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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHO (Acetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.604990
Energy at 298.15K-153.608924
HF Energy-152.973248
Nuclear repulsion energy69.889854
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=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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' 3216 3031 4.65 38.33 0.73 0.84
2 A' 3085 2908 1.67 165.11 0.01 0.01
3 A' 2966 2796 100.84 146.47 0.29 0.44
4 A' 1786 1684 137.21 10.58 0.43 0.60
5 A' 1484 1399 22.99 9.30 0.56 0.72
6 A' 1435 1353 10.21 5.31 0.26 0.42
7 A' 1394 1314 21.66 1.44 0.72 0.83
8 A' 1147 1082 22.32 2.97 0.16 0.28
9 A' 910 858 6.48 5.16 0.30 0.46
10 A' 510 481 12.93 1.48 0.30 0.46
11 A" 3165 2983 3.59 53.32 0.75 0.86
12 A" 1494 1409 10.49 3.69 0.75 0.86
13 A" 1140 1075 0.02 1.12 0.75 0.86
14 A" 781 736 1.53 2.72 0.75 0.86
15 A" 160 151 1.41 0.84 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12336.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9427) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11629.4 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=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
1.91376 0.34099 0.30562

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.460 0.000
C2 -0.936 -0.704 0.000
O3 1.206 0.368 0.000
H4 -0.478 1.455 0.000
H5 -0.388 -1.639 0.000
H6 -1.583 -0.648 0.875
H7 -1.583 -0.648 -0.875

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.49391.20971.10462.13432.12052.1205
C21.49392.39612.20781.08411.08911.0891
O31.20972.39612.00472.56323.09443.0944
H41.10462.20782.00473.09592.53162.5316
H52.13431.08412.56323.09591.78221.7822
H62.12051.08913.09442.53161.78221.7499
H72.12051.08913.09442.53161.78221.7499

picture of Acetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 110.762 C1 C2 H6 109.360
C1 C2 H7 109.360 C2 C1 O3 124.490
C2 C1 H4 115.530 O3 C1 H4 119.980
H5 C2 H6 110.185 H5 C2 H7 110.185
H6 C2 H7 106.903
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability