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All results from a given calculation for H2CO (Formaldehyde)

using model chemistry: MP4=FULL/cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP4=FULL/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.365642
Energy at 298.15K-114.367089
HF Energy-113.911170
Nuclear repulsion energy31.219095
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/cc-pVTZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 2941 2832        
2 A1 1756 1691        
3 A1 1545 1487        
4 B1 1203 1159        
5 B2 2985 2874        
6 B2 1277 1230        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5854.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9629) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5636.8 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 MP4=FULL/cc-pVTZ
ABC
9.60147 1.28617 1.13423

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.678
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.533
H3 0.000 0.933 -1.115
H4 0.000 -0.933 -1.115

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 C2 H3 H4
O11.21102.02152.0215
C21.21101.10001.1000
H32.02151.10001.8666
H42.02151.10001.8666

picture of Formaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 C2 H3 121.956 O1 C2 H4 121.956
H3 C2 H4 116.088
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability