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All results from a given calculation for C4H8O2 (Butanoic acid)

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-306.779135
Energy at 298.15K-306.788627
HF Energy-305.877490
Nuclear repulsion energy238.919061
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 MP3/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3770 3538 65.55      
2 A 3188 2992 36.27      
3 A 3182 2987 25.94      
4 A 3176 2981 15.43      
5 A 3153 2960 0.27      
6 A 3116 2925 19.95      
7 A 3105 2914 6.83      
8 A 3099 2909 19.58      
9 A 1928 1809 304.18      
10 A 1570 1474 6.57      
11 A 1560 1464 8.27      
12 A 1556 1461 1.48      
13 A 1538 1444 8.06      
14 A 1478 1387 6.79      
15 A 1454 1365 45.38      
16 A 1431 1344 28.71      
17 A 1366 1282 0.94      
18 A 1338 1256 0.33      
19 A 1309 1229 37.12      
20 A 1266 1188 148.39      
21 A 1157 1086 5.73      
22 A 1132 1062 68.20      
23 A 1094 1027 6.28      
24 A 958 899 1.51      
25 A 922 865 1.20      
26 A 904 849 8.33      
27 A 773 726 14.22      
28 A 742 696 47.10      
29 A 637 598 87.07      
30 A 591 554 53.88      
31 A 441 414 3.47      
32 A 342 321 1.56      
33 A 253 237 0.04      
34 A 193 182 0.06      
35 A 94 88 0.24      
36 A 45 42 0.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26929.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25276.4 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 MP3/6-31G*
ABC
0.27693 0.06214 0.05514

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.184 -0.148 0.075
C2 -0.235 -0.411 0.505
C3 -1.262 0.257 -0.421
C4 -2.695 -0.053 0.006
O5 1.486 1.173 0.123
O6 1.983 -0.978 -0.289
H7 -0.371 -1.496 0.523
H8 -0.359 -0.032 1.527
H9 -1.097 -0.091 -1.448
H10 -1.093 1.339 -0.422
H11 -3.416 0.428 -0.663
H12 -2.886 -1.131 -0.012
H13 -2.887 0.306 1.022
H14 2.408 1.249 -0.183

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.50602.52773.88081.35641.20792.10532.12182.74302.76384.69384.18754.20431.8759
C21.50601.53572.53572.37082.42311.09291.09672.15892.15793.49062.79482.79553.1968
C32.52771.53571.52792.94723.47392.18122.16611.09671.09442.17462.17572.17473.8089
C43.88082.53571.52794.35934.77772.78452.78772.16092.16511.09411.09501.09525.2704
O51.35642.37082.94724.35932.24553.27582.61323.27732.64125.02054.94414.54850.9740
O61.20792.42313.47394.77772.24552.54273.11063.40813.85245.59104.87895.20422.2701
H72.10531.09292.18122.78453.27582.54271.77502.52703.07353.79192.59723.13523.9693
H82.12181.09672.16612.78772.61323.11061.77503.06552.49263.78793.15582.59983.4960
H92.74302.15891.09672.16093.27733.40812.52703.06551.75962.50252.51883.07663.9604
H102.76382.15791.09442.16512.64123.85243.07352.49261.75962.50713.07942.52443.5100
H114.69383.49062.17461.09415.02055.59103.79193.78792.50252.50711.77031.77045.9013
H124.18752.79482.17571.09504.94414.87892.59723.15582.51883.07941.77031.77075.8071
H134.20432.79552.17471.09524.54855.20423.13522.59983.07662.52441.77041.77075.5120
H141.87593.19683.80895.27040.97402.27013.96933.49603.96043.51005.90135.80715.5120

picture of Butanoic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 112.402 C1 C2 H7 107.133
C1 C2 H8 108.196 C1 O5 H14 106.055
C2 C1 O5 111.736 C2 C1 O6 126.111
C2 C3 C4 111.723 C2 C3 H9 109.056
C2 C3 H10 109.110 C3 C2 H7 111.034
C3 C2 H8 109.621 C3 C4 H11 110.988
C3 C4 H12 111.021 C3 C4 H13 110.931
C4 C3 H9 109.750 C4 C3 H10 110.219
O5 C1 O6 122.149 H7 C2 H8 108.317
H9 C3 H10 106.853 H11 C4 H12 107.940
H11 C4 H13 107.929 H12 C4 H13 107.896
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability