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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHO (Acetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-152.373003
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-152.053449
Nuclear repulsion energy68.769963
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 MP3=FULL/3-21G
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' 3178 3178 9.87      
2 A' 3075 3075 1.96      
3 A' 2981 2981 102.98      
4 A' 1757 1757 56.21      
5 A' 1561 1561 17.69      
6 A' 1490 1490 4.27      
7 A' 1465 1465 26.78      
8 A' 1152 1152 25.86      
9 A' 892 892 9.69      
10 A' 500 500 11.94      
11 A" 3131 3131 8.62      
12 A" 1572 1572 11.97      
13 A" 1182 1182 0.30      
14 A" 829 829 2.54      
15 A" 171 171 0.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12468.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12468.5 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 MP3=FULL/3-21G
ABC
1.87250 0.32817 0.29474

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.469 0.000
C2 -0.959 -0.714 0.000
O3 1.231 0.375 0.000
H4 -0.497 1.454 0.000
H5 -0.385 -1.644 0.000
H6 -1.603 -0.672 0.888
H7 -1.603 -0.672 -0.888

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.52331.23431.10312.14782.15882.1588
C21.52332.44582.21671.09281.09731.0973
O31.23432.44582.03732.58563.14873.1487
H41.10312.21672.03733.09982.55552.5555
H52.14781.09282.58563.09981.79321.7932
H62.15881.09733.14872.55551.79321.7753
H72.15881.09733.14872.55551.79321.7753

picture of Acetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 109.263 C1 C2 H6 109.863
C1 C2 H7 109.863 C2 C1 O3 124.643
C2 C1 H4 114.174 O3 C1 H4 121.183
H5 C2 H6 109.925 H5 C2 H7 109.925
H6 C2 H7 107.985
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability