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All results from a given calculation for C2H2O4 (Oxalic Acid)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-377.546842
Energy at 298.15K-377.550945
HF Energy-376.458502
Nuclear repulsion energy233.200242
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)/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 Ag 3691 3553        
2 Ag 1851 1782        
3 Ag 1482 1426        
4 Ag 1244 1198        
5 Ag 829 799        
6 Ag 566 545        
7 Ag 419 404        
8 Au 695 669        
9 Au 461 444        
10 Au 124 120        
11 Bg 814 783        
12 Bg 680 654        
13 Bu 3692 3555        
14 Bu 1859 1790        
15 Bu 1372 1321        
16 Bu 1208 1163        
17 Bu 672 647        
18 Bu 278 268        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10968.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9628) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10560.6 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 QCISD(T)/6-311G*
ABC
0.19213 0.12681 0.07639

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/6-311G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.054 0.773 0.000
C2 0.054 -0.773 0.000
O3 1.128 1.382 0.000
O4 -1.128 -1.382 0.000
O5 -1.128 1.326 0.000
O6 1.128 -1.326 0.000
H7 1.810 0.691 0.000
H8 -1.810 -0.691 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 O4 O5 O6 H7 H8
C11.54901.32952.40771.20792.40821.86612.2867
C21.54902.40771.32952.40821.20792.28671.8661
O31.32952.40773.56782.25592.70810.97153.5961
O42.40771.32953.56782.70812.25593.59610.9715
O51.20792.40822.25592.70813.48093.00582.1296
O62.40821.20792.70812.25593.48092.12963.0058
H71.86612.28670.97153.59613.00582.12963.8759
H82.28671.86613.59610.97152.12963.00583.8759

picture of Oxalic Acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O4 113.310 C1 C2 O6 121.242
C1 O3 H7 107.365 C2 C1 O3 113.310
C2 C1 O5 121.242 C2 O4 H8 107.365
O3 C1 O5 125.447 O4 C2 O6 125.447
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability