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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHO (Acetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: MP4=FULL/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 MP4=FULL/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.653118
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-152.980196
Nuclear repulsion energy69.588129
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=FULL/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 3160 3160        
2 A 3111 3111        
3 A 3040 3040        
4 A 2908 2908        
5 A 1746 1746        
6 A 1483 1483        
7 A 1468 1468        
8 A 1424 1424        
9 A 1385 1385        
10 A 1136 1136        
11 A 1133 1133        
12 A 893 893        
13 A 775 775        
14 A 500 500        
15 A 155 155        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12158.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12158.1 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=FULL/Def2TZVPP
ABC
1.89960 0.33759 0.30264

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.229 0.402 0.000
C2 -1.169 -0.150 0.000
O3 1.237 -0.277 -0.000
H4 0.301 1.506 0.000
H5 -1.148 -1.236 0.002
H6 -1.703 0.219 0.877
H7 -1.702 0.216 -0.879

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.50351.21491.10622.14032.13032.1303
C21.50352.40912.21491.08651.09111.0911
O31.21492.40912.01322.57023.10783.1069
H41.10622.21492.01323.10182.53902.5400
H52.14031.08652.57023.10181.78671.7867
H62.13031.09113.10782.53901.78671.7558
H72.13031.09113.10692.54001.78671.7558

picture of Acetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 110.422 C1 C2 H6 109.347
C1 C2 H7 109.347 C2 C1 O3 124.467
C2 C1 H4 115.296 O3 C1 H4 120.237
H5 C2 H6 110.262 H5 C2 H7 110.262
H6 C2 H7 107.135
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability