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All results from a given calculation for C2H2O2 (Ethanedial)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-227.204255
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-226.589899
Nuclear repulsion energy101.251438
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 MP2/6-31G**
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 3078 2882 0.00 208.93 0.27 0.42
2 Ag 1762 1650 0.00 17.00 0.64 0.78
3 Ag 1407 1317 0.00 14.60 0.45 0.62
4 Ag 1121 1050 0.00 7.62 0.63 0.77
5 Ag 568 532 0.00 4.98 0.35 0.52
6 Au 834 781 1.37 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Au 151 141 29.58 0.00 0.00 0.00
8 Bg 1077 1008 0.00 8.70 0.75 0.86
9 Bu 3073 2877 123.24 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Bu 1744 1633 86.12 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Bu 1370 1283 8.10 0.00 0.45 0.62
12 Bu 333 312 50.65 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8257.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7733.3 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 MP2/6-31G**
ABC
1.85650 0.15809 0.14568

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.331 0.680 0.000
C2 0.331 -0.680 0.000
H3 -1.433 0.664 0.000
H4 1.433 -0.664 0.000
O5 0.331 1.709 0.000
O6 -0.331 -1.709 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 O5 O6
C11.51361.10122.21801.22382.3893
C21.51362.21801.10122.38931.2238
H31.10122.21803.15802.05022.6161
H42.21801.10123.15802.61612.0502
O51.22382.38932.05022.61613.4816
O62.38931.22382.61612.05023.4816

picture of Ethanedial state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 115.136 C1 C2 O6 121.218
C2 C1 H3 115.136 C2 C1 O5 121.218
H3 C1 O5 123.645 H4 C2 O6 123.645
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability