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All results from a given calculation for C2H2O4 (Oxalic Acid)

using model chemistry: CCD/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 CCD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-377.346835
Energy at 298.15K-377.350956
HF Energy-376.378780
Nuclear repulsion energy233.679963
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 CCD/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 3812 3575 0.00      
2 Ag 1931 1810 0.00      
3 Ag 1520 1425 0.00      
4 Ag 1278 1198 0.00      
5 Ag 857 803 0.00      
6 Ag 579 543 0.00      
7 Ag 425 399 0.00      
8 Au 688 645 230.17      
9 Au 462 433 68.67      
10 Au 123 115 5.46      
11 Bg 791 742 0.00      
12 Bg 674 632 0.00      
13 Bu 3816 3578 246.70      
14 Bu 1939 1818 407.17      
15 Bu 1385 1299 878.32      
16 Bu 1254 1175 11.75      
17 Bu 681 639 25.56      
18 Bu 281 263 49.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11247.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9376) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10545.2 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 CCD/6-31G**
ABC
0.19276 0.12761 0.07678

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.051 0.768 0.000
C2 0.051 -0.768 0.000
O3 1.126 1.381 0.000
O4 -1.126 -1.381 0.000
O5 -1.126 1.319 0.000
O6 1.126 -1.319 0.000
H7 1.811 0.694 0.000
H8 -1.811 -0.694 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 O4 O5 O6 H7 H8
C11.53861.32762.40251.20782.39571.86392.2873
C21.53862.40251.32762.39571.20782.28731.8639
O31.32762.40253.56392.25282.70000.97073.5959
O42.40251.32763.56392.70002.25283.59590.9707
O51.20782.39572.25282.70003.46833.00292.1259
O62.39571.20782.70002.25283.46832.12593.0029
H71.86392.28730.97073.59593.00292.12593.8787
H82.28731.86393.59590.97072.12593.00293.8787

picture of Oxalic Acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O4 113.703 C1 C2 O6 120.984
C1 O3 H7 107.368 C2 C1 O3 113.703
C2 C1 O5 120.984 C2 O4 H8 107.368
O3 C1 O5 125.313 O4 C2 O6 125.313
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability