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All results from a given calculation for C2H2O2 (Ethanedial)

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-227.223841
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-226.591539
Nuclear repulsion energy101.433594
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 QCISD/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3067 2887 0.00      
2 Ag 1832 1725 0.00      
3 Ag 1412 1329 0.00      
4 Ag 1116 1051 0.00      
5 Ag 570 536 0.00      
6 Au 828 780 0.90      
7 Au 144 135 32.04      
8 Bg 1075 1012 0.00      
9 Bu 3062 2882 124.41      
10 Bu 1797 1692 138.91      
11 Bu 1375 1295 10.97      
12 Bu 337 317 52.86      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8307.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9414) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7820.6 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 QCISD/6-31G**
ABC
1.85327 0.15848 0.14600

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.331 0.685 0.000
C2 0.331 -0.685 0.000
H3 -1.433 0.671 0.000
H4 1.433 -0.671 0.000
O5 0.331 1.705 0.000
O6 -0.331 -1.705 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 O5 O6
C11.52131.10132.22481.21692.3899
C21.52132.22481.10132.38991.2169
H31.10132.22483.16402.04482.6191
H42.22481.10133.16402.61912.0448
O51.21692.38992.04482.61913.4743
O62.38991.21692.61912.04483.4743

picture of Ethanedial state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 115.124 C1 C2 O6 121.167
C2 C1 H3 115.124 C2 C1 O5 121.167
H3 C1 O5 123.709 H4 C2 O6 123.709
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability