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All results from a given calculation for H2CO (Formaldehyde)

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.173072
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.864893
Nuclear repulsion energy31.218138
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 MP3/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3020 2835 38.89      
2 A1 1874 1759 74.88      
3 A1 1596 1498 4.79      
4 B1 1216 1142 3.34      
5 B2 3095 2905 120.04      
6 B2 1310 1229 13.45      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6055.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5683.9 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 MP3/6-31G*
ABC
9.55426 1.28727 1.13443

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.678
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.532
H3 0.000 0.936 -1.117
H4 0.000 -0.936 -1.117

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 H3 H4
O11.20972.02402.0240
C21.20971.10351.1035
H32.02401.10351.8712
H42.02401.10351.8712

picture of Formaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 H3 122.020 O1 C2 H4 122.020
H3 C2 H4 115.960
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability