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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH(NH2)COOH (Alanine)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-322.769887
Energy at 298.15K-322.779485
HF Energy-321.858894
Nuclear repulsion energy249.703225
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 MP2/6-31G*
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 3622 3416 8.42      
2 A 3519 3318 0.86      
3 A 3455 3258 249.07      
4 A 3227 3043 4.78      
5 A 3195 3013 20.40      
6 A 3112 2934 17.47      
7 A 3108 2931 4.13      
8 A 1865 1759 211.96      
9 A 1718 1620 40.18      
10 A 1560 1471 13.32      
11 A 1553 1465 3.23      
12 A 1467 1383 423.08      
13 A 1463 1380 3.95      
14 A 1435 1353 7.98      
15 A 1370 1292 34.42      
16 A 1279 1207 6.39      
17 A 1249 1178 9.39      
18 A 1191 1123 5.98      
19 A 1136 1072 58.09      
20 A 1050 990 0.96      
21 A 982 926 80.07      
22 A 927 874 63.32      
23 A 877 827 104.63      
24 A 820 773 16.10      
25 A 738 696 9.91      
26 A 564 532 7.68      
27 A 540 509 0.72      
28 A 422 398 5.97      
29 A 377 355 21.51      
30 A 309 291 15.59      
31 A 288 272 13.45      
32 A 242 228 1.08      
33 A 76 71 1.35      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24367.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.943) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22978.7 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 MP2/6-31G*
ABC
0.16140 0.11583 0.07181

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 1.062 1.355 -0.067
C2 1.467 -1.138 -0.172
C3 0.644 0.016 0.379
C4 -0.847 -0.169 0.045
O5 -1.512 0.990 -0.119
O6 -1.381 -1.260 -0.005
H7 1.397 1.308 -1.029
H8 1.837 1.697 0.497
H9 1.052 -2.090 0.165
H10 1.445 -1.130 -1.267
H11 0.699 0.010 1.475
H12 2.507 -1.060 0.157
H13 -0.815 1.691 -0.042

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
N12.52841.47202.44532.60073.57911.02011.01753.45242.78592.07822.82351.9069
C22.52841.52102.51873.66192.85572.59362.93681.09121.09482.15001.09343.6372
C31.47201.52101.53932.41812.42412.05432.06462.15522.15921.09752.16262.2609
C42.44532.51871.53931.34601.21572.89363.29982.70392.81072.11323.47231.8619
O52.60073.66192.41811.34602.25623.06503.47814.01743.81532.89674.52030.9920
O63.57912.85572.42411.21572.25623.91944.39882.57643.09782.85113.89643.0046
H71.02012.59362.05432.89363.06503.91941.63543.61832.45022.90612.87252.4521
H81.01752.93682.06463.29983.47814.39881.63543.88133.35502.25782.85792.7060
H93.45241.09122.15522.70394.01742.57643.61833.88131.76812.49961.78204.2213
H102.78591.09482.15922.81073.81533.09782.45023.35501.76813.06161.77773.8162
H112.07822.15001.09752.11322.89672.85112.90612.25782.49963.06162.48002.7237
H122.82351.09342.16263.47234.52033.89642.87252.85791.78201.77772.48004.3177
H131.90693.63722.26091.86190.99203.00462.45212.70604.22133.81622.72374.3177

picture of Alanine state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C3 C2 115.288 N1 C3 C4 108.573
N1 C3 H11 107.054 C2 C3 C4 110.775
C2 C3 H11 109.319 C3 N1 H7 109.712
C3 N1 H8 110.734 C3 C2 H9 110.099
C3 C2 H10 110.205 C3 C2 H12 110.551
C3 C4 O5 113.711 C3 C4 O6 122.831
C4 C3 H11 105.302 C4 O5 H13 104.552
O5 C4 O6 123.383 H7 N1 H8 106.758
H9 C2 H10 107.962 H9 C2 H12 109.311
H10 C2 H12 108.656
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability