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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHO (Acetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)=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 CCSD(T)=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.652599
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-152.973268
Nuclear repulsion energy69.757722
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 CCSD(T)=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3166 3166        
2 A 3113 3113        
3 A 3046 3046        
4 A 2929 2929        
5 A 1799 1799        
6 A 1486 1486        
7 A 1478 1478        
8 A 1430 1430        
9 A 1393 1393        
10 A 1139 1139        
11 A 1133 1133        
12 A 902 902        
13 A 776 776        
14 A 507 507        
15 A 154 154        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12225.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12225.3 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 CCSD(T)=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
1.90362 0.33949 0.30428

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.231 0.400 0.000
C2 -1.166 -0.148 0.000
O3 1.231 -0.278 -0.000
H4 0.310 1.505 0.000
H5 -1.152 -1.236 0.000
H6 -1.701 0.221 0.878
H7 -1.701 0.220 -0.878

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.50131.20821.10722.14232.13012.1301
C21.50132.40092.21621.08741.09241.0924
O31.20822.40092.00652.56843.10133.1011
H41.10722.21622.00653.10592.54242.5427
H52.14231.08742.56843.10591.78701.7870
H62.13011.09243.10132.54241.78701.7565
H72.13011.09243.10112.54271.78701.7565

picture of Acetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 110.683 C1 C2 H6 109.409
C1 C2 H7 109.409 C2 C1 O3 124.422
C2 C1 H4 115.511 O3 C1 H4 120.067
H5 C2 H6 110.122 H5 C2 H7 110.122
H6 C2 H7 107.018
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability