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All results from a given calculation for H2CO (Formaldehyde)

using model chemistry: MP4=FULL/cc-pCVTZ

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=FULL/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.445603
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.911448
Nuclear repulsion energy31.177007
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=FULL/cc-pCVTZ
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 2922 2922        
2 A1 1749 1749        
3 A1 1533 1533        
4 B1 1189 1189        
5 B2 2986 2986        
6 B2 1268 1268        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5823.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5823.1 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=FULL/cc-pCVTZ
ABC
9.54488 1.28342 1.13130

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.679
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.533
H3 0.000 0.936 -1.117
H4 0.000 -0.936 -1.117

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 H3 H4
O11.21192.02542.0254
C21.21191.10341.1034
H32.02541.10341.8721
H42.02541.10341.8721

picture of Formaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 H3 121.969 O1 C2 H4 121.969
H3 C2 H4 116.062
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability