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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.417307
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-307.105323
Nuclear repulsion energy238.651109
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**
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 3785 3785 55.77      
2 A 3172 3172 37.68      
3 A 3164 3164 29.26      
4 A 3158 3158 20.86      
5 A 3134 3134 0.43      
6 A 3097 3097 25.69      
7 A 3086 3086 6.73      
8 A 3080 3080 21.90      
9 A 1843 1843 271.63      
10 A 1547 1547 4.11      
11 A 1538 1538 6.39      
12 A 1533 1533 1.05      
13 A 1511 1511 5.24      
14 A 1451 1451 1.88      
15 A 1416 1416 20.47      
16 A 1396 1396 50.79      
17 A 1349 1349 2.85      
18 A 1317 1317 2.83      
19 A 1282 1282 7.89      
20 A 1224 1224 140.52      
21 A 1136 1136 5.33      
22 A 1102 1102 89.15      
23 A 1068 1068 6.58      
24 A 936 936 0.95      
25 A 905 905 1.99      
26 A 884 884 9.11      
27 A 766 766 10.27      
28 A 730 730 52.07      
29 A 630 630 73.86      
30 A 578 578 43.82      
31 A 433 433 2.98      
32 A 336 336 1.26      
33 A 253 253 0.04      
34 A 190 190 0.03      
35 A 95 95 0.21      
36 A 39 39 0.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26581.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26581.0 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**
ABC
0.27670 0.06192 0.05491

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.187 -0.147 0.074
C2 -0.234 -0.415 0.499
C3 -1.266 0.252 -0.422
C4 -2.699 -0.053 0.009
O5 1.481 1.179 0.123
O6 1.996 -0.977 -0.285
H7 -0.367 -1.497 0.514
H8 -0.362 -0.041 1.519
H9 -1.107 -0.096 -1.447
H10 -1.095 1.330 -0.425
H11 -3.419 0.426 -0.657
H12 -2.895 -1.127 -0.005
H13 -2.890 0.308 1.022
H14 2.400 1.255 -0.178

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.50732.53413.88741.35941.21362.10512.12122.75272.76354.69804.19834.20961.8714
C21.50731.53592.53922.37182.43021.08991.09382.15702.15463.49082.80002.80123.1921
C32.53411.53591.52682.95013.48872.17762.16111.09381.09182.17222.17442.17333.8090
C43.88742.53921.52684.35914.79432.78882.78232.15742.16171.09101.09211.09235.2676
O51.35942.37182.95014.35912.25423.27582.61413.28462.63785.01794.94794.54590.9704
O61.21362.43023.48874.79432.25422.54873.11373.42883.85965.60594.90155.21822.2709
H72.10511.08992.17762.78883.27582.54871.76952.52103.06643.79202.60653.14283.9639
H82.12121.09382.16112.78232.61413.11371.76953.05862.48913.78073.14892.59903.4915
H92.75272.15701.09382.15743.28463.42882.52103.05861.75412.49772.51783.07153.9670
H102.76352.15461.09182.16172.63783.85963.06642.48911.75412.50393.07462.52163.5047
H114.69803.49082.17221.09105.01795.60593.79203.78072.49772.50391.76421.76435.8970
H124.19832.80002.17441.09214.94794.90152.60653.14892.51783.07461.76421.76445.8089
H134.20962.80122.17331.09234.54595.21823.14282.59903.07152.52161.76431.76445.5060
H141.87143.19213.80905.26760.97042.27093.96393.49153.96703.50475.89705.80895.5060

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 112.746 C1 C2 H7 107.194
C1 C2 H8 108.223 C1 O5 H14 105.665
C2 C1 O5 111.549 C2 C1 O6 126.202
C2 C3 C4 112.004 C2 C3 H9 109.059
C2 C3 H10 108.985 C3 C2 H7 110.907
C3 C2 H8 109.374 C3 C4 H11 111.053
C3 C4 H12 111.166 C3 C4 H13 111.064
C4 C3 H9 109.713 C4 C3 H10 110.175
O5 C1 O6 122.247 H7 C2 H8 108.255
H9 C3 H10 106.757 H11 C4 H12 107.821
H11 C4 H13 107.823 H12 C4 H13 107.757
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability