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All results from a given calculation for CHOCH2CH2CH3 (Butanal)

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 CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-231.713040
Energy at 298.15K-231.721724
HF Energy-230.985281
Nuclear repulsion energy172.047805
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' 3180 2985 29.73      
2 A' 3120 2928 15.12      
3 A' 3096 2906 21.49      
4 A' 3073 2885 19.29      
5 A' 2998 2814 115.90      
6 A' 1886 1770 111.08      
7 A' 1568 1472 6.79      
8 A' 1553 1458 2.14      
9 A' 1526 1432 11.37      
10 A' 1480 1389 6.91      
11 A' 1475 1384 3.66      
12 A' 1460 1370 14.37      
13 A' 1359 1276 5.55      
14 A' 1175 1103 11.18      
15 A' 1097 1030 0.13      
16 A' 1001 939 5.37      
17 A' 895 840 4.97      
18 A' 714 670 16.50      
19 A' 358 336 1.12      
20 A' 207 194 8.70      
21 A" 3176 2981 51.71      
22 A" 3154 2961 0.28      
23 A" 3106 2915 8.93      
24 A" 1561 1465 7.33      
25 A" 1363 1280 0.20      
26 A" 1299 1219 0.09      
27 A" 1200 1126 0.00      
28 A" 978 918 0.00      
29 A" 818 768 0.97      
30 A" 700 657 3.45      
31 A" 254 239 0.02      
32 A" 170 159 2.06      
33 A" 87 81 1.99      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25542.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23974.6 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
0.49924 0.08577 0.07628

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 2.274 -0.359 0.000
H2 2.799 -1.319 0.000
H3 2.597 0.200 0.885
H4 2.597 0.200 -0.885
C5 0.759 -0.561 0.000
H6 0.455 -1.146 -0.874
H7 0.455 -1.146 0.874
C8 0.000 0.762 0.000
H9 0.270 1.374 0.874
H10 0.270 1.374 -0.874
C11 -1.499 0.601 0.000
H12 -2.084 1.544 0.000
O13 -2.070 -0.468 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 H4 C5 H6 H7 C8 H9 H10 C11 H12 O13
C11.09411.09551.09551.52802.16592.16592.53502.78982.78983.89344.75504.3455
H21.09411.76941.76942.17562.50692.50693.48743.79613.79614.70735.65984.9426
H31.09551.76941.76972.17733.08142.53012.80082.60693.14464.21034.95004.7976
H41.09551.76941.76972.17732.53013.08142.80083.14462.60694.21034.95004.7976
C51.52802.17562.17732.17731.09501.09501.52542.17882.17882.54003.53742.8311
H62.16592.50693.08142.53011.09501.74822.14793.07282.52732.76383.80112.7573
H72.16592.50692.53013.08141.09501.74822.14792.52733.07282.76383.80112.7573
C82.53503.48742.80082.80081.52542.14792.14791.10031.10031.50802.22582.4084
H92.78983.79612.60693.14462.17883.07282.52731.10031.74742.11912.51643.1038
H102.78983.79613.14462.60692.17882.52733.07281.10031.74742.11912.51643.1038
C113.89344.70734.21034.21032.54002.76382.76381.50802.11912.11911.10911.2123
H124.75505.65984.95004.95003.53743.80113.80112.22582.51642.51641.10912.0120
O134.34554.94264.79764.79762.83112.75732.75732.40843.10383.10381.21232.0120

picture of Butanal state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 H6 110.233 C1 C5 H7 110.233
C1 C5 C8 112.248 H2 C1 H3 107.825
H2 C1 H4 107.825 H2 C1 C5 111.058
H3 C1 H4 107.747 H3 C1 C5 111.115
H4 C1 C5 111.115 C5 C8 H9 111.128
C5 C8 H10 111.128 C5 C8 C11 113.724
H6 C5 H7 105.923 H6 C5 C8 108.997
H7 C5 C8 108.997 C8 C11 H12 115.685
C8 C11 O13 124.223 H9 C8 H10 105.133
H9 C8 C11 107.641 H10 C8 C11 107.641
H12 C11 O13 120.091
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability