26372.04392.3026
H41.09581.99342.04392.7816
H51.85720.96912.30262.7816

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 105.688 O2 C1 O3 125.368
O2 C1 H4 109.172 O3 C1 H4 125.461
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.365808
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.775014
Nuclear repulsion energy69.964679
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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
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' 3856 3642 74.96 71.87 0.27 0.42
2 A' 3041 2872 69.97 81.02 0.28 0.43
3 A' 1878 1774 223.78 9.14 0.18 0.30
4 A' 1451 1371 0.25 8.46 0.57 0.72
5 A' 1300 1228 305.47 2.35 0.71 0.83
6 A' 1146 1082 32.81 7.29 0.30 0.46
7 A' 660 623 9.56 0.99 0.56 0.72
8 A" 1061 1002 0.33 2.01 0.75 0.86
9 A" 534 504 86.46 1.36 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7462.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7048.6 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
2.90995 0.38919 0.34328

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.383 0.000
O2 -0.900 -0.622 0.000
O3 1.182 0.192 0.000
H4 -0.465 1.383 0.000
H5 -1.785 -0.241 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.34911.19701.10291.8908
O21.34912.23522.05170.9631
O31.19702.23522.03222.9979
H41.10292.05172.03222.0929
H51.89080.96312.99792.0929

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 108.564 O2 C1 O3 122.665
O2 C1 H4 113.218 O3 C1 H4 124.117
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability