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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHO (Acetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.509857
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-152.931867
Nuclear repulsion energy69.508808
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 CCSD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3193 3193        
2 A 3143 3143        
3 A 3070 3070        
4 A 2941 2941        
5 A 1811 1811        
6 A 1494 1494        
7 A 1485 1485        
8 A 1443 1443        
9 A 1395 1395        
10 A 1139 1139        
11 A 1135 1135        
12 A 898 898        
13 A 780 780        
14 A 499 499        
15 A 165 165        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12294.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12294.2 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 CCSD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.89116 0.33670 0.30183

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.234 0.402 0.000
C2 -1.172 -0.149 0.000
O3 1.236 -0.278 -0.000
H4 0.303 1.510 0.000
H5 -1.149 -1.239 0.000
H6 -1.709 0.218 0.881
H7 -1.709 0.218 -0.881

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.51031.21091.11012.14662.14202.1420
C21.51032.41122.21981.09061.09531.0953
O31.21092.41122.01722.57123.11403.1139
H41.11012.21982.01723.10932.54862.5487
H52.14661.09062.57123.10931.79261.7926
H62.14201.09533.11402.54861.79261.7621
H72.14201.09533.11392.54871.79261.7621

picture of Acetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 110.204 C1 C2 H6 109.555
C1 C2 H7 109.555 C2 C1 O3 124.406
C2 C1 H4 114.946 O3 C1 H4 120.648
H5 C2 H6 110.184 H5 C2 H7 110.184
H6 C2 H7 107.101
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability