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All results from a given calculation for C2H2O4 (Oxalic Acid)

using model chemistry: QCISD/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at QCISD/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-374.924690
Energy at 298.15K-374.928744
HF Energy-374.241585
Nuclear repulsion energy229.425136
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 QCISD/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 Ag 3453 3318 0.00      
2 Ag 1779 1710 0.00      
3 Ag 1380 1326 0.00      
4 Ag 1209 1162 0.00      
5 Ag 765 735 0.00      
6 Ag 562 540 0.00      
7 Ag 410 394 0.00      
8 Au 672 646 315.40      
9 Au 462 444 46.40      
10 Au 158 152 2.24      
11 Bg 797 766 0.00      
12 Bg 668 642 0.00      
13 Bu 3454 3320 142.57      
14 Bu 1803 1733 175.93      
15 Bu 1307 1256 730.20      
16 Bu 1167 1122 117.50      
17 Bu 658 632 22.73      
18 Bu 262 252 56.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10483.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9611) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10075.2 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 QCISD/3-21G*
ABC
0.18314 0.12529 0.07440

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.059 0.771 0.000
C2 0.059 -0.771 0.000
O3 1.154 1.393 0.000
O4 -1.154 -1.393 0.000
O5 -1.154 1.334 0.000
O6 1.154 -1.334 0.000
H7 1.865 0.691 0.000
H8 -1.865 -0.691 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 O4 O5 O6 H7 H8
C11.54581.36352.42511.23212.42961.92552.3232
C21.54582.42511.36352.42961.23212.32321.9255
O31.36352.42513.61822.30972.72720.99913.6685
O42.42511.36353.61822.72722.30973.66850.9991
O51.23212.42962.30972.72723.52893.08732.1459
O62.42961.23212.72722.30973.52892.14593.0873
H71.92552.32320.99913.66853.08732.14593.9775
H82.32321.92553.66850.99912.14593.08733.9775

picture of Oxalic Acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O4 112.785 C1 C2 O6 121.587
C1 O3 H7 108.185 C2 C1 O3 112.785
C2 C1 O5 121.587 C2 O4 H8 108.185
O3 C1 O5 125.628 O4 C2 O6 125.628
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability