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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-306.476024
Energy at 298.15K-306.482053
Nuclear repulsion energy225.375395
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 B3LYP/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 3175 3049 0.00      
2 Ag 3065 2944 0.00      
3 Ag 1811 1739 0.00      
4 Ag 1485 1426 0.00      
5 Ag 1419 1363 0.00      
6 Ag 1294 1242 0.00      
7 Ag 1024 983 0.00      
8 Ag 688 661 0.00      
9 Ag 524 503 0.00      
10 Ag 363 349 0.00      
11 Au 3124 3000 6.62      
12 Au 1489 1430 18.80      
13 Au 973 934 6.29      
14 Au 348 335 5.18      
15 Au 117 113 0.03      
16 Au 56 54 10.13      
17 Bg 3124 3000 0.00      
18 Bg 1493 1434 0.00      
19 Bg 1079 1036 0.00      
20 Bg 626 601 0.00      
21 Bg 114 109 0.00      
22 Bu 3176 3050 15.43      
23 Bu 3065 2943 0.43      
24 Bu 1810 1738 209.55      
25 Bu 1486 1427 26.78      
26 Bu 1413 1357 61.92      
27 Bu 1145 1099 87.37      
28 Bu 919 882 21.91      
29 Bu 542 521 40.15      
30 Bu 240 230 16.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20593.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19775.4 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 B3LYP/6-31G*
ABC
0.17545 0.11187 0.07007

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.080 0.771 0.000
C2 0.080 -0.771 0.000
C3 1.195 1.577 0.000
C4 -1.195 -1.577 0.000
O5 -1.195 1.255 0.000
O6 1.195 -1.255 0.000
H7 0.957 2.642 0.000
H8 -0.957 -2.642 0.000
H9 1.803 1.324 0.876
H10 1.803 1.324 -0.876
H11 -1.803 -1.324 0.876
H12 -1.803 -1.324 -0.876

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.55021.50872.59981.21592.39382.13923.52402.14882.14882.85042.8504
C21.55022.59981.50872.39381.21593.52402.13922.85042.85042.14882.1488
C31.50872.59983.95812.41222.83231.09134.73661.09591.09594.26304.2630
C42.59981.50873.95812.83232.41224.73661.09134.26304.26301.09591.0959
O51.21592.39382.41222.83233.46612.56043.90453.12403.12402.79072.7907
O62.39381.21592.83232.41223.46613.90452.56042.79072.79073.12403.1240
H72.13923.52401.09134.73662.56043.90455.62021.79471.79474.91054.9105
H83.52402.13924.73661.09133.90452.56045.62024.91054.91051.79471.7947
H92.14882.85041.09594.26303.12402.79071.79474.91051.75274.47324.8043
H102.14882.85041.09594.26303.12402.79071.79474.91051.75274.80434.4732
H112.85042.14884.26301.09592.79073.12404.91051.79474.47324.80431.7527
H122.85042.14884.26301.09592.79073.12404.91051.79474.80434.47321.7527

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 116.399 C1 C2 O6 119.365
C1 C3 H7 109.682 C1 C3 H9 110.171
C1 C3 H10 110.171 C2 C1 C3 116.399
C2 C1 O5 119.365 C2 C4 H8 109.682
C2 C4 H11 110.171 C2 C4 H12 110.171
C3 C1 O5 124.236 C4 C2 O6 124.236
H7 C3 H9 110.281 H7 C3 H10 110.281
H8 C4 H11 110.281 H8 C4 H12 110.281
H9 C3 H10 106.205 H11 C4 H12 106.205
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.385      
2 C 0.385      
3 C -0.523      
4 C -0.523      
5 O -0.415      
6 O -0.415      
7 H 0.178      
8 H 0.178      
9 H 0.188      
10 H 0.188      
11 H 0.188      
12 H 0.188      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -38.035 7.112 0.000
y 7.112 -36.290 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -33.131
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.325 7.112 0.000
y 7.112 -0.707 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.031
Polar
3z2-r28.063
x2-y2-1.745
xy7.112
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.961 0.027 0.000
y 0.027 7.256 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.660


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 163.512
(<r2>)1/2 12.787