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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2OH (Ethanol)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.007391
Energy at 298.15K-155.014048
HF Energy-155.007391
Nuclear repulsion energy81.640915
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 B3PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ
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' 3858 3721 28.42 106.97 0.21 0.35
2 A' 3133 3022 25.70 55.57 0.75 0.86
3 A' 3048 2940 15.83 181.09 0.00 0.00
4 A' 2995 2889 70.12 139.33 0.07 0.13
5 A' 1498 1444 1.50 2.80 0.72 0.83
6 A' 1471 1419 2.42 6.03 0.75 0.86
7 A' 1435 1384 12.48 1.92 0.54 0.70
8 A' 1372 1323 2.28 0.07 0.40 0.57
9 A' 1267 1222 66.97 0.99 0.69 0.82
10 A' 1110 1071 48.60 5.34 0.53 0.69
11 A' 1044 1007 39.12 6.03 0.12 0.21
12 A' 903 871 12.66 4.89 0.20 0.33
13 A' 415 400 10.80 0.31 0.61 0.75
14 A" 3136 3025 29.37 41.73 0.75 0.86
15 A" 3031 2923 47.67 98.53 0.75 0.86
16 A" 1452 1400 6.22 4.71 0.75 0.86
17 A" 1285 1240 0.02 3.89 0.75 0.86
18 A" 1164 1123 2.94 0.42 0.75 0.86
19 A" 810 782 0.29 0.17 0.75 0.86
20 A" 299 288 91.81 1.40 0.75 0.86
21 A" 238 229 23.19 0.16 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17480.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9646) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16862.1 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 B3PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
1.17031 0.31179 0.27160

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.174 -0.402 0.000
C2 0.000 0.553 0.000
O3 -1.198 -0.220 0.000
H4 -1.952 0.379 0.000
H5 2.120 0.156 0.000
H6 1.148 -1.045 0.890
H7 1.148 -1.045 -0.890
H8 0.040 1.204 0.892
H9 0.040 1.204 -0.892

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C11.51372.37953.22221.09881.09831.09832.15912.1591
C21.51371.42601.95992.15692.16002.16001.10461.1046
O32.37951.42600.96233.33982.64232.64232.08652.0865
H43.22221.95990.96234.07833.52603.52602.33292.3329
H51.09882.15693.33984.07831.78331.78332.49422.4942
H61.09832.16002.64233.52601.78331.78062.50703.0760
H71.09832.16002.64233.52601.78331.78063.07602.5070
H82.15911.10462.08652.33292.49422.50703.07601.7840
H92.15911.10462.08652.33292.49423.07602.50701.7840

picture of Ethanol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O3 108.038 C1 C2 H8 110.116
C1 C2 H9 110.116 C2 C1 H5 110.289
C2 C1 H6 110.565 C2 C1 H7 110.565
C2 O3 H4 108.737 O3 C2 H8 110.433
O3 C2 H9 110.433 H5 C1 H6 108.515
H5 C1 H7 108.515 H6 C1 H7 108.323
H8 C2 H9 107.713
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.380      
2 C 0.838      
3 O -0.459      
4 H 0.084      
5 H -0.102      
6 H -0.122      
7 H -0.122      
8 H -0.248      
9 H -0.248      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.130 1.550 0.000 1.555
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.937 -2.387 0.000
y -2.387 -20.171 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.263
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.279 -2.387 0.000
y -2.387 -1.071 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.209
Polar
3z2-r2-2.418
x2-y22.233
xy-2.387
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.510 -0.138 0.000
y -0.138 4.947 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.568


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 54.478
(<r2>)1/2 7.381