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All results from a given calculation for C2H2O2 (Ethanedial)

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at HF/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-43.499903
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-43.499903
Nuclear repulsion energy54.398300
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 HF/CEP-31G*
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 3256 2924 0.00 182.35 0.29 0.46
2 Ag 2039 1831 0.00 76.50 0.37 0.54
3 Ag 1484 1333 0.00 8.62 0.55 0.71
4 Ag 1186 1065 0.00 11.18 0.63 0.77
5 Ag 602 540 0.00 4.17 0.38 0.55
6 Au 898 807 1.05 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Au 147 132 49.42 0.00 0.00 0.00
8 Bg 1177 1057 0.00 4.72 0.75 0.86
9 Bu 3257 2924 140.46 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Bu 1987 1784 361.53 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Bu 1432 1286 26.89 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Bu 358 321 69.42 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8911.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.898) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8002.5 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 HF/CEP-31G*
ABC
1.85366 0.16040 0.14763

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/CEP-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.331 0.694 0.000
C2 0.331 -0.694 0.000
H3 -1.428 0.692 0.000
H4 1.428 -0.692 0.000
O5 0.331 1.691 0.000
O6 -0.331 -1.691 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 O5 O6
C11.53701.09682.23891.19652.3844
C21.53702.23891.09682.38441.1965
H31.09682.23893.17322.02192.6234
H42.23891.09683.17322.62342.0219
O51.19652.38442.02192.62343.4455
O62.38441.19652.62342.02193.4455

picture of Ethanedial state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 115.425 C1 C2 O6 120.948
C2 C1 H3 115.425 C2 C1 O5 120.948
H3 C1 O5 123.628 H4 C2 O6 123.628
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.025      
2 C -0.025      
3 H 0.176      
4 H 0.176      
5 O -0.151      
6 O -0.151      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.371 -3.864 0.000
y -3.864 -32.150 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.053
Traceless
 xyz
x 6.230 -3.864 0.000
y -3.864 -11.438 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.207
Polar
3z2-r210.415
x2-y211.779
xy-3.864
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.525 0.770 0.000
y 0.770 4.798 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.004


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 60.691
(<r2>)1/2 7.790