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All results from a given calculation for C4H8O2 (Butanoic acid)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-303.240161
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-303.124090
Nuclear repulsion energy232.537042
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/STO-3G
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 3769 3769 20.59      
2 A 3529 3529 3.21      
3 A 3527 3527 1.93      
4 A 3503 3503 1.11      
5 A 3490 3490 0.40      
6 A 3388 3388 3.49      
7 A 3381 3381 0.38      
8 A 3353 3353 2.54      
9 A 1868 1868 65.44      
10 A 1722 1722 1.59      
11 A 1714 1714 2.92      
12 A 1698 1698 0.39      
13 A 1669 1669 0.80      
14 A 1604 1604 0.12      
15 A 1543 1543 8.45      
16 A 1503 1503 21.52      
17 A 1445 1445 0.53      
18 A 1418 1418 5.20      
19 A 1383 1383 3.06      
20 A 1305 1305 86.82      
21 A 1220 1220 4.68      
22 A 1166 1166 32.34      
23 A 1148 1148 11.39      
24 A 1002 1002 1.34      
25 A 961 961 3.77      
26 A 891 891 3.11      
27 A 808 808 3.58      
28 A 667 667 42.03      
29 A 614 614 35.52      
30 A 530 530 26.84      
31 A 396 396 1.11      
32 A 336 336 1.37      
33 A 237 237 0.01      
34 A 183 183 0.10      
35 A 89 89 0.04      
36 A 39 39 0.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28549.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28549.4 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/STO-3G
ABC
0.25979 0.05900 0.05243

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/STO-3G

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.212 -0.156 0.083
C2 -0.259 -0.400 0.548
C3 -1.292 0.184 -0.466
C4 -2.756 -0.028 0.011
O5 1.505 1.235 0.109
O6 2.058 -1.007 -0.281
H7 -0.407 -1.487 0.662
H8 -0.401 0.074 1.535
H9 -1.151 -0.298 -1.448
H10 -1.095 1.262 -0.595
H11 -3.463 0.392 -0.720
H12 -2.975 -1.099 0.129
H13 -2.924 0.468 0.979
H14 2.473 1.252 -0.222

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.56212.58623.97101.42141.25362.17482.18292.81992.79154.77504.29264.27781.9143
C21.56211.56182.58152.44492.53411.10251.10352.18952.18403.53582.83612.83583.2843
C32.58621.56181.55453.04273.55982.20192.19311.10321.10302.19542.19882.19833.9213
C43.97102.58151.55454.44534.92082.84062.80622.18592.18871.09991.10001.09995.3886
O51.42142.44493.04274.44532.34163.37192.64883.44002.69385.10665.05184.57841.0235
O61.25362.53413.55984.92082.34162.68253.24243.48713.89665.71165.05025.34582.2973
H72.17481.10252.20192.84063.37192.68251.78792.53353.09973.84372.65113.20214.0717
H82.18291.10352.19312.80622.64883.24241.78793.09832.53573.81523.15842.61283.5693
H92.81992.18951.10322.18593.44003.48712.53353.09831.77932.52002.54063.10164.1286
H102.79152.18401.10302.18872.69383.89663.09972.53571.77932.52593.10402.54063.5876
H114.77503.53582.19541.09995.10665.71163.84373.81522.52002.52591.78361.78366.0187
H124.29262.83612.19881.10005.05185.05022.65113.15842.54063.10401.78361.78325.9444
H134.27782.83582.19831.09994.57845.34583.20212.61283.10162.54061.78361.78325.5846
H141.91433.28433.92135.38861.02352.29734.07173.56934.12863.58766.01875.94445.5846

picture of Butanoic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 111.762 C1 C2 H7 108.166
C1 C2 H8 108.727 C1 O5 H14 101.833
C2 C1 O5 109.971 C2 C1 O6 127.977
C2 C3 C4 111.862 C2 C3 H9 109.282
C2 C3 H10 108.865 C3 C2 H7 110.279
C3 C2 H8 109.538 C3 C4 H11 110.426
C3 C4 H12 110.691 C3 C4 H13 110.652
C4 C3 H9 109.497 C4 C3 H10 109.720
O5 C1 O6 122.050 H7 C2 H8 108.285
H9 C3 H10 107.512 H11 C4 H12 108.336
H11 C4 H13 108.348 H12 C4 H13 108.305
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability