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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/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=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.385734
Energy at 298.15K-307.395170
HF Energy-307.089187
Nuclear repulsion energy238.488410
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=FULL/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 3700 3509 54.51      
2 A 3167 3004 36.86      
3 A 3158 2995 30.16      
4 A 3152 2989 22.89      
5 A 3127 2966 0.55      
6 A 3097 2937 22.67      
7 A 3083 2924 9.79      
8 A 3079 2920 21.34      
9 A 1845 1749 272.31      
10 A 1559 1479 4.86      
11 A 1550 1470 7.13      
12 A 1545 1466 1.05      
13 A 1525 1446 5.23      
14 A 1463 1387 2.07      
15 A 1423 1350 18.64      
16 A 1402 1329 47.41      
17 A 1355 1285 2.69      
18 A 1325 1256 1.87      
19 A 1291 1224 10.64      
20 A 1232 1169 141.85      
21 A 1141 1082 6.35      
22 A 1106 1049 93.53      
23 A 1070 1015 5.99      
24 A 938 890 0.91      
25 A 911 864 2.61      
26 A 887 841 9.14      
27 A 770 731 9.68      
28 A 738 700 53.56      
29 A 636 603 75.15      
30 A 582 552 45.13      
31 A 432 410 3.04      
32 A 336 318 1.24      
33 A 254 241 0.05      
34 A 191 181 0.04      
35 A 98 93 0.23      
36 A 41 39 0.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26603.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9484) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25230.5 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=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.27452 0.06188 0.05508

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.184 -0.146 0.082
C2 -0.236 -0.378 0.532
C3 -1.263 0.222 -0.443
C4 -2.699 -0.040 0.008
O5 1.506 1.175 0.108
O6 1.969 -0.996 -0.285
H7 -0.376 -1.456 0.626
H8 -0.366 0.075 1.521
H9 -1.103 -0.207 -1.438
H10 -1.086 1.298 -0.530
H11 -3.416 0.390 -0.696
H12 -2.901 -1.113 0.078
H13 -2.889 0.401 0.992
H14 2.424 1.229 -0.217

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.50752.52913.88471.36031.21382.10822.12662.74712.75864.69574.19794.20881.8761
C21.50751.53732.54022.37202.43131.09181.09522.15952.15783.49402.80172.80263.1972
C32.52911.53731.52772.97963.45702.17842.16371.09571.09372.17442.17672.17573.8289
C43.88472.54021.52774.37804.77342.79012.78262.15982.16361.09331.09421.09445.2829
O51.36032.37202.97964.37802.25473.27632.59113.33332.67185.04844.96604.54940.9757
O61.21382.43133.45704.77342.25472.55663.14003.37513.82775.57544.88485.21322.2725
H72.10821.09182.17842.79013.27632.55661.77362.52013.07003.79492.60713.14653.9702
H82.12661.09522.16372.78262.59113.14001.77363.06272.49403.78353.14942.59833.4845
H92.74712.15951.09572.15983.33333.37512.52013.06271.75772.50102.52043.07594.0000
H102.75862.15781.09372.16362.67183.82773.07002.49401.75772.50603.07862.52413.5247
H114.69573.49402.17441.09335.04845.57543.79493.78352.50102.50601.76771.76795.9196
H124.19792.80172.17671.09424.96604.88482.60713.14942.52043.07861.76771.76815.8255
H134.20882.80262.17571.09444.54945.21323.14652.59833.07592.52411.76791.76815.5118
H141.87613.19723.82895.28290.97572.27253.97023.48454.00003.52475.91965.82555.5118

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 112.322 C1 C2 H7 107.316
C1 C2 H8 108.544 C1 O5 H14 105.677
C2 C1 O5 111.505 C2 C1 O6 126.281
C2 C3 C4 111.944 C2 C3 H9 109.046
C2 C3 H10 109.028 C3 C2 H7 110.763
C3 C2 H8 109.404 C3 C4 H11 111.035
C3 C4 H12 111.161 C3 C4 H13 111.070
C4 C3 H9 109.732 C4 C3 H10 110.143
O5 C1 O6 122.205 H7 C2 H8 108.379
H9 C3 H10 106.805 H11 C4 H12 107.819
H11 C4 H13 107.824 H12 C4 H13 107.776
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability