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

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

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=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.044151
Energy at 298.15K-307.053660
HF Energy-305.915397
Nuclear repulsion energy240.394284
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=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3796 3568 72.36      
2 A 3216 3022 25.53      
3 A 3211 3018 16.66      
4 A 3208 3015 2.64      
5 A 3178 2987 1.12      
6 A 3138 2949 11.64      
7 A 3122 2935 7.84      
8 A 3115 2928 14.16      
9 A 1859 1747 243.38      
10 A 1549 1456 4.97      
11 A 1544 1452 7.36      
12 A 1534 1442 2.14      
13 A 1508 1418 8.61      
14 A 1442 1355 3.75      
15 A 1416 1331 60.66      
16 A 1396 1312 14.90      
17 A 1354 1273 3.38      
18 A 1308 1229 0.65      
19 A 1282 1205 10.64      
20 A 1224 1151 132.80      
21 A 1142 1074 8.68      
22 A 1105 1038 51.90      
23 A 1092 1026 35.05      
24 A 951 893 2.32      
25 A 913 858 0.96      
26 A 898 844 9.76      
27 A 773 726 14.44      
28 A 756 710 27.31      
29 A 637 599 74.70      
30 A 593 558 47.41      
31 A 436 410 2.46      
32 A 337 317 0.89      
33 A 264 248 0.04      
34 A 189 178 0.04      
35 A 97 91 0.25      
36 A 42 39 0.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26812.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9399) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25200.8 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=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.27338 0.06336 0.05665

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.168 -0.142 0.095
C2 -0.235 -0.306 0.591
C3 -1.234 0.158 -0.469
C4 -2.668 -0.019 0.000
O5 1.515 1.164 0.072
O6 1.906 -1.021 -0.273
H7 -0.387 -1.358 0.823
H8 -0.364 0.283 1.499
H9 -1.068 -0.410 -1.386
H10 -1.039 1.205 -0.703
H11 -3.375 0.312 -0.760
H12 -2.880 -1.065 0.221
H13 -2.855 0.559 0.905
H14 2.412 1.182 -0.291

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.49642.48473.83911.35201.20542.10452.12042.69482.70554.64434.15344.16281.8575
C21.49641.52882.52072.34412.41611.08811.09022.14762.14613.47362.77652.77733.1619
C32.48471.52881.52002.97673.35922.16502.15531.09141.08992.16632.16412.16293.7905
C43.83912.52071.52004.34834.69052.77022.76562.15332.15581.08891.08951.08965.2283
O51.35202.34412.97674.34832.24673.24802.51873.35802.66955.03304.93044.49000.9673
O61.20542.41613.35924.69052.24672.56403.16053.23323.71645.46784.81145.15242.2609
H72.10451.08812.16502.77023.24802.56401.77482.49873.05383.77082.58103.12583.9412
H82.12041.09022.15532.76562.51873.16051.77483.04932.48113.76403.12712.57603.4228
H92.69482.14761.09142.15333.35803.23322.49873.04931.75362.49722.50933.06303.9801
H102.70552.14611.08992.15582.66953.71643.05382.48111.75362.50143.06512.51043.4753
H114.64433.47362.16631.08895.03305.46783.77083.76402.49722.50141.76101.76125.8703
H124.15342.77652.16411.08954.93044.81142.58103.12712.50933.06511.76101.76145.7718
H134.16282.77732.16291.08964.49005.15243.12582.57603.06302.51041.76121.76145.4367
H141.85753.16193.79055.22830.96732.26093.94123.42283.98013.47535.87035.77185.4367

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 110.432 C1 C2 H7 107.987
C1 C2 H8 109.112 C1 O5 H14 105.227
C2 C1 O5 110.663 C2 C1 O6 126.486
C2 C3 C4 111.541 C2 C3 H9 108.951
C2 C3 H10 108.917 C3 C2 H7 110.516
C3 C2 H8 109.626 C3 C4 H11 111.193
C3 C4 H12 110.979 C3 C4 H13 110.878
C4 C3 H9 110.005 C4 C3 H10 110.294
O5 C1 O6 122.829 H7 C2 H8 109.129
H9 C3 H10 107.013 H11 C4 H12 107.885
H11 C4 H13 107.891 H12 C4 H13 107.871
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability