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All results from a given calculation for C4H6O2 (γ–Butyrolactone)

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 C1 1A
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.878532
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-304.736292
Nuclear repulsion energy242.178840
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)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.24555 0.12111 0.08667

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.879 -0.004 0.005
C2 -0.030 1.198 0.184
C3 -1.389 0.661 -0.243
C4 -1.254 -0.810 0.141
O5 0.125 -1.127 -0.050
O6 2.066 -0.025 -0.077
H7 0.344 2.041 -0.390
H8 -0.017 1.470 1.242
H9 -1.513 0.754 -1.322
H10 -2.233 1.143 0.247
H11 -1.839 -1.485 -0.479
H12 -1.513 -0.977 1.189

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.51712.37682.28411.35321.19062.15012.12182.83823.32523.13292.8408
C21.51711.52262.35202.34102.44081.08621.09212.15922.20473.30282.8177
C32.37681.52261.52682.35113.52722.22022.17731.09011.08772.20532.1794
C42.28412.35201.52681.42783.41883.31112.81762.15782.18731.08751.0925
O51.35322.34102.35111.42782.23203.19292.90302.79983.28622.04262.0596
O61.19062.44083.52723.41882.23202.70762.88333.86854.46694.18883.9145
H72.15011.08622.22023.31113.19292.70761.76582.44332.80224.14763.8793
H82.12181.09212.17732.81762.90302.88331.76583.05282.45113.87432.8683
H92.83822.15921.09012.15782.79983.86852.44333.05281.76922.41463.0502
H103.32522.20471.08772.18733.28624.46692.80222.45111.76922.75432.4290
H113.13293.30282.20531.08752.04264.18884.14763.87432.41462.75431.7745
H122.84082.81772.17941.09252.05963.91453.87932.86833.05022.42901.7745

picture of γ–Butyrolactone state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 102.874 C1 C2 H7 110.260
C1 C2 H8 107.710 C1 O5 C4 110.411
C2 C1 O5 109.163 C2 C1 O6 128.290
C2 C3 C4 100.940 C2 C3 H9 110.376
C2 C3 H10 114.230 C3 C2 H7 115.637
C3 C2 H8 111.705 C3 C4 O5 105.402
C3 C4 H11 113.979 C3 C4 H12 111.543
C4 C3 H9 109.964 C4 C3 H10 112.485
O5 C1 O6 122.547 O5 C4 H11 107.831
O5 C4 H12 108.890 H7 C2 H8 108.319
H9 C3 H10 108.660 H11 C4 H12 108.979
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability