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All results from a given calculation for CH2(OH)2 (methanediol)

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 C2 1A
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-190.450320
Energy at 298.15K-190.455623
HF Energy-189.914667
Nuclear repulsion energy81.487580
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
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3890 3662 16.86      
2 A 3110 2927 65.24      
3 A 1596 1502 3.11      
4 A 1434 1350 4.80      
5 A 1239 1167 1.12      
6 A 1074 1011 111.59      
7 A 582 548 97.15      
8 A 403 379 42.60      
9 B 3889 3661 28.79      
10 B 3166 2980 63.19      
11 B 1497 1410 88.65      
12 B 1414 1331 27.65      
13 B 1140 1073 212.02      
14 B 1039 978 26.30      
15 B 409 385 201.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12940.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9414) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12182.5 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
1.38899 0.34131 0.30169

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.533
O2 0.000 1.170 -0.248
O3 0.000 -1.170 -0.248
H4 -0.889 -0.077 1.162
H5 0.889 0.077 1.162
H6 -0.803 1.149 -0.781
H7 0.803 -1.149 -0.781

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.40691.40691.09201.09201.92131.9213
O21.40692.34092.08191.99370.96412.5120
O31.40692.34091.99372.08192.51200.9641
H41.09202.08191.99371.78472.29912.7909
H51.09201.99372.08191.78472.79092.2991
H61.92130.96412.51202.29912.79092.8041
H71.92132.51200.96412.79092.29912.8041

picture of methanediol state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H6 106.768 C1 O3 H7 106.768
O2 C1 O3 112.594 O2 C1 H4 112.227
O2 C1 H5 105.151 O3 C1 H4 105.151
O3 C1 H5 112.227 H4 C1 H5 109.608
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability