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All results from a given calculation for C2H2O2 (Ethanedial)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-227.776831
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-227.776831
Nuclear repulsion energy100.597838
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 BLYP/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 2848 2826 0.00 254.58 0.28 0.44
2 Ag 1724 1711 0.00 43.89 0.52 0.69
3 Ag 1345 1334 0.00 14.79 0.56 0.72
4 Ag 1016 1008 0.00 12.14 0.73 0.85
5 Ag 527 523 0.00 4.91 0.37 0.54
6 Au 784 778 0.65 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Au 136 135 23.96 0.00 0.00 0.00
8 Bg 1024 1016 0.00 10.11 0.75 0.86
9 Bu 2839 2817 186.54 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Bu 1730 1716 138.73 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Bu 1300 1290 6.93 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Bu 320 318 44.16 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7796.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7736.4 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 BLYP/6-31G**
ABC
1.83374 0.15542 0.14327

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.331 0.694 0.000
C2 0.331 -0.694 0.000
H3 -1.450 0.671 0.000
H4 1.450 -0.671 0.000
O5 0.331 1.722 0.000
O6 -0.331 -1.722 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 O5 O6
C11.53741.11912.24361.22282.4155
C21.53742.24361.11912.41551.2228
H31.11912.24363.19512.06792.6412
H42.24361.11913.19512.64122.0679
O51.22282.41552.06792.64123.5065
O62.41551.22282.64122.06793.5065

picture of Ethanedial state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 114.332 C1 C2 O6 121.705
C2 C1 H3 114.332 C2 C1 O5 121.705
H3 C1 O5 123.963 H4 C2 O6 123.963
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.244      
2 C 0.244      
3 H 0.084      
4 H 0.084      
5 O -0.328      
6 O -0.328      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -21.061 -2.779 0.000
y -2.779 -29.448 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.895
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.111 -2.779 0.000
y -2.779 -8.470 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.360
Polar
3z2-r28.720
x2-y28.387
xy-2.779
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.248 0.486 0.000
y 0.486 5.245 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.894


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 76.244
(<r2>)1/2 8.732