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

using model chemistry: CISD/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 CISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.422708
Energy at 298.15K-305.429018
Nuclear repulsion energy227.163768
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 CISD/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 3299 3054 0.00      
2 Ag 3187 2950 0.00      
3 Ag 1950 1805 0.00      
4 Ag 1560 1444 0.00      
5 Ag 1511 1399 0.00      
6 Ag 1396 1292 0.00      
7 Ag 1084 1004 0.00      
8 Ag 741 686 0.00      
9 Ag 562 520 0.00      
10 Ag 382 354 0.00      
11 Au 3260 3018 6.64      
12 Au 1561 1445 19.86      
13 Au 1035 958 4.98      
14 Au 374 346 8.90      
15 Au 132 122 0.03      
16 Au 59 54 11.06      
17 Bg 3260 3018 0.00      
18 Bg 1564 1448 0.00      
19 Bg 1140 1055 0.00      
20 Bg 657 608 0.00      
21 Bg 132 123 0.00      
22 Bu 3299 3054 12.16      
23 Bu 3186 2950 1.42      
24 Bu 1930 1787 234.43      
25 Bu 1560 1444 26.90      
26 Bu 1497 1386 55.30      
27 Bu 1210 1121 82.80      
28 Bu 982 909 12.03      
29 Bu 570 528 49.56      
30 Bu 252 233 17.71      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21664.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9258) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20057.3 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 CISD/6-31G*
ABC
0.17863 0.11349 0.07120

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.078 0.763 0.000
C2 0.078 -0.763 0.000
C3 1.186 1.571 0.000
C4 -1.186 -1.571 0.000
O5 -1.186 1.238 0.000
O6 1.186 -1.238 0.000
H7 0.937 2.626 0.000
H8 -0.937 -2.626 0.000
H9 1.786 1.325 0.873
H10 1.786 1.325 -0.873
H11 -1.786 -1.325 0.873
H12 -1.786 -1.325 -0.873

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.53461.50022.58371.20542.36722.12163.49672.13402.13402.83562.8356
C21.53462.58371.50022.36721.20543.49672.12162.83562.83562.13402.1340
C31.50022.58373.93672.39552.80891.08444.70351.08771.08774.24064.2406
C42.58371.50023.93672.80892.39554.70351.08444.24064.24061.08771.0877
O51.20542.36722.39552.80893.42912.53673.87233.09913.09912.77352.7735
O62.36721.20542.80892.39553.42913.87232.53672.77352.77353.09913.0991
H72.12163.49671.08444.70352.53673.87235.57681.78241.78244.87764.8776
H83.49672.12164.70351.08443.87232.53675.57684.87764.87761.78241.7824
H92.13402.83561.08774.24063.09912.77351.78244.87761.74674.44794.7786
H102.13402.83561.08774.24063.09912.77351.78244.87761.74674.77864.4479
H112.83562.13404.24061.08772.77353.09914.87761.78244.44794.77861.7467
H122.83562.13404.24061.08772.77353.09914.87761.78244.77864.44791.7467

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 116.720 C1 C2 O6 119.043
C1 C3 H7 109.289 C1 C3 H9 110.073
C1 C3 H10 110.073 C2 C1 C3 116.720
C2 C1 O5 119.043 C2 C4 H8 109.289
C2 C4 H11 110.073 C2 C4 H12 110.073
C3 C1 O5 124.237 C4 C2 O6 124.237
H7 C3 H9 110.282 H7 C3 H10 110.282
H8 C4 H11 110.282 H8 C4 H12 110.282
H9 C3 H10 106.818 H11 C4 H12 106.818
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability