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All results from a given calculation for CH2CO (Ketene)

using model chemistry: MP2/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-151.180786
Energy at 298.15K-151.181974
HF Energy-150.872973
Nuclear repulsion energy57.567613
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 MP2/3-21G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3236 3078 23.40 82.63 0.12 0.21
2 A1 2161 2056 280.46 1.13 0.56 0.72
3 A1 1498 1426 25.81 7.44 0.75 0.86
4 A1 1154 1098 1.23 26.02 0.30 0.46
5 B1 704 670 195.60 0.66 0.75 0.86
6 B1 571 543 5.70 2.57 0.75 0.86
7 B2 3326 3164 4.52 57.87 0.75 0.86
8 B2 1085 1032 8.63 0.01 0.75 0.86
9 B2 481 457 0.86 0.00 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7107.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9513) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6761.6 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 MP2/3-21G*
ABC
9.60770 0.33132 0.32027

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.226
C2 0.000 0.000 0.094
O3 0.000 0.000 1.292
H4 0.000 0.933 -1.772
H5 0.000 -0.933 -1.772

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5
C11.32032.51801.08121.0812
C21.32031.19762.08692.0869
O32.51801.19763.20323.2032
H41.08122.08693.20321.8660
H51.08122.08693.20321.8660

picture of Ketene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O3 180.000 C2 C1 H4 120.353
C2 C1 H5 120.353 H4 C1 H5 119.294
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability