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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHO (Acetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: QCISD(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 QCISD(T)=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.653372
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-152.973200
Nuclear repulsion energy69.736155
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 QCISD(T)=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 3165 3165        
2 A 3112 3112        
3 A 3045 3045        
4 A 2925 2925        
5 A 1795 1795        
6 A 1486 1486        
7 A 1477 1477        
8 A 1428 1428        
9 A 1392 1392        
10 A 1138 1138        
11 A 1132 1132        
12 A 900 900        
13 A 776 776        
14 A 506 506        
15 A 154 154        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12215.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12215.4 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 QCISD(T)=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
1.90272 0.33927 0.30409

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(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 -0.149 0.000
O3 1.232 -0.278 -0.000
H4 0.309 1.505 0.000
H5 -1.152 -1.236 0.001
H6 -1.701 0.221 0.878
H7 -1.701 0.219 -0.879

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.50161.20881.10752.14292.13022.1302
C21.50162.40172.21651.08751.09251.0925
O31.20882.40172.00742.56953.10233.1016
H41.10752.21652.00743.10652.54212.5429
H52.14291.08752.56953.10651.78721.7872
H62.13021.09253.10232.54211.78721.7568
H72.13021.09253.10162.54291.78721.7568

picture of Acetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 110.702 C1 C2 H6 109.394
C1 C2 H7 109.394 C2 C1 O3 124.427
C2 C1 H4 115.494 O3 C1 H4 120.080
H5 C2 H6 110.124 H5 C2 H7 110.124
H6 C2 H7 107.026
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability