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Compare vibrational frequencies in CCCBDB for CH3COOH (Acetic acid)

B3PW91/6-31G**

18 11 26 13 55
Frequency in cm-1
  Calculated   Experimental
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Scaled
Frequency
Harm.
diff
Fund.
diff
Symmetry Harmonic
Frequency
Fundamental
Frequency
Comment
1 A' 3790 3632   49 A'   3583  
2 A' 3204 3071   20 A'   3051  
3 A' 3078 2950   6 A'   2944  
4 A' 1871 1793   5 A'   1788  
5 A' 1477 1416   -14 A'   1430  
6 A' 1424 1364   -18 A'   1382  
7 A' 1356 1299   35 A'   1264  
8 A' 1222 1171   -11 A'   1182  
9 A' 1001 960   -29 A'   989  
10 A' 876 840   -7 A'   847  
11 A' 584 560   -97 A'   657  
12 A' 419 402    A'     questionable (581 listed)
13 A" 3153 3022   26 A"   2996  
14 A" 1483 1421   -9 A"   1430  
15 A" 1065 1021   -27 A"   1048  
16 A" 689 660   18 A"   642  
17 A" 547 524   -10 A"   534  
18 A" 76 73   -20 A"   93  
The calculated vibrational frequencies were scaled by 0.9584

See section Calculated; Vibrations; Scale Factors; Set scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section Calculated; Vibrations; Scale Factors; Calculate a scale factor to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
See section Calculated; Vibrations; Scale Factors; Scale factor uncertainty for information on where the above scaling factor is from.