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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.487636
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-307.121401
Nuclear repulsion energy239.255800
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3778 3778 59.06      
2 A 3159 3159 31.65      
3 A 3150 3150 25.27      
4 A 3145 3145 16.92      
5 A 3118 3118 0.63      
6 A 3088 3088 19.79      
7 A 3073 3073 9.18      
8 A 3069 3069 18.50      
9 A 1840 1840 268.28      
10 A 1531 1531 4.24      
11 A 1522 1522 6.19      
12 A 1516 1516 1.09      
13 A 1494 1494 5.22      
14 A 1431 1431 1.38      
15 A 1400 1400 33.47      
16 A 1387 1387 29.32      
17 A 1340 1340 1.92      
18 A 1305 1305 1.44      
19 A 1273 1273 12.92      
20 A 1217 1217 131.91      
21 A 1128 1128 5.89      
22 A 1091 1091 83.26      
23 A 1065 1065 9.06      
24 A 932 932 1.03      
25 A 901 901 1.83      
26 A 883 883 8.76      
27 A 764 764 11.89      
28 A 737 737 35.68      
29 A 629 629 68.58      
30 A 583 583 44.03      
31 A 430 430 2.70      
32 A 333 333 0.92      
33 A 253 253 0.04      
34 A 188 188 0.03      
35 A 94 94 0.26      
36 A 38 38 0.31      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26441.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26441.6 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.27606 0.06227 0.05547

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.183 -0.146 0.081
C2 -0.233 -0.378 0.536
C3 -1.256 0.213 -0.445
C4 -2.692 -0.036 0.008
O5 1.496 1.172 0.108
O6 1.963 -0.989 -0.284
H7 -0.373 -1.454 0.638
H8 -0.363 0.084 1.518
H9 -1.098 -0.227 -1.434
H10 -1.073 1.285 -0.545
H11 -3.406 0.386 -0.700
H12 -2.898 -1.106 0.094
H13 -2.880 0.418 0.984
H14 2.405 1.232 -0.217

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.50562.52083.87691.35531.20542.10762.12352.73922.74384.68564.19194.19981.8658
C21.50561.53562.53742.36172.42311.08991.09332.15652.15383.48982.79692.79953.1814
C32.52081.53561.52622.96663.44052.17562.16051.09391.09202.17222.17382.17263.8075
C43.87692.53741.52624.36004.76062.78982.77762.15812.16171.09131.09231.09255.2575
O51.35532.36172.96664.36002.24583.26682.57473.32652.65325.03074.94924.52590.9673
O61.20542.42313.44054.76062.24582.55433.13253.35783.80265.55864.87715.20032.2655
H72.10761.08992.17562.78983.26682.55431.77252.51473.06473.79172.60603.14783.9577
H82.12351.09332.16052.77762.57473.13251.77253.05792.49013.77783.14102.59393.4627
H92.73922.15651.09392.15813.32653.35782.51473.05791.75452.49862.51923.07203.9856
H102.74382.15381.09202.16172.65323.80263.06472.49011.75452.50573.07472.52043.4944
H114.68563.48982.17221.09135.03075.55863.79173.77782.49862.50571.76461.76495.8932
H124.19192.79692.17381.09234.94924.87712.60603.14102.51923.07471.76461.76465.8038
H134.19982.79952.17261.09254.52595.20033.14782.59393.07202.52041.76491.76465.4805
H141.86583.18143.80755.25750.96732.26553.95773.46273.98563.49445.89325.80385.4805

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 111.969 C1 C2 H7 107.510
C1 C2 H8 108.547 C1 O5 H14 105.687
C2 C1 O5 111.176 C2 C1 O6 126.354
C2 C3 C4 111.939 C2 C3 H9 109.038
C2 C3 H10 108.936 C3 C2 H7 110.777
C3 C2 H8 109.387 C3 C4 H11 111.091
C3 C4 H12 111.148 C3 C4 H13 111.050
C4 C3 H9 109.810 C4 C3 H10 110.204
O5 C1 O6 122.463 H7 C2 H8 108.557
H9 C3 H10 106.769 H11 C4 H12 107.821
H11 C4 H13 107.839 H12 C4 H13 107.736
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability