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All results from a given calculation for C2H4O4 (Formic acid dimer)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1AG
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-379.318176
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-378.915741
Nuclear repulsion energy236.453113
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 Ag 3120 3120 0.00      
2 Ag 3102 3102 0.00      
3 Ag 1730 1730 0.00      
4 Ag 1500 1500 0.00      
5 Ag 1424 1424 0.00      
6 Ag 1272 1272 0.00      
7 Ag 689 689 0.00      
8 Ag 212 212 0.00      
9 Ag 176 176 0.00      
10 Au 1118 1118 46.15      
11 Au 994 994 153.48      
12 Au 183 183 7.29      
13 Au 76 76 1.77      
14 Bg 1094 1094 0.00      
15 Bg 977 977 0.00      
16 Bg 276 276 0.00      
17 Bu 3243 3243 2166.63      
18 Bu 3097 3097 433.98      
19 Bu 1801 1801 668.07      
20 Bu 1470 1470 1.47      
21 Bu 1421 1421 49.03      
22 Bu 1274 1274 296.01      
23 Bu 725 725 37.90      
24 Bu 286 286 70.59      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15628.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15628.2 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.20154 0.07745 0.05595

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.628 -0.956 0.000
C2 -1.628 0.956 0.000
O3 1.628 0.263 0.000
O4 -1.628 -0.263 0.000
O5 0.582 -1.741 0.000
O6 -0.582 1.741 0.000
H7 2.560 -1.532 0.000
H8 -2.560 1.532 0.000
H9 0.255 1.196 0.000
H10 -0.255 -1.196 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 O4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C13.77591.21933.32891.30833.48681.09534.87102.55271.8978
C23.77593.32891.21933.48681.30834.87101.09531.89782.5527
O31.21933.32893.29822.26122.65842.02234.37571.66002.3816
O43.32891.21933.29822.65842.26124.37572.02232.38161.6600
O51.30833.48682.26122.65843.67171.98944.53662.95510.9985
O63.48681.30832.65842.26123.67174.53661.98940.99852.9551
H71.09534.87102.02234.37571.98944.53665.96623.57102.8344
H84.87101.09534.37572.02234.53661.98945.96622.83443.5710
H92.55271.89781.66002.38162.95510.99853.57102.83442.4448
H101.89782.55272.38161.66000.99852.95512.83443.57102.4448

picture of Formic acid dimer state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O3 H9 124.176 C1 O5 H10 109.985
C2 O4 H10 124.176 C2 O6 H9 109.985
O3 C1 O5 126.884 O3 C1 H7 121.703
O3 H9 O6 178.956 O4 C2 O6 126.884
O4 C2 H8 121.703 O4 H10 O5 178.956
O5 C1 H7 111.414 O6 C2 H8 111.414
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability