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All results from a given calculation for CH2(OH)2 (methanediol)

using model chemistry: G3B3

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2 1A
Energy calculated at G3B3
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-190.830268
Energy at 298.15K-190.825517
HF Energy-190.936436
Nuclear repulsion energy81.308316
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 B3LYP/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 3726 3578 11.21      
2 A 3042 2921 70.27      
3 A 1556 1495 1.69      
4 A 1415 1359 3.80      
5 A 1221 1172 1.29      
6 A 1049 1007 106.38      
7 A 575 552 93.25      
8 A 405 389 36.76      
9 B 3726 3578 19.03      
10 B 3088 2966 67.55      
11 B 1473 1414 84.48      
12 B 1391 1336 27.31      
13 B 1089 1046 240.50      
14 B 1023 982 10.71      
15 B 417 400 198.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12597.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12097.3 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 B3LYP/6-31G*
ABC
1.38797 0.33976 0.30056

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.531
O2 0.000 1.173 -0.246
O3 0.000 -1.173 -0.246
H4 -0.892 -0.081 1.165
H5 0.892 0.081 1.165
H6 -0.803 1.151 -0.792
H7 0.803 -1.151 -0.792

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.40721.40721.09741.09741.92871.9287
O21.40722.34642.08781.99500.97152.5186
O31.40722.34641.99502.08782.51860.9715
H41.09742.08781.99501.79182.31402.8016
H51.09741.99502.08781.79182.80162.3140
H61.92870.97152.51862.31402.80162.8062
H71.92872.51860.97152.80162.31402.8062

picture of methanediol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H6 107.398 C1 O3 H7 107.398
O2 C1 O3 113.836 O2 C1 H4 112.349
O2 C1 H5 104.729 O3 C1 H4 104.729
O3 C1 H5 112.349 H4 C1 H5 108.929
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.137      
2 O -0.598      
3 O -0.598      
4 H 0.139      
5 H 0.139      
6 H 0.390      
7 H 0.390      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -0.349 0.349
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.387
(<r2>)1/2 6.737