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

using model chemistry: CISD/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at CISD/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-304.715465
Energy at 298.15K-304.725070
HF Energy-304.173079
Nuclear repulsion energy237.863859
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 CISD/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 A 3679 3437 29.74      
2 A 3228 3016 24.75      
3 A 3207 2997 3.37      
4 A 3194 2984 30.87      
5 A 3183 2974 15.35      
6 A 3155 2948 12.95      
7 A 3142 2936 5.83      
8 A 3125 2920 19.47      
9 A 1872 1749 229.60      
10 A 1627 1520 7.19      
11 A 1623 1517 8.02      
12 A 1618 1512 1.93      
13 A 1589 1485 5.84      
14 A 1525 1425 4.34      
15 A 1466 1370 1.52      
16 A 1449 1354 40.30      
17 A 1407 1315 5.40      
18 A 1393 1301 1.77      
19 A 1350 1262 2.06      
20 A 1248 1166 95.18      
21 A 1186 1108 18.07      
22 A 1130 1056 166.73      
23 A 1055 986 8.93      
24 A 953 891 3.69      
25 A 944 882 1.49      
26 A 887 829 11.71      
27 A 796 744 8.53      
28 A 722 674 63.95      
29 A 626 585 107.40      
30 A 584 545 66.24      
31 A 438 409 2.92      
32 A 353 330 1.89      
33 A 254 237 0.04      
34 A 207 193 0.08      
35 A 103 96 0.11      
36 A 68 63 0.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27191.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25407.5 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 CISD/3-21G*
ABC
0.27624 0.06212 0.05457

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.191 -0.164 0.061
C2 -0.226 -0.519 0.438
C3 -1.255 0.295 -0.384
C4 -2.702 -0.073 0.005
O5 1.380 1.202 0.152
O6 2.084 -0.917 -0.282
H7 -0.353 -1.588 0.277
H8 -0.363 -0.300 1.499
H9 -1.099 0.098 -1.447
H10 -1.069 1.353 -0.213
H11 -3.417 0.509 -0.579
H12 -2.892 -1.132 -0.175
H13 -2.877 0.133 1.063
H14 2.303 1.422 -0.105

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.50882.52813.89531.38161.21742.11152.12212.75462.73644.70134.20374.20071.9438
C21.50881.54812.55372.37082.45211.08841.09242.16742.15443.50402.80432.80103.2337
C32.52811.54811.54352.83763.55372.18972.16721.09241.08852.18202.18232.18033.7427
C43.89532.55371.54354.27924.86932.80932.78572.17012.17911.09111.09181.09205.2252
O51.38162.37082.83764.27922.27473.28622.66583.15002.48094.90204.87944.48290.9833
O61.21742.45213.55374.86932.27472.58863.08873.53883.88675.69134.98255.24662.3560
H72.11151.08842.18972.80933.28622.58861.77572.52433.06683.81082.61973.15454.0321
H82.12211.09242.16722.78572.66583.08871.77573.06332.48293.78253.14612.58843.5558
H92.75462.16741.09242.17013.15003.53882.52433.06331.76122.50942.51943.07673.8900
H102.73642.15441.08852.17912.48093.88673.06682.48291.76122.52223.08302.52743.3750
H114.70133.50402.18201.09114.90205.69133.81083.78252.50942.52221.76981.76975.8125
H124.20372.80432.18231.09184.87944.98252.61973.14612.51943.08301.76981.77055.7900
H134.20072.80102.18031.09204.48295.24663.15452.58843.07672.52741.76971.77055.4647
H141.94383.23373.74275.22520.98332.35604.03213.55583.89003.37505.81255.79005.4647

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 111.576 C1 C2 H7 107.676
C1 C2 H8 108.272 C1 O5 H14 109.405
C2 C1 O5 110.135 C2 C1 O6 127.851
C2 C3 C4 111.381 C2 C3 H9 109.111
C2 C3 H10 108.327 C3 C2 H7 111.109
C3 C2 H8 109.106 C3 C4 H11 110.659
C3 C4 H12 110.635 C3 C4 H13 110.467
C4 C3 H9 109.644 C4 C3 H10 110.579
O5 C1 O6 122.014 H7 C2 H8 109.025
H9 C3 H10 107.709 H11 C4 H12 108.343
H11 C4 H13 108.319 H12 C4 H13 108.336
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability