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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHO (Acetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: QCISD(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 QCISD(T)=FULL/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.650132
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-152.980736
Nuclear repulsion energy69.708373
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)=FULL/Def2TZVPP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3158 3158        
2 A 3106 3106        
3 A 3039 3039        
4 A 2919 2919        
5 A 1787 1787        
6 A 1484 1484        
7 A 1470 1470        
8 A 1434 1434        
9 A 1389 1389        
10 A 1138 1138        
11 A 1138 1138        
12 A 897 897        
13 A 779 779        
14 A 504 504        
15 A 156 156        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12198.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12198.8 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)=FULL/Def2TZVPP
ABC
1.90192 0.33883 0.30370

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.231 0.402 0.000
C2 -1.168 -0.149 0.000
O3 1.233 -0.278 -0.000
H4 0.307 1.504 0.000
H5 -1.147 -1.235 0.001
H6 -1.702 0.219 0.877
H7 -1.701 0.218 -0.878

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.50371.21001.10512.13972.13062.1306
C21.50372.40412.21551.08631.09111.0911
O31.21002.40412.00782.56503.10283.1023
H41.10512.21552.00783.10122.54082.5415
H52.13971.08632.56503.10121.78651.7865
H62.13061.09113.10282.54081.78651.7559
H72.13061.09113.10232.54151.78651.7559

picture of Acetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 110.371 C1 C2 H6 109.363
C1 C2 H7 109.363 C2 C1 O3 124.373
C2 C1 H4 115.417 O3 C1 H4 120.211
H5 C2 H6 110.264 H5 C2 H7 110.264
H6 C2 H7 107.152
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability