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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-624.610590
Energy at 298.15K-624.614174
HF Energy-624.610590
Nuclear repulsion energy188.449622
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' 3590 3540 58.40      
2 A' 1201 1184 131.49      
3 A' 1075 1060 11.01      
4 A' 709 699 125.96      
5 A' 448 442 47.07      
6 A' 408 403 108.88      
7 A' 282 278 12.78      
8 A" 3587 3538 22.04      
9 A" 1046 1032 56.71      
10 A" 710 700 307.66      
11 A" 411 405 56.19      
12 A" 164 162 16.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6814.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6721.5 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
0.27223 0.24286 0.15347

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 1.301
O4 0.301 -0.724 -1.301
H5 -0.645 -0.921 1.493
H6 -0.645 -0.921 -1.493

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.49141.68381.68382.17402.1740
O21.49142.53702.53702.45682.4568
O31.68382.53702.60260.98532.9569
O41.68382.53702.60262.95690.9853
H52.17402.45680.98532.95692.9863
H62.17402.45682.95690.98532.9863

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 106.101 S1 O4 H6 106.101
O2 S1 O3 105.909 O2 S1 O4 105.909
O3 S1 O4 101.219
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 0.951      
2 O -0.531      
3 O -0.529      
4 O -0.529      
5 H 0.319      
6 H 0.319      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.118 -1.257 0.000 1.683
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.758 5.258 0.000
y 5.258 -30.010 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.421
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.542 5.258 0.000
y 5.258 -0.921 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.463
Polar
3z2-r22.926
x2-y20.252
xy5.258
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.960 -0.331 0.000
y -0.331 4.021 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.606


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 82.172
(<r2>)1/2 9.065