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All results from a given calculation for C4H6O2 (γ–Butyrolactone)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.700798
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-304.717423
Nuclear repulsion energy239.650144
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)/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD(T)/6-31+G**
ABC
0.24151 0.11826 0.08466

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31+G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.886 -0.004 0.005
C2 -0.026 1.207 0.181
C3 -1.398 0.671 -0.237
C4 -1.281 -0.811 0.139
O5 0.121 -1.143 -0.049
O6 2.096 -0.030 -0.075
H7 0.347 2.044 -0.407
H8 -0.003 1.493 1.237
H9 -1.533 0.774 -1.317
H10 -2.235 1.161 0.263
H11 -1.858 -1.483 -0.495
H12 -1.538 -0.990 1.187

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.52552.39402.31701.37341.21242.15742.13302.86483.34113.15762.8714
C21.52551.53062.37672.36492.46881.08921.09512.16852.21093.32382.8502
C32.39401.53061.53402.37323.56672.22652.18951.09321.09122.21822.1933
C42.31702.37671.53401.45303.47303.33212.85502.16692.19371.08901.0942
O51.37342.36492.37321.45302.26713.21482.93562.83143.30922.05692.0741
O61.21242.46883.56673.47302.26712.73282.90653.91874.50384.23333.9645
H72.15741.08922.22653.33213.21482.73281.76942.44472.81014.16073.9118
H82.13301.09512.18952.85502.93562.90651.76943.06322.45743.91162.9196
H92.86482.16851.09322.16692.83143.91872.44473.06321.77202.42393.0635
H103.34112.21091.09122.19373.30924.50382.81012.45741.77202.77612.4425
H113.15763.32382.21821.08902.05694.23334.16073.91162.42392.77611.7824
H122.87142.85022.19331.09422.07413.96453.91182.91963.06352.44251.7824

picture of γ–Butyrolactone state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 103.134 C1 C2 H7 110.071
C1 C2 H8 107.833 C1 O5 C4 110.094
C2 C1 O5 109.217 C2 C1 O6 128.397
C2 C3 C4 101.713 C2 C3 H9 110.366
C2 C3 H10 113.927 C3 C2 H7 115.366
C3 C2 H8 111.935 C3 C4 O5 105.187
C3 C4 H11 114.427 C3 C4 H12 112.045
C4 C3 H9 110.005 C4 C3 H10 112.267
O5 C1 O6 122.386 O5 C4 H11 107.157
O5 C4 H12 108.197 H7 C2 H8 108.199
H9 C3 H10 108.435 H11 C4 H12 109.455
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability