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All results from a given calculation for C4H6O2 (2,3-Butanedione)

using model chemistry: CCD/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.577077
Energy at 298.15K-305.583277
Nuclear repulsion energy225.756264
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 CCD/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 Ag 3207 3035 0.00      
2 Ag 3096 2930 0.00      
3 Ag 1864 1764 0.00      
4 Ag 1518 1437 0.00      
5 Ag 1460 1382 0.00      
6 Ag 1356 1284 0.00      
7 Ag 1051 994 0.00      
8 Ag 721 682 0.00      
9 Ag 547 518 0.00      
10 Ag 373 353 0.00      
11 Au 3170 3000 6.69      
12 Au 1516 1435 19.75      
13 Au 1005 951 4.39      
14 Au 359 339 6.46      
15 Au 130 123 0.01      
16 Au 62 58 9.70      
17 Bg 3170 3000 0.00      
18 Bg 1518 1437 0.00      
19 Bg 1099 1041 0.00      
20 Bg 631 597 0.00      
21 Bg 131 124 0.00      
22 Bu 3207 3036 11.21      
23 Bu 3096 2930 1.39      
24 Bu 1852 1753 148.42      
25 Bu 1518 1437 25.71      
26 Bu 1448 1370 56.43      
27 Bu 1176 1113 77.41      
28 Bu 956 905 11.76      
29 Bu 554 525 43.65      
30 Bu 246 233 16.31      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21017.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9465) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19892.8 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 CCD/6-31G*
ABC
0.17609 0.11246 0.07042

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.076 0.765 0.000
C2 0.076 -0.765 0.000
C3 1.194 1.575 0.000
C4 -1.194 -1.575 0.000
O5 -1.194 1.249 0.000
O6 1.194 -1.249 0.000
H7 0.943 2.638 0.000
H8 -0.943 -2.638 0.000
H9 1.798 1.328 0.880
H10 1.798 1.328 -0.880
H11 -1.798 -1.328 0.880
H12 -1.798 -1.328 -0.880

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.53811.50642.59351.21792.38102.13193.51182.14592.14592.84972.8497
C21.53812.59351.50642.38101.21793.51182.13192.84972.84972.14592.1459
C31.50642.59353.95282.41042.82351.09244.72371.09571.09574.26084.2608
C42.59351.50643.95282.82352.41044.72371.09244.26084.26081.09571.0957
O51.21792.38102.41042.82353.45532.54873.89463.12033.12032.78862.7886
O62.38101.21792.82352.41043.45533.89462.54872.78862.78863.12033.1203
H72.13193.51181.09244.72372.54873.89465.60261.79541.79544.90044.9004
H83.51182.13194.72371.09243.89462.54875.60264.90044.90041.79541.7954
H92.14592.84971.09574.26083.12032.78861.79544.90041.75984.47084.8047
H102.14592.84971.09574.26083.12032.78861.79544.90041.75984.80474.4708
H112.84972.14594.26081.09572.78863.12034.90041.79544.47084.80471.7598
H122.84972.14594.26081.09572.78863.12034.90041.79544.80474.47081.7598

picture of 2,3-Butanedione state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 116.826 C1 C2 O6 119.065
C1 C3 H7 109.204 C1 C3 H9 110.112
C1 C3 H10 110.112 C2 C1 C3 116.826
C2 C1 O5 119.065 C2 C4 H8 109.204
C2 C4 H11 110.112 C2 C4 H12 110.112
C3 C1 O5 124.109 C4 C2 O6 124.109
H7 C3 H9 110.277 H7 C3 H10 110.277
H8 C4 H11 110.277 H8 C4 H12 110.277
H9 C3 H10 106.838 H11 C4 H12 106.838
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability