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All results from a given calculation for C2H2O2 (Ethanedial)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-227.290090
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-226.643598
Nuclear repulsion energy101.482860
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 MP2/6-311G*
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 3019 2869 0.00 253.98 0.28 0.43
2 Ag 1759 1672 0.00 23.71 0.72 0.84
3 Ag 1398 1328 0.00 15.25 0.42 0.59
4 Ag 1101 1046 0.00 7.84 0.63 0.77
5 Ag 565 537 0.00 5.51 0.34 0.51
6 Au 829 788 1.91 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Au 149 142 28.13 0.00 0.00 0.00
8 Bg 1074 1020 0.00 8.31 0.75 0.86
9 Bu 3014 2864 142.44 0.00 0.31 0.47
10 Bu 1743 1657 105.02 0.00 0.70 0.82
11 Bu 1354 1287 5.81 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Bu 335 318 49.33 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8169.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9503) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7763.7 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 MP2/6-311G*
ABC
1.86588 0.15828 0.14591

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.329 0.686 0.000
C2 0.329 -0.686 0.000
H3 -1.435 0.673 0.000
H4 1.435 -0.673 0.000
O5 0.329 1.706 0.000
O6 -0.329 -1.706 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 O5 O6
C11.52081.10632.22621.21402.3920
C21.52082.22621.10632.39201.2140
H31.10632.22623.16972.04412.6238
H42.22621.10633.16972.62382.0441
O51.21402.39202.04412.62383.4754
O62.39201.21402.62382.04413.4754

picture of Ethanedial state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 114.945 C1 C2 O6 121.608
C2 C1 H3 114.945 C2 C1 O5 121.608
H3 C1 O5 123.448 H4 C2 O6 123.448
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability