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All results from a given calculation for CH3COOH (Acetic 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 CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-228.619572
Energy at 298.15K-228.624476
HF Energy-227.837112
Nuclear repulsion energy121.548966
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' 3801 3572 68.19      
2 A' 3268 3071 1.65      
3 A' 3139 2950 0.48      
4 A' 1865 1753 240.14      
5 A' 1510 1419 13.42      
6 A' 1442 1356 78.08      
7 A' 1371 1289 24.00      
8 A' 1228 1154 192.83      
9 A' 1020 959 54.67      
10 A' 890 837 2.64      
11 A' 590 554 42.62      
12 A' 423 398 3.59      
13 A" 3229 3035 0.84      
14 A" 1518 1427 8.02      
15 A" 1090 1024 8.00      
16 A" 692 651 92.14      
17 A" 567 533 23.46      
18 A" 98 92 0.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13870.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9399) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13036.6 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
0.37864 0.32034 0.17926

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.973 -0.989 0.000
C2 0.000 0.145 0.000
O3 0.311 1.317 0.000
H4 1.965 -0.558 0.000
H5 0.833 -1.616 0.880
H6 0.833 -1.616 -0.880
O7 -1.272 -0.278 0.000
H8 -1.775 0.545 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 O7 H8
C11.49442.39931.08171.08901.08902.35513.1469
C21.49441.21222.08682.13742.13741.34061.8191
O32.39931.21222.50023.10603.10602.24662.2232
H41.08172.08682.50021.78161.78163.24913.8987
H51.08902.13743.10601.78161.75932.64503.4991
H61.08902.13743.10601.78161.75932.64503.4991
O72.35511.34062.24663.24912.64502.64500.9642
H83.14691.81912.22323.89873.49913.49910.9642

picture of Acetic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O3 124.539 C1 C2 O7 112.235
C2 C1 H4 107.115 C2 C1 H5 110.677
C2 C1 H6 110.677 C2 O7 H8 103.017
O3 C2 O7 123.226 H4 C1 H5 110.319
H4 C1 H6 110.319 H5 C1 H6 107.755
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability