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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/3-21G

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/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-377.011425
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-376.771575
Nuclear repulsion energy235.683720
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/3-21G
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 3160 3160 0.00      
2 Ag 2456 2456 0.00      
3 Ag 1635 1635 0.00      
4 Ag 1498 1498 0.00      
5 Ag 1432 1432 0.00      
6 Ag 1251 1251 0.00      
7 Ag 684 684 0.00      
8 Ag 279 279 0.00      
9 Ag 191 191 0.00      
10 Au 1217 1217 311.10      
11 Au 1053 1053 73.94      
12 Au 216 216 11.71      
13 Au 96 96 0.59      
14 Bg 1163 1163 0.00      
15 Bg 1072 1072 0.00      
16 Bg 313 313 0.00      
17 Bu 3158 3158 42.81      
18 Bu 2692 2692 3346.95      
19 Bu 1681 1681 498.16      
20 Bu 1510 1510 99.41      
21 Bu 1452 1452 106.36      
22 Bu 1243 1243 231.54      
23 Bu 729 729 19.24      
24 Bu 392 392 90.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15287.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15287.2 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/3-21G
ABC
0.19248 0.08158 0.05730

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/3-21G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.855 -0.086 0.000
C2 -1.855 0.086 0.000
O3 1.278 1.029 0.000
O4 -1.278 -1.029 0.000
O5 1.278 -1.281 0.000
O6 -1.278 1.281 0.000
H7 2.940 -0.155 0.000
H8 -2.940 0.155 0.000
H9 -0.227 1.233 0.000
H10 0.227 -1.233 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 O4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C13.71361.25563.27171.32693.41761.08764.80112.46461.9914
C23.71363.27171.25563.41761.32694.80111.08761.99142.4646
O31.25563.27173.28182.31002.56792.04144.30761.51882.4946
O43.27171.25563.28182.56792.31004.30762.04142.49461.5188
O51.32693.41762.31002.56793.61812.00754.45572.92991.0516
O63.41761.32692.56792.31003.61814.45572.00751.05162.9299
H71.08764.80112.04144.30762.00754.45575.88863.45842.9193
H84.80111.08764.30762.04144.45572.00755.88862.91933.4584
H92.46461.99141.51882.49462.92991.05163.45842.91932.5079
H101.99142.46462.49461.51881.05162.92992.91933.45842.5079

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 125.069 C1 O5 H10 113.192
C2 O4 H10 125.069 C2 O6 H9 113.192
O3 C1 O5 126.866 O3 C1 H7 121.027
O3 H9 O6 174.873 O4 C2 O6 126.866
O4 C2 H8 121.027 O4 H10 O5 174.873
O5 C1 H7 112.108 O6 C2 H8 112.108
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability