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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.536356
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-307.178789
Nuclear repulsion energy238.910240
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 3787 3787 62.42      
2 A 3143 3143 32.88      
3 A 3128 3128 32.87      
4 A 3123 3123 29.71      
5 A 3099 3099 0.08      
6 A 3074 3074 22.84      
7 A 3057 3057 11.44      
8 A 3050 3050 23.90      
9 A 1826 1826 294.57      
10 A 1525 1525 7.60      
11 A 1515 1515 8.40      
12 A 1511 1511 1.34      
13 A 1493 1493 6.67      
14 A 1429 1429 3.52      
15 A 1401 1401 17.57      
16 A 1382 1382 41.42      
17 A 1339 1339 3.06      
18 A 1305 1305 0.96      
19 A 1273 1273 18.66      
20 A 1218 1218 141.92      
21 A 1127 1127 5.68      
22 A 1091 1091 94.02      
23 A 1061 1061 8.30      
24 A 929 929 1.31      
25 A 902 902 1.90      
26 A 880 880 11.35      
27 A 765 765 9.24      
28 A 732 732 39.35      
29 A 624 624 73.63      
30 A 580 580 50.29      
31 A 434 434 2.44      
32 A 333 333 1.09      
33 A 247 247 0.03      
34 A 188 188 0.02      
35 A 93 93 0.22      
36 A 35 35 0.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26348.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26348.4 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-311G**
ABC
0.27564 0.06201 0.05521

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-311G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.185 -0.147 0.080
C2 -0.234 -0.378 0.532
C3 -1.261 0.224 -0.441
C4 -2.698 -0.040 0.008
O5 1.507 1.172 0.108
O6 1.963 -0.994 -0.285
H7 -0.374 -1.456 0.621
H8 -0.362 0.074 1.520
H9 -1.101 -0.203 -1.436
H10 -1.084 1.298 -0.524
H11 -3.414 0.390 -0.696
H12 -2.898 -1.112 0.077
H13 -2.888 0.400 0.990
H14 2.417 1.229 -0.214

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.50702.52823.88471.35781.20652.10612.12422.74352.75704.69424.19534.20901.8703
C21.50701.53682.54102.36932.42321.09031.09382.15682.15553.49332.80002.80333.1887
C32.52821.53681.52792.97703.44952.17602.16201.09441.09232.17382.17512.17413.8198
C43.88472.54101.52794.37684.76602.78942.78452.15882.16271.09191.09301.09325.2744
O51.35782.36932.97704.37682.24773.27192.58673.32792.66975.04664.96184.54850.9671
O61.20652.42323.44954.76602.24772.54843.13023.36683.81995.56654.87545.20562.2699
H72.10611.09032.17602.78943.27192.54841.77362.51563.06593.79202.60473.14663.9617
H82.12421.09382.16202.78452.58673.13021.77363.05882.48953.78423.14932.60153.4730
H92.74352.15681.09442.15883.32793.36682.51563.05881.75662.49942.51863.07313.9900
H102.75702.15551.09232.16272.66973.81993.06592.48951.75662.50643.07592.52103.5153
H114.69423.49332.17381.09195.04665.56653.79203.78422.49942.50641.76591.76635.9103
H124.19532.80002.17511.09304.96184.87542.60473.14932.51863.07591.76591.76675.8149
H134.20902.80332.17411.09324.54855.20563.14662.60153.07312.52101.76631.76675.5028
H141.87033.18873.81985.27440.96712.26993.96173.47303.99003.51535.91035.81495.5028

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 112.318 C1 C2 H7 107.276
C1 C2 H8 108.472 C1 O5 H14 105.886
C2 C1 O5 111.486 C2 C1 O6 126.157
C2 C3 C4 112.015 C2 C3 H9 108.947
C2 C3 H10 108.967 C3 C2 H7 110.698
C3 C2 H8 109.381 C3 C4 H11 111.055
C3 C4 H12 111.093 C3 C4 H13 111.001
C4 C3 H9 109.721 C4 C3 H10 110.151
O5 C1 O6 122.349 H7 C2 H8 108.593
H9 C3 H10 106.897 H11 C4 H12 107.847
H11 C4 H13 107.866 H12 C4 H13 107.830
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability