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All results from a given calculation for CH2(OH)2 (methanediol)

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 C2 1A
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-190.521439
Energy at 298.15K-190.526780
HF Energy-189.965352
Nuclear repulsion energy81.720253
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 3892 3698 28.69      
2 A 3090 2936 65.46      
3 A 1562 1485 1.78      
4 A 1433 1361 3.83      
5 A 1242 1180 1.44      
6 A 1071 1018 110.15      
7 A 594 564 96.08      
8 A 416 395 29.34      
9 B 3891 3697 43.05      
10 B 3151 2994 55.12      
11 B 1493 1418 70.81      
12 B 1398 1329 22.67      
13 B 1126 1070 229.73      
14 B 1051 999 12.13      
15 B 417 396 197.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12912.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9502) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12269.9 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
1.39108 0.34407 0.30381

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.533
O2 0.000 1.167 -0.247
O3 0.000 -1.167 -0.247
H4 -0.892 -0.078 1.161
H5 0.892 0.078 1.161
H6 -0.795 1.122 -0.785
H7 0.795 -1.122 -0.785

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.40351.40351.09401.09401.90451.9045
O21.40352.33412.08061.99110.96102.4819
O31.40352.33411.99112.08062.48190.9610
H41.09402.08061.99111.79052.28892.7791
H51.09401.99112.08061.79052.77912.2889
H61.90450.96102.48192.28892.77912.7492
H71.90452.48190.96102.77912.28892.7492

picture of methanediol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H6 105.784 C1 O3 H7 105.784
O2 C1 O3 112.513 O2 C1 H4 112.247
O2 C1 H5 105.061 O3 C1 H4 105.061
O3 C1 H5 112.247 H4 C1 H5 109.844
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability