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All results from a given calculation for H2SO3 (Sulfurous acid)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-625.174342
Energy at 298.15K-625.178013
HF Energy-625.174342
Nuclear repulsion energy192.052013
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/aug-cc-pVTZ
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' 3698 3578 97.95      
2 A' 1227 1187 170.63      
3 A' 1095 1060 17.60      
4 A' 746 722 140.52      
5 A' 473 458 14.41      
6 A' 394 381 116.49      
7 A' 331 321 28.48      
8 A" 3695 3575 47.23      
9 A" 1081 1045 53.73      
10 A" 736 712 344.52      
11 A" 429 415 41.37      
12 A" 129 125 21.64      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7016.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9675) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6788.9 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/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.28154 0.25378 0.16007

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.297 0.342 0.000
O2 -1.033 0.964 0.000
O3 0.297 -0.711 1.267
O4 0.297 -0.711 -1.267
H5 -0.625 -0.899 1.509
H6 -0.625 -0.899 -1.509

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.46871.64751.64752.16012.1601
O21.46872.48652.48652.43192.4319
O31.64752.48652.53380.97192.9307
O41.64752.48652.53382.93070.9719
H52.16012.43190.97192.93073.0170
H62.16012.43192.93070.97193.0170

picture of Sulfurous acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
S1 O3 H5 108.338 S1 O4 H6 108.338
O2 S1 O3 105.720 O2 S1 O4 105.720
O3 S1 O4 100.528
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.289      
2 O -0.739      
3 O -0.447      
4 O -0.447      
5 H 0.171      
6 H 0.171      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.683 -1.294 0.000 1.463
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.816 5.301 0.000
y 5.301 -30.933 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.536
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.082 5.301 0.000
y 5.301 -1.257 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.339
Polar
3z2-r24.677
x2-y20.116
xy5.301
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.087 -0.354 0.000
y -0.354 5.269 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.774


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 80.196
(<r2>)1/2 8.955