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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-311G*

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/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBEPBE/6-311G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-311G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-624.688443
Energy at 298.15K-624.691984
HF Energy-624.688443
Nuclear repulsion energy188.420800
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/6-311G*
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' 3545 3508 36.58      
2 A' 1189 1177 143.54      
3 A' 1074 1063 16.82      
4 A' 679 672 139.17      
5 A' 452 448 69.91      
6 A' 410 405 118.38      
7 A' 287 284 10.86      
8 A" 3544 3507 18.09      
9 A" 1046 1035 55.38      
10 A" 676 669 354.08      
11 A" 410 406 57.15      
12 A" 147 145 25.71      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6729.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9896) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6659.3 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/6-311G*
ABC
0.27300 0.24188 0.15315

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.299 0.345 0.000
O2 -1.038 0.992 0.000
O3 0.299 -0.722 1.303
O4 0.299 -0.722 -1.303
H5 -0.631 -0.954 1.523
H6 -0.631 -0.954 -1.523

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.48531.68441.68442.20772.2077
O21.48532.53432.53432.50472.5047
O31.68442.53432.60640.98322.9844
O41.68442.53432.60642.98440.9832
H52.20772.50470.98322.98443.0464
H62.20772.50472.98440.98323.0464

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 108.845 S1 O4 H6 108.845
O2 S1 O3 106.001 O2 S1 O4 106.001
O3 S1 O4 101.369
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.890      
2 O -0.501      
3 O -0.592      
4 O -0.592      
5 H 0.398      
6 H 0.398      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.311 -1.296 0.000 1.843
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.573 5.973 0.000
y 5.973 -30.607 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.222
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.659 5.973 0.000
y 5.973 -0.709 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.368
Polar
3z2-r22.736
x2-y20.034
xy5.973
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.070 -0.314 0.000
y -0.314 4.215 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.814


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 82.851
(<r2>)1/2 9.102