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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B3LYP/6-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/6-31G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-624.827748
Energy at 298.15K-624.830901
HF Energy-624.827748
Nuclear repulsion energy175.675945
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
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' 3507 3374 33.16      
2 A' 1142 1099 25.81      
3 A' 904 869 49.37      
4 A' 625 601 87.38      
5 A' 402 387 151.78      
6 A' 324 311 88.14      
7 A' 218 210 3.79      
8 A" 3504 3371 45.71      
9 A" 1091 1049 48.66      
10 A" 629 605 216.60      
11 A" 338 325 95.66      
12 A" 147 142 16.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6415.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6171.5 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
ABC
0.23707 0.20891 0.13388

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.330 0.382 0.000
O2 -1.165 1.012 0.000
O3 0.330 -0.767 1.396
O4 0.330 -0.767 -1.396
H5 -0.613 -0.968 1.633
H6 -0.613 -0.968 -1.633

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 O2 O3 O4 H5 H6
S11.62221.80821.80822.31882.3188
O21.62222.71092.71092.62552.6255
O31.80822.71092.79270.99203.1790
O41.80822.71092.79273.17900.9920
H52.31882.62550.99203.17903.2662
H62.31882.62553.17900.99203.2662

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 108.245 S1 O4 H6 108.245
O2 S1 O3 104.290 O2 S1 O4 104.290
O3 S1 O4 101.111
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 1.123      
2 O -0.617      
3 O -0.636      
4 O -0.636      
5 H 0.382      
6 H 0.382      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.965 -0.765 0.000 1.231
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.845 7.054 0.000
y 7.054 -31.251 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.841
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.299 7.054 0.000
y 7.054 -0.408 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.707
Polar
3z2-r23.414
x2-y2-0.594
xy7.054
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.142 -0.766 0.000
y -0.766 4.158 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.243


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 92.781
(<r2>)1/2 9.632