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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHO (Acetaldehyde)

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-153.487201
Energy at 298.15K-153.491149
HF Energy-152.932216
Nuclear repulsion energy69.777594
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' 3247 3052 3.29 42.07 0.74 0.85
2 A' 3115 2928 0.72 104.68 0.01 0.02
3 A' 2973 2795 106.95 113.46 0.32 0.48
4 A' 1808 1700 107.98 5.21 0.48 0.65
5 A' 1501 1411 17.59 18.18 0.68 0.81
6 A' 1451 1364 10.76 7.87 0.53 0.69
7 A' 1403 1318 20.45 3.00 0.75 0.85
8 A' 1151 1082 22.02 2.95 0.36 0.53
9 A' 914 859 6.31 5.52 0.34 0.50
10 A' 504 474 12.43 1.12 0.40 0.57
11 A" 3202 3010 2.48 56.43 0.75 0.86
12 A" 1514 1423 8.65 10.97 0.75 0.86
13 A" 1151 1082 0.81 1.11 0.75 0.86
14 A" 791 744 1.08 5.00 0.75 0.86
15 A" 169 159 0.56 0.81 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12447.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9399) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11699.8 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
1.91496 0.33915 0.30423

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 0.000 0.460 0.000
C2 -0.936 -0.711 0.000
O3 1.207 0.378 0.000
H4 -0.498 1.449 0.000
H5 -0.377 -1.642 0.000
H6 -1.582 -0.661 0.877
H7 -1.582 -0.661 -0.877

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.49861.20941.10722.13542.12822.1282
C21.49862.40292.20341.08621.09051.0905
O31.20942.40292.01322.56623.10253.1025
H41.10722.20342.01323.09322.52912.5291
H52.13541.08622.56623.09321.78441.7844
H62.12821.09053.10252.52911.78441.7533
H72.12821.09053.10252.52911.78441.7533

picture of Acetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 110.389 C1 C2 H6 109.560
C1 C2 H7 109.560 C2 C1 O3 124.736
C2 C1 H4 114.638 O3 C1 H4 120.626
H5 C2 H6 110.127 H5 C2 H7 110.127
H6 C2 H7 107.014
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability