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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-621.300477
Energy at 298.15K-621.303921
HF Energy-621.133737
Nuclear repulsion energy179.834490
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=FULL/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' 3342 3181 11.84      
2 A' 1194 1137 18.86      
3 A' 1001 953 37.03      
4 A' 646 615 88.03      
5 A' 468 445 129.07      
6 A' 330 314 81.39      
7 A' 223 213 12.79      
8 A" 3339 3179 17.39      
9 A" 1131 1077 52.57      
10 A" 676 644 208.84      
11 A" 423 403 87.79      
12 A" 183 174 0.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6477.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.952) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6166.4 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=FULL/3-21G
ABC
0.25269 0.21620 0.14238

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.330 0.382 0.000
O2 -1.161 0.932 0.000
O3 0.330 -0.731 1.369
O4 0.330 -0.731 -1.369
H5 -0.641 -0.937 1.551
H6 -0.641 -0.937 -1.551

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.58921.76451.76452.25592.2559
O21.58922.61982.61982.48352.4835
O31.76452.61982.73851.00963.0848
O41.76452.61982.73853.08481.0096
H52.25592.48351.00963.08483.1027
H62.25592.48353.08481.00963.1027

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 105.570 S1 O4 H6 105.570
O2 S1 O3 102.606 O2 S1 O4 102.606
O3 S1 O4 101.791
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability