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

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

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=FULL/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-306.843465
Energy at 298.15K-306.852954
HF Energy-305.893858
Nuclear repulsion energy239.187981
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=FULL/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 A 3813 3563 64.32      
2 A 3231 3019 39.64      
3 A 3229 3017 28.77      
4 A 3222 3011 2.20      
5 A 3196 2986 1.09      
6 A 3149 2942 19.81      
7 A 3137 2931 7.41      
8 A 3129 2924 19.42      
9 A 1854 1732 237.25      
10 A 1569 1466 4.22      
11 A 1562 1460 6.55      
12 A 1555 1453 1.33      
13 A 1533 1432 6.46      
14 A 1470 1373 2.79      
15 A 1435 1341 27.16      
16 A 1410 1318 53.76      
17 A 1365 1275 4.48      
18 A 1327 1240 2.93      
19 A 1297 1212 2.82      
20 A 1232 1151 135.10      
21 A 1153 1077 5.66      
22 A 1116 1042 83.80      
23 A 1094 1022 18.68      
24 A 953 891 1.94      
25 A 916 856 1.62      
26 A 897 838 10.84      
27 A 771 720 8.40      
28 A 738 690 49.36      
29 A 635 593 79.95      
30 A 584 545 45.71      
31 A 437 409 2.67      
32 A 339 317 1.38      
33 A 260 243 0.05      
34 A 191 179 0.04      
35 A 95 89 0.20      
36 A 42 39 0.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26965.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25196.9 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=FULL/6-31G**
ABC
0.27410 0.06256 0.05556

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.177 -0.146 0.083
C2 -0.236 -0.381 0.533
C3 -1.253 0.228 -0.435
C4 -2.685 -0.047 0.002
O5 1.487 1.179 0.108
O6 1.967 -0.996 -0.287
H7 -0.377 -1.456 0.616
H8 -0.364 0.063 1.522
H9 -1.085 -0.184 -1.431
H10 -1.079 1.301 -0.502
H11 -3.397 0.390 -0.695
H12 -2.878 -1.117 0.052
H13 -2.877 0.375 0.987
H14 2.400 1.236 -0.217

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.50212.51303.86451.36151.21752.10142.11862.72232.74364.67124.16974.18681.8701
C21.50211.53022.52792.36332.43021.08771.09062.14872.14723.47782.78402.78423.1827
C32.51301.53021.52202.95113.44802.16952.15531.09111.08912.16612.16472.16363.7963
C43.86452.52791.52204.35004.75662.77302.77672.15202.15641.08791.08871.08895.2493
O51.36152.36332.95114.35002.26233.26782.58283.29302.64055.01274.93254.52440.9707
O61.21752.43023.44804.75662.26232.55363.13433.35893.82105.55554.85805.19322.2751
H72.10141.08772.16952.77303.26782.55361.76862.51123.05673.77462.58563.12113.9568
H82.11861.09062.15532.77672.58283.13431.76863.04932.47793.77133.14192.58863.4697
H92.72232.14871.09112.15203.29303.35892.51123.04931.75182.49362.50653.06123.9548
H102.74362.14721.08912.15642.64053.82103.05672.47791.75182.49853.06432.51203.4915
H114.67123.47782.16611.08795.01275.55553.77463.77132.49362.49851.76051.76075.8786
H124.16972.78402.16471.08874.93254.85802.58563.14192.50653.06431.76051.76075.7852
H134.18682.78422.16361.08894.52445.19323.12112.58863.06122.51201.76071.76075.4814
H141.87013.18273.79635.24930.97072.27513.95683.46973.95483.49155.87865.78525.4814

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 111.931 C1 C2 H7 107.384
C1 C2 H8 108.556 C1 O5 H14 105.378
C2 C1 O5 111.139 C2 C1 O6 126.336
C2 C3 C4 111.831 C2 C3 H9 108.956
C2 C3 H10 108.954 C3 C2 H7 110.803
C3 C2 H8 109.502 C3 C4 H11 111.095
C3 C4 H12 110.934 C3 C4 H13 110.842
C4 C3 H9 109.781 C4 C3 H10 110.249
O5 C1 O6 122.512 H7 C2 H8 108.568
H9 C3 H10 106.936 H11 C4 H12 107.962
H11 C4 H13 107.966 H12 C4 H13 107.907
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability