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All results from a given calculation for C4H8O2 (Butanoic acid)

using model chemistry: CCD/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-306.855975
Energy at 298.15K-306.865476
HF Energy-305.895132
Nuclear repulsion energy239.018697
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 CCD/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 3877 3635 60.26      
2 A 3209 3009 42.71      
3 A 3204 3004 29.89      
4 A 3197 2998 16.39      
5 A 3174 2976 0.48      
6 A 3134 2938 23.15      
7 A 3122 2927 7.22      
8 A 3114 2920 22.77      
9 A 1916 1796 287.28      
10 A 1571 1473 3.75      
11 A 1561 1464 5.83      
12 A 1557 1460 0.97      
13 A 1538 1442 6.24      
14 A 1478 1386 3.94      
15 A 1453 1363 32.34      
16 A 1428 1339 45.66      
17 A 1368 1283 1.77      
18 A 1340 1256 2.46      
19 A 1306 1224 18.29      
20 A 1257 1179 151.03      
21 A 1157 1084 3.82      
22 A 1128 1058 73.30      
23 A 1092 1024 6.64      
24 A 955 896 1.37      
25 A 919 861 1.25      
26 A 901 845 8.19      
27 A 769 721 10.86      
28 A 736 690 48.03      
29 A 632 593 83.06      
30 A 586 550 50.87      
31 A 439 412 2.93      
32 A 340 319 1.57      
33 A 253 237 0.04      
34 A 193 181 0.06      
35 A 94 88 0.22      
36 A 47 44 0.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27022.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9376) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25335.9 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 CCD/6-31G**
ABC
0.27714 0.06216 0.05510

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.186 -0.148 0.073
C2 -0.235 -0.417 0.500
C3 -1.262 0.260 -0.416
C4 -2.695 -0.056 0.005
O5 1.479 1.176 0.124
O6 1.990 -0.976 -0.288
H7 -0.370 -1.498 0.504
H8 -0.358 -0.051 1.522
H9 -1.099 -0.074 -1.444
H10 -1.095 1.338 -0.403
H11 -3.413 0.431 -0.655
H12 -2.884 -1.129 -0.026
H13 -2.887 0.289 1.022
H14 2.395 1.259 -0.175

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.50752.52943.88271.35741.20922.10462.11942.74262.76364.69144.18774.20471.8722
C21.50751.53432.53592.37042.42521.08901.09262.15442.15343.48612.79342.79413.1911
C32.52941.53431.52682.94063.48162.17582.16141.09281.09052.17032.17122.17023.7990
C43.88272.53591.52684.35434.78392.78142.78672.15632.16061.08971.09081.09105.2607
O51.35742.37042.94064.35432.24983.27362.61463.26572.63315.00934.93754.54510.9668
O61.20922.42523.48164.78392.24982.54383.10503.41883.85825.59484.88365.20592.2746
H72.10461.08902.17582.78143.27362.54381.76862.52073.06453.78452.59563.13003.9638
H82.11941.09262.16142.78672.61463.10501.76863.05692.48613.78233.15302.60063.4894
H92.74262.15441.09282.15633.26573.41882.52073.05691.75352.49632.51273.06793.9486
H102.76362.15341.09052.16062.63313.85823.06452.48611.75352.50103.07082.51813.4988
H114.69143.48612.17031.08975.00935.59483.78453.78232.49632.50101.76371.76385.8860
H124.18772.79342.17121.09084.93754.88362.59563.15302.51273.07081.76371.76405.7966
H134.20472.79412.17021.09104.54515.20593.13002.60063.06792.51811.76381.76405.5022
H141.87223.19113.79905.26070.96682.27463.96383.48943.94863.49885.88605.79665.5022

picture of Butanoic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 112.513 C1 C2 H7 107.202
C1 C2 H8 108.137 C1 O5 H14 106.104
C2 C1 O5 111.561 C2 C1 O6 126.076
C2 C3 C4 111.874 C2 C3 H9 109.029
C2 C3 H10 109.082 C3 C2 H7 110.941
C3 C2 H8 109.584 C3 C4 H11 110.983
C3 C4 H12 110.992 C3 C4 H13 110.896
C4 C3 H9 109.692 C4 C3 H10 110.166
O5 C1 O6 122.360 H7 C2 H8 108.326
H9 C3 H10 106.862 H11 C4 H12 107.969
H11 C4 H13 107.962 H12 C4 H13 107.905
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability