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All results from a given calculation for C4H8O2 (Butanoic acid)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-121G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-58.927033
Energy at 298.15K-58.936380
HF Energy-58.037019
Nuclear repulsion energy132.974677
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/CEP-121G*
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 3707 3532 59.97      
2 A 3180 3030 30.21      
3 A 3162 3013 32.41      
4 A 3161 3011 31.83      
5 A 3137 2989 0.10      
6 A 3100 2954 19.20      
7 A 3081 2936 13.64      
8 A 3062 2918 28.80      
9 A 1787 1703 282.89      
10 A 1544 1471 9.88      
11 A 1538 1465 9.42      
12 A 1529 1457 1.63      
13 A 1517 1445 7.23      
14 A 1448 1380 4.59      
15 A 1412 1346 21.34      
16 A 1383 1318 41.30      
17 A 1341 1277 5.88      
18 A 1306 1244 0.58      
19 A 1281 1221 18.12      
20 A 1224 1166 145.09      
21 A 1129 1076 5.38      
22 A 1098 1046 102.05      
23 A 1073 1022 13.31      
24 A 929 885 3.85      
25 A 897 855 1.31      
26 A 876 835 14.80      
27 A 747 711 10.28      
28 A 722 688 32.49      
29 A 619 590 88.77      
30 A 574 547 50.73      
31 A 427 407 2.84      
32 A 331 315 1.42      
33 A 245 234 0.02      
34 A 183 175 0.05      
35 A 90 85 0.25      
36 A 31 30 0.26      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26435.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9528) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25187.9 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/CEP-121G*
ABC
0.26594 0.06155 0.05499

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.178 -0.146 0.100
C2 -0.245 -0.282 0.602
C3 -1.257 0.179 -0.471
C4 -2.706 -0.028 -0.002
O5 1.572 1.172 0.062
O6 1.908 -1.058 -0.273
H7 -0.400 -1.336 0.848
H8 -0.362 0.323 1.509
H9 -1.079 -0.390 -1.392
H10 -1.080 1.236 -0.697
H11 -3.416 0.303 -0.767
H12 -2.901 -1.086 0.206
H13 -2.904 0.541 0.913
H14 2.481 1.160 -0.304

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.51452.52123.88681.37631.22672.11302.13872.71622.76454.69634.18704.21771.8886
C21.51451.54512.54702.38902.45011.09351.09592.16422.16583.50352.80362.80063.2140
C32.52121.54511.53753.04473.40352.18402.17691.09721.09562.18332.18242.18183.8677
C43.88682.54701.53754.44374.73552.78442.81052.17042.17401.09511.09581.09605.3300
O51.37632.38903.04474.44372.28013.28602.56053.40322.75915.13055.01294.59930.9799
O61.22672.45013.40354.73552.28012.58093.19913.25883.79115.51764.83305.20742.2908
H72.11301.09352.18402.78443.28602.58091.78572.52473.07713.79412.59473.13013.9819
H82.13871.09592.17692.81052.56053.19911.78573.07162.49303.80863.18262.61933.4741
H92.71622.16421.09722.17043.40323.25882.52473.07161.76892.51672.52123.08414.0324
H102.76452.16581.09562.17402.75913.79113.07712.49301.76892.51663.08642.53033.5835
H114.69633.50352.18331.09515.13055.51763.79413.80862.51672.51661.77251.77305.9770
H124.18702.80362.18241.09585.01294.83302.59473.18262.52123.08641.77251.77475.8542
H134.21772.80062.18181.09604.59935.20743.13012.61933.08412.53031.77301.77475.5550
H141.88863.21403.86775.33000.97992.29083.98193.47414.03243.58355.97705.85425.5550

picture of Butanoic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 110.972 C1 C2 H7 107.118
C1 C2 H8 108.978 C1 O5 H14 105.307
C2 C1 O5 111.371 C2 C1 O6 126.387
C2 C3 C4 111.428 C2 C3 H9 108.795
C2 C3 H10 109.010 C3 C2 H7 110.554
C3 C2 H8 109.859 C3 C4 H11 110.944
C3 C4 H12 110.832 C3 C4 H13 110.772
C4 C3 H9 109.798 C4 C3 H10 110.172
O5 C1 O6 122.209 H7 C2 H8 109.296
H9 C3 H10 107.543 H11 C4 H12 108.002
H11 C4 H13 108.035 H12 C4 H13 108.139
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability