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All results from a given calculation for C4H6O2 (γ–Butyrolactone)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at CCD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.947783
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-304.813214
Nuclear repulsion energy241.928311
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 CCD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCD/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.24508 0.12083 0.08638

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.881 -0.005 0.005
C2 -0.027 1.201 0.180
C3 -1.394 0.663 -0.236
C4 -1.257 -0.814 0.137
O5 0.127 -1.125 -0.048
O6 2.068 -0.027 -0.076
H7 0.343 2.039 -0.403
H8 -0.004 1.481 1.235
H9 -1.531 0.765 -1.312
H10 -2.231 1.142 0.267
H11 -1.834 -1.485 -0.494
H12 -1.517 -0.994 1.183

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.51922.38242.29021.35181.19002.15252.12242.85373.32653.13252.8492
C21.51921.52602.36122.34222.44191.08631.09242.16262.20613.30662.8363
C32.38241.52601.52962.35463.53312.22242.18271.09041.08782.20812.1847
C42.29022.36121.52961.43063.42383.31622.83672.16152.18881.08691.0922
O51.35182.34222.35461.43062.23043.19192.90832.81453.28592.04312.0577
O61.19002.44193.53313.42382.23042.71142.87893.88674.46804.18653.9210
H72.15251.08632.22243.31623.19192.71141.76492.44172.80724.14413.8960
H82.12241.09242.18272.83672.90832.87891.76493.05522.45183.89112.9022
H92.85372.16261.09042.16152.81453.88672.44173.05521.76842.41423.0533
H103.32652.20611.08782.18883.28594.46802.80722.45181.76842.76382.4311
H113.13253.30662.20811.08692.04314.18654.14413.89112.41422.76381.7753
H122.84922.83632.18471.09222.05773.92103.89602.90223.05332.43111.7753

picture of γ–Butyrolactone state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 102.953 C1 C2 H7 110.301
C1 C2 H8 107.597 C1 O5 C4 110.758
C2 C1 O5 109.199 C2 C1 O6 128.250
C2 C3 C4 101.207 C2 C3 H9 110.385
C2 C3 H10 114.086 C3 C2 H7 115.564
C3 C2 H8 111.881 C3 C4 O5 105.339
C3 C4 H11 114.045 C3 C4 H12 111.799
C4 C3 H9 110.050 C4 C3 H10 112.400
O5 C1 O6 122.551 O5 C4 H11 107.712
O5 C4 H12 108.559 H7 C2 H8 108.213
H9 C3 H10 108.555 H11 C4 H12 109.122
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability