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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHO (Acetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: MP4=FULL/daug-cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP4=FULL/daug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.658805
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-152.976572
Nuclear repulsion energy69.658963
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 MP4=FULL/daug-cc-pVTZ
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 3150 3150        
2 A 3104 3104        
3 A 3047 3047        
4 A 2899 2899        
5 A 1750 1750        
6 A 1494 1494        
7 A 1479 1479        
8 A 1414 1414        
9 A 1393 1393        
10 A 1139 1139        
11 A 1135 1135        
12 A 897 897        
13 A 776 776        
14 A 498 498        
15 A 158 158        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12166.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12166.3 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 MP4=FULL/daug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
1.90336 0.33853 0.30351

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/daug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.227 0.401 0.000
C2 -1.167 -0.150 0.000
O3 1.236 -0.276 -0.000
H4 0.299 1.505 0.000
H5 -1.148 -1.237 0.000
H6 -1.700 0.219 0.878
H7 -1.700 0.218 -0.879

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.49911.21441.10642.13882.12592.1259
C21.49912.40562.21121.08701.09181.0918
O31.21442.40562.01202.56993.10393.1036
H41.10642.21122.01203.10062.53462.5349
H52.13881.08702.56993.10061.78741.7874
H62.12591.09183.10392.53461.78741.7570
H72.12591.09183.10362.53491.78741.7570

picture of Acetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 110.575 C1 C2 H6 109.273
C1 C2 H7 109.273 C2 C1 O3 124.551
C2 C1 H4 115.307 O3 C1 H4 120.142
H5 C2 H6 110.245 H5 C2 H7 110.245
H6 C2 H7 107.158
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability