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All results from a given calculation for HCOOH (Formic 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 1 yes CS 1A'
1 2 no CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-188.479601
Energy at 298.15K-188.482300
HF Energy-188.360772
Nuclear repulsion energy68.686425
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' 3474 3474 16.65 93.36 0.32 0.49
2 A' 3133 3133 48.30 103.80 0.29 0.45
3 A' 1733 1733 198.43 3.53 0.23 0.38
4 A' 1441 1441 1.86 12.94 0.66 0.79
5 A' 1336 1336 7.58 1.64 0.51 0.68
6 A' 1061 1061 227.77 3.68 0.16 0.27
7 A' 607 607 49.61 5.28 0.64 0.78
8 A" 1079 1079 6.34 1.83 0.75 0.86
9 A" 688 688 186.15 4.30 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7274.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7274.9 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
2.51238 0.38324 0.33251

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)
C1 0.000 0.435 0.000
O2 -1.049 -0.461 0.000
O3 1.186 0.128 0.000
H4 -0.416 1.441 0.000
H5 -0.681 -1.388 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.37921.22541.08931.9453
O21.37922.31192.00430.9975
O31.22542.31192.07202.4052
H41.08932.00432.07202.8412
H51.94530.99752.40522.8412

picture of Formic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H5 108.802 O2 C1 O3 125.050
O2 C1 H4 108.001 O3 C1 H4 126.949
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-188.468755
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.350092
Nuclear repulsion energy68.540664
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' 3517 3517 19.14 122.19 0.31 0.47
2 A' 2998 2998 97.10 83.53 0.31 0.48
3 A' 1795 1795 161.55 4.49 0.14 0.24
4 A' 1473 1473 0.15 12.74 0.66 0.79
5 A' 1221 1221 248.07 8.72 0.75 0.86
6 A' 1091 1091 89.12 9.29 0.25 0.40
7 A' 645 645 9.87 1.23 0.69 0.82
8 A" 1065 1065 0.29 2.26 0.75 0.86
9 A" 482 482 120.08 4.34 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7143.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7143.7 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
2.80999 0.37300 0.32929

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)
C1 0.000 0.398 0.000
O2 -0.914 -0.640 0.000
O3 1.203 0.205 0.000
H4 -0.474 1.390 0.000
H5 -1.843 -0.295 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.38341.21891.09911.9693
O21.38342.27942.07720.9918
O31.21892.27942.05423.0873
H41.09912.07722.05422.1706
H51.96930.99183.08732.1706

picture of Formic acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H5 110.937 O2 C1 O3 122.184
O2 C1 H4 113.097 O3 C1 H4 124.720
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability