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All results from a given calculation for C4H8O2 (Butanoic acid)

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.024041
Energy at 298.15K-307.033549
HF Energy-305.947705
Nuclear repulsion energy239.600442
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 MP3=FULL/6-311G*
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 3867 3867 48.19      
2 A 3172 3172 28.99      
3 A 3156 3156 29.44      
4 A 3152 3152 28.57      
5 A 3131 3131 0.23      
6 A 3102 3102 19.88      
7 A 3086 3086 10.28      
8 A 3073 3073 23.30      
9 A 1927 1927 336.02      
10 A 1549 1549 12.24      
11 A 1539 1539 11.37      
12 A 1533 1533 1.96      
13 A 1523 1523 9.85      
14 A 1460 1460 12.16      
15 A 1448 1448 45.39      
16 A 1422 1422 9.35      
17 A 1362 1362 0.64      
18 A 1326 1326 5.17      
19 A 1312 1312 94.23      
20 A 1264 1264 121.45      
21 A 1147 1147 6.96      
22 A 1126 1126 62.18      
23 A 1088 1088 4.60      
24 A 953 953 2.01      
25 A 918 918 1.41      
26 A 902 902 7.65      
27 A 770 770 38.50      
28 A 747 747 20.54      
29 A 644 644 87.60      
30 A 598 598 63.02      
31 A 444 444 3.18      
32 A 340 340 1.39      
33 A 248 248 0.02      
34 A 192 192 0.03      
35 A 94 94 0.21      
36 A 41 41 0.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26826.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26826.5 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 MP3=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
0.27759 0.06233 0.05555

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.183 -0.147 0.079
C2 -0.234 -0.377 0.534
C3 -1.255 0.236 -0.435
C4 -2.692 -0.042 0.004
O5 1.510 1.160 0.109
O6 1.949 -0.991 -0.290
H7 -0.377 -1.456 0.617
H8 -0.358 0.067 1.527
H9 -1.088 -0.177 -1.437
H10 -1.083 1.313 -0.503
H11 -3.410 0.398 -0.694
H12 -2.888 -1.117 0.052
H13 -2.888 0.379 0.995
H14 2.414 1.231 -0.209

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.50582.52083.87701.34761.19782.10582.12532.73012.75754.68874.18504.20511.8710
C21.50581.53552.53672.36352.41261.09161.09522.15692.15703.49162.79712.79733.1867
C32.52081.53551.52802.96633.43372.17772.16461.09571.09342.17592.17602.17503.8091
C43.87702.53671.52804.37224.74592.78172.78942.16032.16411.09301.09401.09425.2672
O51.34762.36352.96634.37222.23073.26532.58753.30562.66895.04314.95344.55370.9611
O61.19782.41263.43374.74592.23072.53903.12143.34633.81375.55004.85075.18812.2719
H72.10581.09162.17772.78173.26532.53901.77492.52203.06973.78882.59663.13313.9618
H82.12531.09522.16462.78942.58753.12141.77493.06222.48973.78873.15932.60383.4722
H92.73012.15691.09572.16033.30563.34632.52203.06221.75872.50452.51843.07563.9694
H102.75752.15701.09342.16412.66893.81373.06972.48971.75872.50783.07812.52433.5105
H114.68873.49162.17591.09305.04315.55003.78883.78872.50452.50781.76731.76745.9034
H124.18502.79712.17601.09404.95344.85072.59663.15932.51843.07811.76731.76835.8054
H134.20512.79732.17501.09424.55375.18813.13312.60383.07562.52431.76741.76835.5034
H141.87103.18673.80915.26720.96112.27193.96183.47223.96943.51055.90345.80545.5034

picture of Butanoic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 111.961 C1 C2 H7 107.262
C1 C2 H8 108.563 C1 O5 H14 107.079
C2 C1 O5 111.730 C2 C1 O6 125.962
C2 C3 C4 111.795 C2 C3 H9 108.971
C2 C3 H10 109.107 C3 C2 H7 110.843
C3 C2 H8 109.600 C3 C4 H11 111.149
C3 C4 H12 111.095 C3 C4 H13 111.003
C4 C3 H9 109.749 C4 C3 H10 110.182
O5 C1 O6 122.300 H7 C2 H8 108.509
H9 C3 H10 106.905 H11 C4 H12 107.812
H11 C4 H13 107.807 H12 C4 H13 107.820
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability