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. 2026 Apr 21;37(4):1703–1718. doi: 10.1007/s11224-026-02730-8

Table 7.

The A-A’ atomic energy terms of C = O in various chemical environments (kJ/mol). The average values are given in the last two rows, with the standard deviation in brackets. Method: 2PDM-M/CCSD(T)/uncontracted 6–31 + G(d, p). Grid (15,15). The sum is a sum of the absolute energies. The final three columns on the right give the energies relative to those of acetaldehyde and of acetone (in brackets)

Molecule C O sum C O sum
CH2O 122.6 194.0 316.6 −8.2 (−16.0) −2.8 (−6.5) 11.0 (22.5)

CH3CHO

(reference molecule)

130.8 196.8 327.6 0.0 (−7.7) 0.0 (−3.7) 0.0 (11.5)
C2H5CHO 132.2 196.7 328.9 1.4 (−6.4) −0.1 (−3.9) 1.5 (10.2)
n-C3H7CHO 132.2 197.3 329.5 1.3 (−6.4) 0.5 (−3.2) 1.8 (9.6)
iso-C3H7CHO 133.0 198.2 331.2 2.1 (−5.6) 1.4 (−2.3) 3.6 (7.9)

CH3C(O)CH3

(2nd ref. molecule)

138.6 200.5 339.1 7.7 (0.0) 3.7 (0.0) 11.5 (0.0)
CH3C(O)C2H5 139.2 199.6 338.9 8.4 (0.6) 2.9 (−0.9) 11.3 (1.5)
HC(O)NH2 123.9 189.6 313.5 −6.9 (−14.7) −7.2 (−10.9) 14.1 (25.6)
CH3C(O)NH2 131.6 193.3 324.9 0.8 (−6.9) −3.5 (−7.2) 4.3 (14.2)
HC(O)N(H)CH3 126.8 191.2 317.9 −4.1 (−11.8) −5.6 (−9.3) 9.7 (21.2)
CH3C(O)N(H)CH3 134.1 194.1 328.2 3.3 (−4.5) −2.7 (−6.4) 5.9 (10.9)
HCO2H 126.9 193.0 319.9 −3.9 (−11.7) −3.8 (−7.5) 7.8 (19.2)
HCO2− 130.2 192.8 323.0 −0.6 (−8.3) −4.0 (−7.8) 4.6 (16.1)
CH3CO2H 135.7 196.9 332.7 4.9 (−2.9) 0.1 (−3.6) 5.0 (6.4)
CH3CO2− (conf. A)a 134.7 194.7 329.4 3.8 (−3.9) −2.1 (−5.9) 6.0 (9.8)
CH3CO2− (conf. B) 135.5 194.7 330.1 4.6 (−3.1) −2.1 (−5.8) 6.7 (9.0)
CHOCH2OH 133.7 196.7 330.4 2.8 (−4.9) 0.0 (−3.8) 2.9 (8.7)
Average (SD) 131.9 (4.5) 195.3 (2.8) 327.2 (6.9) 1.6 (4.0) −1.4 (2.9) 6.0 (3.8)

aFor acetate we consider two conformations: A with the unique methylic hydrogen in the CO2plane, and B with this hydrogen at right angles to the CO2plane, both with Cs symmetry. For conformation A, the different C-O lengths have been averaged