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All results from a given calculation for C2H4O4 (Formic acid dimer)

using model chemistry: MP2/aug-cc-pVQZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1AG
Energy calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-379.107383
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-377.731676
Counterpoise corrected energy 
CP Energy at 298.15K 
Counterpoise optimized geometry corrected energy 
CP opt. Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy236.362492
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/aug-cc-pVQZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/aug-cc-pVQZ
ABC
0.20242 0.07711 0.05584

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVQZ

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.575 -1.124 0.000
C2 -1.575 1.124 0.000
O3 1.575 0.087 0.000
O4 -1.575 -0.087 0.000
O5 0.511 -1.897 0.000
O6 -0.511 1.897 0.000
H7 2.493 -1.717 0.000
H8 -2.493 1.717 0.000
H9 0.296 1.338 0.000
H10 -0.296 -1.338 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 O4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C13.87021.21173.31611.31453.67181.09304.96232.77491.8827
C23.87023.31611.21173.67181.31454.96231.09301.88272.7749
O31.21173.31613.15462.25132.76192.02464.38251.78912.3517
O43.31611.21173.15462.76192.25134.38252.02462.35171.7891
O51.31453.67182.25132.76193.92951.99014.70003.24230.9818
O63.67181.31452.76192.25133.92954.70001.99010.98183.2423
H71.09304.96232.02464.38251.99014.70006.05473.76342.8146
H84.96231.09304.38252.02464.70001.99016.05472.81463.7634
H92.77491.88271.78912.35173.24230.98183.76342.81462.7406
H101.88272.77492.35171.78910.98183.24232.81463.76342.7406

picture of Formic acid dimer state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O3 H9 134.355 C1 O5 H10 109.294
C2 O4 H10 134.355 C2 O6 H9 109.294
O3 C1 O5 125.998 O3 C1 H7 122.826
O3 H9 O6 170.352 O4 C2 O6 125.998
O4 C2 H8 122.826 O4 H10 O5 170.352
O5 C1 H7 111.176 O6 C2 H8 111.176
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability