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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHO (Acetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: CCSD/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 CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.489725
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-152.932509
Nuclear repulsion energy69.697320
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 CCSD/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' 3207 3033 6.16      
2 A' 3087 2919 1.91      
3 A' 2971 2809 97.41      
4 A' 1857 1755 130.64      
5 A' 1496 1414 15.12      
6 A' 1459 1379 12.12      
7 A' 1411 1334 14.06      
8 A' 1148 1085 22.14      
9 A' 908 859 5.55      
10 A' 506 479 13.82      
11 A" 3159 2987 6.19      
12 A" 1504 1422 7.67      
13 A" 1157 1094 0.52      
14 A" 790 747 0.72      
15 A" 164 155 0.98      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12412.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9455) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11735.6 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 CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.90162 0.33833 0.30336

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.465 0.000
C2 -0.933 -0.720 0.000
O3 1.203 0.386 0.000
H4 -0.500 1.453 0.000
H5 -0.363 -1.648 0.000
H6 -1.581 -0.678 0.880
H7 -1.581 -0.678 -0.880

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.50791.20521.10792.14392.14012.1401
C21.50792.40472.21631.08931.09381.0938
O31.20522.40472.00972.56643.10733.1073
H41.10792.21632.00973.10482.54692.5469
H52.14391.08932.56643.10481.78911.7891
H62.14011.09383.10732.54691.78911.7598
H72.14011.09383.10732.54691.78911.7598

picture of Acetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 110.227 C1 C2 H6 109.660
C1 C2 H7 109.660 C2 C1 O3 124.445
C2 C1 H4 114.972 O3 C1 H4 120.583
H5 C2 H6 110.064 H5 C2 H7 110.064
H6 C2 H7 107.110
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability