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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHO (Acetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/daug-cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/daug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.600466
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-152.976432
Nuclear repulsion energy69.533057
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(T)/daug-cc-pVTZ
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 3149 3149        
2 A 3098 3098        
3 A 3030 3030        
4 A 2921 2921        
5 A 1774 1774        
6 A 1485 1485        
7 A 1473 1473        
8 A 1416 1416        
9 A 1388 1388        
10 A 1130 1130        
11 A 1128 1128        
12 A 890 890        
13 A 775 775        
14 A 506 506        
15 A 158 158        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12160.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12160.5 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(T)/daug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
1.89132 0.33739 0.30236

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/daug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.230 0.403 0.000
C2 -1.170 -0.150 0.000
O3 1.236 -0.278 -0.000
H4 0.307 1.508 0.000
H5 -1.151 -1.239 0.000
H6 -1.704 0.220 0.880
H7 -1.704 0.219 -0.881

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.50531.21431.10832.14552.13352.1335
C21.50532.40922.22051.08941.09431.0943
O31.21432.40922.01352.57293.10953.1093
H41.10832.22052.01353.11022.54562.5458
H52.14551.08942.57293.11021.79171.7917
H62.13351.09433.10952.54561.79171.7609
H72.13351.09433.10932.54581.79171.7609

picture of Acetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 110.526 C1 C2 H6 109.289
C1 C2 H7 109.289 C2 C1 O3 124.370
C2 C1 H4 115.491 O3 C1 H4 120.138
H5 C2 H6 110.264 H5 C2 H7 110.264
H6 C2 H7 107.137
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability