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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHO (Acetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)=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 CCSD(T)=FULL/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.649379
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-152.980804
Nuclear repulsion energy69.730148
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 CCSD(T)=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 3159 3159        
2 A 3107 3107        
3 A 3040 3040        
4 A 2923 2923        
5 A 1791 1791        
6 A 1485 1485        
7 A 1471 1471        
8 A 1435 1435        
9 A 1390 1390        
10 A 1139 1139        
11 A 1139 1139        
12 A 898 898        
13 A 780 780        
14 A 504 504        
15 A 157 157        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12208.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12208.6 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 CCSD(T)=FULL/Def2TZVPP
ABC
1.90259 0.33907 0.30390

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.231 0.401 0.000
C2 -1.168 -0.149 0.000
O3 1.232 -0.278 -0.000
H4 0.308 1.504 0.000
H5 -1.146 -1.235 0.001
H6 -1.701 0.219 0.877
H7 -1.701 0.218 -0.878

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.50331.20941.10482.13922.13042.1304
C21.50332.40322.21531.08621.09101.0910
O31.20942.40322.00692.56403.10193.1015
H41.10482.21532.00693.10082.54082.5414
H52.13921.08622.56403.10081.78631.7863
H62.13041.09103.10192.54081.78631.7558
H72.13041.09103.10152.54141.78631.7558

picture of Acetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 110.365 C1 C2 H6 109.372
C1 C2 H7 109.372 C2 C1 O3 124.362
C2 C1 H4 115.439 O3 C1 H4 120.200
H5 C2 H6 110.258 H5 C2 H7 110.258
H6 C2 H7 107.153
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability