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All results from a given calculation for H2CO (Formaldehyde)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2pd)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2pd)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.477178
Energy at 298.15K-114.478623
HF Energy-114.333671
Nuclear repulsion energy31.367728
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/6-311+G(3df,2pd)
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 2928 2928 70.06      
2 A1 1795 1795 93.83      
3 A1 1542 1542 11.98      
4 B1 1205 1205 5.95      
5 B2 2993 2993 105.46      
6 B2 1272 1272 10.61      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5867.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5867.2 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/6-311+G(3df,2pd)
ABC
9.55038 1.30229 1.14602

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2pd)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.674
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.529
H3 0.000 0.936 -1.111
H4 0.000 -0.936 -1.111

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 H3 H4
O11.20262.01522.0152
C21.20261.10211.1021
H32.01521.10211.8716
H42.01521.10211.8716

picture of Formaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 H3 121.886 O1 C2 H4 121.886
H3 C2 H4 116.227
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability