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

using model chemistry: MP2/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-306.946806
Energy at 298.15K-306.956237
HF Energy-305.962296
Nuclear repulsion energy239.067258
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 MP2/6-311G**
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 3816 3626 68.97      
2 A 3175 3017 30.14      
3 A 3166 3008 26.24      
4 A 3161 3004 18.47      
5 A 3137 2980 0.26      
6 A 3100 2945 18.80      
7 A 3084 2930 10.63      
8 A 3072 2919 21.77      
9 A 1841 1749 255.75      
10 A 1527 1451 6.96      
11 A 1520 1445 8.18      
12 A 1514 1438 2.12      
13 A 1496 1421 7.97      
14 A 1431 1360 6.19      
15 A 1408 1338 37.10      
16 A 1389 1320 30.76      
17 A 1341 1274 3.07      
18 A 1299 1235 0.66      
19 A 1276 1212 18.86      
20 A 1223 1162 146.25      
21 A 1134 1077 5.85      
22 A 1098 1043 67.58      
23 A 1080 1027 23.38      
24 A 941 894 2.66      
25 A 904 859 1.23      
26 A 888 843 11.40      
27 A 765 727 7.75      
28 A 733 696 32.38      
29 A 619 588 71.13      
30 A 578 549 59.58      
31 A 436 414 2.07      
32 A 334 317 1.10      
33 A 250 238 0.03      
34 A 187 178 0.02      
35 A 93 88 0.19      
36 A 35 33 0.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26524.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9502) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25203.3 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 MP2/6-311G**
ABC
0.27345 0.06241 0.05558

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.181 -0.146 0.086
C2 -0.236 -0.359 0.551
C3 -1.252 0.218 -0.445
C4 -2.690 -0.040 0.001
O5 1.509 1.172 0.099
O6 1.946 -1.006 -0.286
H7 -0.384 -1.435 0.669
H8 -0.364 0.126 1.525
H9 -1.081 -0.237 -1.428
H10 -1.075 1.292 -0.551
H11 -3.405 0.370 -0.717
H12 -2.881 -1.114 0.094
H13 -2.882 0.423 0.974
H14 2.414 1.209 -0.238

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.50632.51633.87321.35881.20902.10942.12892.72292.75064.68434.17544.19751.8610
C21.50631.53532.53512.36482.42451.09241.09532.15532.15563.49062.78842.79143.1789
C32.51631.53531.52782.97093.42702.17382.16241.09621.09412.17582.17212.17113.8032
C43.87322.53511.52784.37124.74362.77632.78522.16102.16521.09351.09441.09465.2603
O51.35882.36482.97094.37122.25443.27172.57593.31982.66715.04524.94924.53920.9672
O61.20902.42453.42704.74362.25442.55433.14593.32453.80475.54144.84265.18982.2642
H72.10941.09242.17382.77633.27172.55431.78022.51363.06663.78232.58223.12783.9553
H82.12891.09532.16242.78522.57593.14591.78023.05992.48493.78573.14932.59413.4644
H92.72292.15531.09622.16103.31983.32452.51363.05991.76262.50522.51513.07393.9649
H102.75062.15561.09412.16522.66713.80473.06662.48491.76262.51123.07682.51933.5045
H114.68433.49062.17581.09355.04525.54143.78233.78572.50522.51121.77061.77125.8990
H124.17542.78842.17211.09444.94924.84262.58223.14932.51513.07681.77061.77105.7918
H134.19752.79142.17111.09464.53925.18983.12782.59413.07392.51931.77121.77105.4898
H141.86103.17893.80325.26030.96722.26423.95533.46443.96493.50455.89905.79185.4898

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 111.643 C1 C2 H7 107.456
C1 C2 H8 108.810 C1 O5 H14 105.034
C2 C1 O5 111.153 C2 C1 O6 126.136
C2 C3 C4 111.708 C2 C3 H9 108.833
C2 C3 H10 108.974 C3 C2 H7 110.502
C3 C2 H8 109.438 C3 C4 H11 111.122
C3 C4 H12 110.776 C3 C4 H13 110.687
C4 C3 H9 109.791 C4 C3 H10 110.247
O5 C1 O6 122.692 H7 C2 H8 108.924
H9 C3 H10 107.168 H11 C4 H12 108.045
H11 C4 H13 108.085 H12 C4 H13 108.007
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability