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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-31G*

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 PBEPBE/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBEPBE/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-624.599789
Energy at 298.15K-624.603363
HF Energy-624.599789
Nuclear repulsion energy188.266788
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 PBEPBE/6-31G*
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' 3520 3469 54.45      
2 A' 1208 1191 129.10      
3 A' 1088 1072 15.76      
4 A' 707 697 124.29      
5 A' 449 443 56.50      
6 A' 412 406 103.96      
7 A' 281 277 11.25      
8 A" 3517 3467 20.38      
9 A" 1066 1051 58.76      
10 A" 710 700 305.86      
11 A" 412 406 56.35      
12 A" 160 158 17.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6765.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9857) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6668.7 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 PBEPBE/6-31G*
ABC
0.27210 0.24211 0.15318

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.301 0.345 0.000
O2 -1.044 0.989 0.000
O3 0.301 -0.724 1.303
O4 0.301 -0.724 -1.303
H5 -0.648 -0.924 1.496
H6 -0.648 -0.924 -1.496

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.49141.68551.68552.17962.1796
O21.49142.53822.53822.46112.4611
O31.68552.53822.60690.98932.9631
O41.68552.53822.60692.96310.9893
H52.17962.46110.98932.96312.9926
H62.17962.46112.96310.98932.9926

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 106.212 S1 O4 H6 106.212
O2 S1 O3 105.898 O2 S1 O4 105.898
O3 S1 O4 101.306
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.942      
2 O -0.530      
3 O -0.606      
4 O -0.606      
5 H 0.400      
6 H 0.400      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.168 -1.254 0.000 1.714
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.766 5.325 0.000
y 5.325 -30.029 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.497
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.504 5.325 0.000
y 5.325 -0.897 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.401
Polar
3z2-r22.802
x2-y20.262
xy5.325
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.953 -0.333 0.000
y -0.333 4.010 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.601


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 82.326
(<r2>)1/2 9.073