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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHO (Acetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: MP4/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP4/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.502207
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-152.969088
Nuclear repulsion energy69.349188
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 MP4/TZVP
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 3171 3053        
2 A 3123 3008        
3 A 3049 2936        
4 A 2921 2813        
5 A 1737 1672        
6 A 1482 1427        
7 A 1482 1427        
8 A 1442 1388        
9 A 1402 1350        
10 A 1141 1098        
11 A 1134 1092        
12 A 892 859        
13 A 779 750        
14 A 509 490        
15 A 151 146        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12207.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9629) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11754.6 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 MP4/TZVP
ABC
1.88796 0.33518 0.30058

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/TZVP

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.229 0.403 0.000
C2 -1.173 -0.150 0.000
O3 1.241 -0.278 -0.000
H4 0.300 1.511 0.000
H5 -1.152 -1.240 0.000
H6 -1.708 0.216 0.882
H7 -1.708 0.216 -0.882

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.50791.21961.10972.14682.13672.1367
C21.50792.41802.22021.09021.09471.0947
O31.21962.41802.02082.57953.11753.1175
H41.10972.22022.02083.11052.54642.5466
H52.14681.09022.57953.11051.79141.7914
H62.13671.09473.11752.54641.79141.7647
H72.13671.09473.11752.54661.79141.7647

picture of Acetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 110.401 C1 C2 H6 109.338
C1 C2 H7 109.338 C2 C1 O3 124.539
C2 C1 H4 115.182 O3 C1 H4 120.280
H5 C2 H6 110.145 H5 C2 H7 110.145
H6 C2 H7 107.415
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability