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All results from a given calculation for H2CO (Formaldehyde)

using model chemistry: MP4/CEP-121G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP4/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-22.660562
Energy at 298.15K-22.662001
HF Energy-22.323535
Nuclear repulsion energy17.495632
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 MP4/CEP-121G*
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 2917 2753        
2 A1 1714 1618        
3 A1 1526 1440        
4 B1 1176 1110        
5 B2 2993 2825        
6 B2 1256 1185        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5790.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9438) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5465.4 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 MP4/CEP-121G*
ABC
9.38369 1.24467 1.09891

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/CEP-121G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.689
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.543
H3 0.000 0.944 -1.129
H4 0.000 -0.944 -1.129

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 H3 H4
O11.23262.04862.0486
C21.23261.11091.1109
H32.04861.11091.8881
H42.04861.11091.8881

picture of Formaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 H3 121.806 O1 C2 H4 121.806
H3 C2 H4 116.389
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability