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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHO (Acetaldehyde)

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/6-311G*

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=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-153.483672
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-152.950674
Nuclear repulsion energy69.819151
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=FULL/6-311G*
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' 3197 3197 9.53      
2 A' 3077 3077 2.88      
3 A' 2978 2978 112.81      
4 A' 1894 1894 144.19      
5 A' 1507 1507 22.23      
6 A' 1469 1469 16.57      
7 A' 1425 1425 22.56      
8 A' 1162 1162 23.73      
9 A' 921 921 4.58      
10 A' 522 522 14.86      
11 A" 3147 3147 9.72      
12 A" 1508 1508 13.35      
13 A" 1165 1165 0.20      
14 A" 795 795 1.21      
15 A" 156 156 0.86      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12460.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12460.9 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=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
1.90371 0.33976 0.30458

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.465 0.000
C2 -0.930 -0.720 0.000
O3 1.198 0.386 0.000
H4 -0.491 1.459 0.000
H5 -0.354 -1.646 0.000
H6 -1.579 -0.685 0.881
H7 -1.579 -0.685 -0.881

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 O3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.50651.20071.10882.13992.14272.1427
C21.50652.39852.22321.08981.09471.0947
O31.20072.39852.00102.55683.10423.1042
H41.10882.22322.00103.10772.56052.5605
H52.13991.08982.55683.10771.78881.7888
H62.14271.09473.10422.56051.78881.7611
H72.14271.09473.10422.56051.78881.7611

picture of Acetaldehyde state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 109.982 C1 C2 H6 109.914
C1 C2 H7 109.914 C2 C1 O3 124.361
C2 C1 H4 115.602 O3 C1 H4 120.037
H5 C2 H6 109.940 H5 C2 H7 109.940
H6 C2 H7 107.107
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability