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All results from a given calculation for C2H2O2 (Ethanedial)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-44.414024
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-44.414024
Nuclear repulsion energy53.431965
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 B3LYP/CEP-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 Ag 2980 2878 0.00 214.35 0.29 0.45
2 Ag 1797 1736 0.00 60.49 0.36 0.53
3 Ag 1358 1311 0.00 11.41 0.55 0.71
4 Ag 1056 1019 0.00 11.81 0.70 0.82
5 Ag 538 520 0.00 4.61 0.39 0.56
6 Au 800 773 6.54 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Au 139 134 34.71 0.00 0.00 0.00
8 Bg 1044 1008 0.00 2.56 0.75 0.86
9 Bu 2981 2879 161.37 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Bu 1782 1721 210.52 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Bu 1307 1262 11.49 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Bu 314 303 51.32 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8047.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7771.7 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
ABC
1.80780 0.15482 0.14261

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.335 0.700 0.000
C2 0.335 -0.700 0.000
H3 -1.451 0.690 0.000
H4 1.451 -0.690 0.000
O5 0.335 1.723 0.000
O6 -0.335 -1.723 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 O5 O6
C11.55091.11692.26271.22292.4228
C21.55092.26271.11692.42281.2229
H31.11692.26273.21392.06342.6589
H42.26271.11693.21392.65892.0634
O51.22292.42282.06342.65893.5108
O62.42281.22292.65892.06343.5108

picture of Ethanedial state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 115.052 C1 C2 O6 121.273
C2 C1 H3 115.052 C2 C1 O5 121.273
H3 C1 O5 123.675 H4 C2 O6 123.675
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.141      
2 C -0.141      
3 H 0.195      
4 H 0.195      
5 O -0.055      
6 O -0.055      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.256 -3.363 0.000
y -3.363 -30.974 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.140
Traceless
 xyz
x 5.800 -3.363 0.000
y -3.363 -10.276 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.475
Polar
3z2-r28.951
x2-y210.717
xy-3.363
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.748 0.617 0.000
y 0.617 5.290 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.081


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 62.018
(<r2>)1/2 7.875