This page shows an accurate representation of the vibrational frequencies of Formaldehyde based on the experimental observations of the 3-21G level of theory.

 


IR Spectrum of Formaldehyde

Figure 1: The graph represents the infrared spectrum of Formaldehyde.

Table 1: The data represents the relationship between the experimental frequencies and the literature values.

Vibrational Frequency (cm^-1)	Correlating Literature Value (cm^-1)
1328.6	1167.3
1351.9401	1249.1
1653.49	1500.1
1875.76	1746.1
3244.37	2782.5
3334.1802	2843.1

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