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All results from a given calculation for H2SO3 (Sulfurous acid)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/3-21G*

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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 B2PLYP/3-21G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP/3-21G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-621.508075
Energy at 298.15K-621.511912
HF Energy-621.337784
Nuclear repulsion energy190.620975
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 B2PLYP/3-21G*
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' 3392 3392 20.12      
2 A' 1238 1238 121.19      
3 A' 1114 1114 5.33      
4 A' 765 765 153.10      
5 A' 507 507 99.50      
6 A' 436 436 105.09      
7 A' 294 294 26.04      
8 A" 3391 3391 9.90      
9 A" 1079 1079 47.50      
10 A" 778 778 342.62      
11 A" 466 466 94.62      
12 A" 198 198 12.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6828.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6828.4 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 B2PLYP/3-21G*
ABC
0.27827 0.24954 0.15855

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.300 0.346 0.000
O2 -1.043 0.967 0.000
O3 0.300 -0.705 1.277
O4 0.300 -0.705 -1.277
H5 -0.635 -0.999 1.496
H6 -0.635 -0.999 -1.496

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.47921.65371.65372.21822.2182
O21.47922.49542.49542.50312.5031
O31.65372.49542.55331.00422.9405
O41.65372.49542.55332.94051.0042
H52.21822.50311.00422.94052.9915
H62.21822.50312.94051.00422.9915

picture of Sulfurous acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
S1 O3 H5 110.751 S1 O4 H6 110.751
O2 S1 O3 105.460 O2 S1 O4 105.460
O3 S1 O4 101.065
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.015      
2 O -0.526      
3 O -0.598      
4 O -0.598      
5 H 0.353      
6 H 0.353      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.389 -1.492 0.000 2.039
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.025 5.990 0.000
y 5.990 -29.240 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.516
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.148 5.990 0.000
y 5.990 0.031 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.116
Polar
3z2-r22.232
x2-y2-0.786
xy5.990
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.291 -0.160 0.000
y -0.160 3.249 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.714


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 80.552
(<r2>)1/2 8.975