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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHO (Acetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: CISD/Def2TZVPP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at CISD/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.500553
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-152.982042
Nuclear repulsion energy70.267352
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 CISD/Def2TZVPP
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' 3252 3252 8.55      
2 A' 3134 3134 2.85      
3 A' 3035 3035 97.90      
4 A' 1910 1910 184.29      
5 A' 1522 1522 19.82      
6 A' 1489 1489 12.57      
7 A' 1445 1445 15.19      
8 A' 1180 1180 24.27      
9 A' 931 931 5.72      
10 A' 525 525 15.92      
11 A" 3201 3201 7.96      
12 A" 1534 1534 9.22      
13 A" 1195 1195 0.15      
14 A" 812 812 0.64      
15 A" 163 163 1.74      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12663.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12663.3 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 CISD/Def2TZVPP
ABC
1.93376 0.34370 0.30823

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CISD/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.460 0.000
C2 -0.925 -0.716 0.000
O3 1.192 0.384 0.000
H4 -0.489 1.444 0.000
H5 -0.363 -1.640 0.000
H6 -1.568 -0.669 0.873
H7 -1.568 -0.669 -0.873

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.49671.19471.09842.13112.12062.1206
C21.49672.38592.20341.08061.08541.0854
O31.19472.38591.98782.55223.08053.0805
H41.09842.20341.98783.08582.52802.5280
H52.13111.08062.55223.08581.77591.7759
H62.12061.08543.08052.52801.77591.7465
H72.12061.08543.08052.52801.77591.7465

picture of Acetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 110.523 C1 C2 H6 109.396
C1 C2 H7 109.396 C2 C1 O3 124.496
C2 C1 H4 115.368 O3 C1 H4 120.137
H5 C2 H6 110.158 H5 C2 H7 110.158
H6 C2 H7 107.140
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability