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All results from a given calculation for H2CO3 (Carbonic acid)

using model chemistry: G4

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
1 2 no    

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at G4
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-264.920217
Energy at 298.15K-264.915548
HF Energy-265.025337
Nuclear repulsion energy123.310052
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 B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3807 3674 13.19      
2 A1 1862 1797 443.42      
3 A1 1301 1256 35.50      
4 A1 985 951 11.52      
5 A1 546 527 6.90      
6 A2 533 515 0.00      
7 B1 803 775 56.28      
8 B1 608 586 195.16      
9 B2 3804 3671 153.03      
10 B2 1481 1429 114.14      
11 B2 1160 1119 420.15      
12 B2 598 578 49.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8743.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8437.7 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 B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.39866 0.37747 0.19389

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.103
O2 0.000 0.000 1.306
O3 0.000 1.087 -0.681
O4 0.000 -1.087 -0.681
H5 0.000 1.846 -0.083
H6 0.000 -1.846 -0.083

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
C11.20341.34031.34031.85521.8552
O21.20342.26542.26542.31052.3105
O31.34032.26542.17380.96612.9930
O41.34032.26542.17382.99300.9661
H51.85522.31050.96612.99303.6916
H61.85522.31052.99300.96613.6916

picture of Carbonic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O3 H5 106.563 C1 O4 H6 106.563
O2 C1 O3 125.870 O2 C1 O4 125.870
O3 C1 O4 108.260
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.481      
2 O -0.398      
3 O -0.360      
4 O -0.360      
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
  0.000 0.000 -0.213 0.213
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 60.016
(<r2>)1/2 7.747

Conformer 2 ()

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Energy calculated at G4
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-264.917821
Energy at 298.15K-264.913100
HF Energy-265.022517
Nuclear repulsion energy123.171537
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 B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.39866 0.37747 0.19389

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability