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

using model chemistry: QCISD(TQ)=FULL/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at QCISD(TQ)=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-189.276347
Energy at 298.15K-189.279068
HF Energy-188.758754
Nuclear repulsion energy69.749190
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 QCISD(TQ)=FULL/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' 3659 3659        
2 A' 3120 3120        
3 A' 1856 1856        
4 A' 1436 1436        
5 A' 1346 1346        
6 A' 1155 1155        
7 A' 628 628        
8 A" 1055 1055        
9 A" 699 699        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7476.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7476.8 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 QCISD(TQ)=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
2.55974 0.39732 0.34394

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(TQ)=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.425 0.000
O2 -1.040 -0.439 0.000
O3 1.168 0.106 0.000
H4 -0.376 1.458 0.000
H5 -0.648 -1.339 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5
C11.35181.21041.09901.8789
O21.35182.27352.00960.9810
O31.21042.27352.05162.3204
H41.09902.00962.05162.8096
H51.87890.98102.32042.8096

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 106.217 O2 C1 O3 124.992
O2 C1 H4 109.738 O3 C1 H4 125.270
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability