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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHO (Acetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.491416
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-152.932330
Nuclear repulsion energy69.639399
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 QCISD/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' 3203 3035 6.51      
2 A' 3084 2921 2.00      
3 A' 2963 2807 101.68      
4 A' 1841 1744 133.70      
5 A' 1494 1416 15.33      
6 A' 1455 1378 11.55      
7 A' 1409 1335 14.08      
8 A' 1146 1086 22.19      
9 A' 905 858 5.80      
10 A' 504 478 13.59      
11 A" 3156 2990 6.42      
12 A" 1504 1425 7.54      
13 A" 1155 1094 0.59      
14 A" 789 747 0.65      
15 A" 162 154 0.96      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12384.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9474) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11732.9 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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.89987 0.33772 0.30283

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/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 -0.934 -0.720 0.000
O3 1.204 0.385 0.000
H4 -0.501 1.454 0.000
H5 -0.365 -1.649 0.000
H6 -1.583 -0.677 0.880
H7 -1.583 -0.677 -0.880

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.50861.20701.10852.14502.14072.1407
C21.50862.40712.21651.08961.09411.0941
O31.20702.40712.01212.56903.10963.1096
H41.10852.21652.01213.10582.54662.5466
H52.14501.08962.56903.10581.78961.7896
H62.14071.09413.10962.54661.78961.7603
H72.14071.09413.10962.54661.78961.7603

picture of Acetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 110.247 C1 C2 H6 109.642
C1 C2 H7 109.642 C2 C1 O3 124.477
C2 C1 H4 114.902 O3 C1 H4 120.621
H5 C2 H6 110.072 H5 C2 H7 110.072
H6 C2 H7 107.112
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability