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All results from a given calculation for HCOOH (Formic acid)

using model chemistry: MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.468808
Energy at 298.15K-189.471550
HF Energy-188.841516
Nuclear repulsion energy70.755855
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 MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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' 3880 3880 77.99      
2 A' 3137 3137 31.21      
3 A' 1899 1899 390.48      
4 A' 1445 1445 5.74      
5 A' 1346 1346 17.32      
6 A' 1181 1181 267.55      
7 A' 650 650 49.46      
8 A" 1090 1090 1.08      
9 A" 675 675 147.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7651.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7651.0 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 MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
2.62592 0.40894 0.35383

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.419 0.000
O2 -1.022 -0.439 0.000
O3 1.150 0.110 0.000
H4 -0.370 1.447 0.000
H5 -0.653 -1.327 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.33411.19031.09251.8635
O21.33412.23961.99510.9614
O31.19032.23962.02382.3048
H41.09251.99512.02382.7877
H51.86350.96142.30482.7877

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 107.434 O2 C1 O3 124.953
O2 C1 H4 110.211 O3 C1 H4 124.836
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.462058
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-188.833867
Nuclear repulsion energy70.518405
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 MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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' 3946 3946 86.40      
2 A' 3059 3059 56.74      
3 A' 1939 1939 325.98      
4 A' 1461 1461 1.39      
5 A' 1325 1325 346.17      
6 A' 1157 1157 38.60      
7 A' 681 681 10.23      
8 A" 1069 1069 0.04      
9 A" 522 522 90.44      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7578.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7578.8 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 MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
2.94643 0.39575 0.34889

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.382 0.000
O2 -0.890 -0.621 0.000
O3 1.169 0.195 0.000
H4 -0.457 1.381 0.000
H5 -1.778 -0.267 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.34101.18401.09841.8932
O21.34102.21482.04810.9565
O31.18402.21482.01292.9836
H41.09842.04812.01292.1122
H51.89320.95652.98362.1122

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 109.854 O2 C1 O3 122.477
O2 C1 H4 113.824 O3 C1 H4 123.699
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability