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Compare vibrational frequencies in CCCBDB for CH3COCH3 (Acetone)

B3PW91/3-21G*

18 11 26 13 55
Frequency in cm-1
  Calculated   Experimental
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Scaled
Frequency
Harm.
diff
Fund.
diff
Symmetry Harmonic
Frequency
Fundamental
Frequency
Comment
1 A1 3175 3046   27 A1   3019  
2 A1 3061 2936   -1 A1   2937  
3 A1 1768 1697   -34 A1   1731  
4 A1 1516 1454   19 A1   1435  
5 A1 1429 1371   7 A1   1364  
6 A1 1106 1061   -5 A1   1066  
7 A1 771 740   -37 A1   777  
8 A1 384 368   -17 A1   385  
9 A2 3115 2989   26 A2   2963  
10 A2 1524 1462   36 A2   1426  
11 A2 929 892   15 A2   877  
12 A2 64 61   -16 A2   77  
13 B1 3124 2997   25 B1   2972  
14 B1 1551 1488   34 B1   1454  
15 B1 1151 1104   13 B1   1091  
16 B1 512 491   7 B1   484  
17 B1 154 148   23 B1   125  
18 B2 3174 3045   26 B2   3019  
19 B2 3054 2930   -7 B2   2937  
20 B2 1511 1449   39 B2   1410  
21 B2 1420 1362   -2 B2   1364  
22 B2 1227 1178   -38 B2   1216  
23 B2 901 864   -27 B2   891  
24 B2 512 491   -39 B2   530  
The calculated vibrational frequencies were scaled by 0.9594

See section Calculated; Vibrations; Scale Factors; Set scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section Calculated; Vibrations; Scale Factors; Calculate a scale factor to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
See section Calculated; Vibrations; Scale Factors; Scale factor uncertainty for information on where the above scaling factor is from.