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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHO (Acetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: CCSD=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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.512480
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-152.932815
Nuclear repulsion energy69.859029
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=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' 3219 3031 5.97      
2 A' 3099 2918 1.70      
3 A' 2974 2800 98.50      
4 A' 1864 1755 132.32      
5 A' 1508 1420 15.80      
6 A' 1463 1378 12.60      
7 A' 1419 1336 14.37      
8 A' 1157 1089 22.09      
9 A' 917 864 5.38      
10 A' 509 479 13.90      
11 A" 3172 2987 5.75      
12 A" 1518 1430 7.83      
13 A" 1163 1095 0.64      
14 A" 799 753 0.73      
15 A" 167 157 0.94      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12473.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9416) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11745.2 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=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.91601 0.33961 0.30469

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.462 0.000
C2 -0.930 -0.719 0.000
O3 1.200 0.387 0.000
H4 -0.503 1.447 0.000
H5 -0.363 -1.647 0.000
H6 -1.577 -0.676 0.878
H7 -1.577 -0.676 -0.878

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.50291.20261.10652.13922.13362.1336
C21.50292.40032.20781.08731.09161.0916
O31.20262.40032.00632.56493.10063.1006
H41.10652.20782.00633.09692.53632.5363
H52.13921.08732.56493.09691.78521.7852
H62.13361.09163.10062.53631.78521.7566
H72.13361.09163.10062.53631.78521.7566

picture of Acetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 110.326 C1 C2 H6 109.623
C1 C2 H7 109.623 C2 C1 O3 124.675
C2 C1 H4 114.728 O3 C1 H4 120.596
H5 C2 H6 110.036 H5 C2 H7 110.036
H6 C2 H7 107.141
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability