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All results from a given calculation for C2H2O2 (Ethanedial)

using model chemistry: CID/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at CID/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-225.687990
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-225.304980
Nuclear repulsion energy101.042335
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 CID/3-21G*
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 3093 2878 0.00      
2 Ag 1785 1661 0.00      
3 Ag 1433 1334 0.00      
4 Ag 1057 983 0.00      
5 Ag 570 530 0.00      
6 Au 887 826 4.05      
7 Au 204 190 29.44      
8 Bg 1133 1054 0.00      
9 Bu 3092 2877 110.82      
10 Bu 1761 1639 71.09      
11 Bu 1406 1308 7.02      
12 Bu 330 307 51.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8375.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7793.5 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 CID/3-21G*
ABC
1.88305 0.15664 0.14461

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/3-21G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.329 0.682 0.000
C2 0.329 -0.682 0.000
H3 -1.424 0.645 0.000
H4 1.424 -0.645 0.000
O5 0.329 1.718 0.000
O6 -0.329 -1.718 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 O5 O6
C11.51571.09492.19891.22712.4002
C21.51572.19891.09492.40021.2271
H31.09492.19893.12582.05532.6037
H42.19891.09493.12582.60372.0553
O51.22712.40022.05532.60373.4981
O62.40021.22712.60372.05533.4981

picture of Ethanedial state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 113.797 C1 C2 O6 121.760
C2 C1 H3 113.797 C2 C1 O5 121.760
H3 C1 O5 124.442 H4 C2 O6 124.442
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability