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

using model chemistry: MP4/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP4/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.622911
Energy at 298.15K-305.628947
Nuclear repulsion energy224.528357
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 MP4/6-31G*
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 3186 3042        
2 Ag 3073 2934        
3 Ag 1743 1664        
4 Ag 1505 1437        
5 Ag 1435 1370        
6 Ag 1323 1264        
7 Ag 1029 982        
8 Ag 697 665        
9 Ag 524 501        
10 Ag 365 349        
11 Au 3149 3007        
12 Au 1507 1439        
13 Au 986 941        
14 Au 343 327        
15 Au 118 113        
16 Au 55 53        
17 Bg 3149 3007        
18 Bg 1510 1441        
19 Bg 1078 1029        
20 Bg 615 587        
21 Bg 118 112        
22 Bu 3186 3042        
23 Bu 3073 2934        
24 Bu 1726 1648        
25 Bu 1506 1438        
26 Bu 1428 1363        
27 Bu 1158 1106        
28 Bu 931 889        
29 Bu 537 512        
30 Bu 239 228        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20643.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19710.8 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 MP4/6-31G*
ABC
0.17287 0.11204 0.06974

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.076 0.769 0.000
C2 0.076 -0.769 0.000
C3 1.204 1.570 0.000
C4 -1.204 -1.570 0.000
O5 -1.204 1.263 0.000
O6 1.204 -1.263 0.000
H7 0.962 2.637 0.000
H8 -0.962 -2.637 0.000
H9 1.807 1.315 0.881
H10 1.807 1.315 -0.881
H11 -1.807 -1.315 0.881
H12 -1.807 -1.315 -0.881

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.54491.50992.59651.23212.40162.13713.51902.14922.14922.84872.8487
C21.54492.59651.50992.40161.23213.51902.13712.84872.84872.14922.1492
C31.50992.59653.95692.42772.83331.09424.73171.09751.09754.26204.2620
C42.59651.50993.95692.83332.42774.73171.09424.26204.26201.09751.0975
O51.23212.40162.42772.83333.49072.56493.90793.13773.13772.79072.7907
O62.40161.23212.83332.42773.49073.90792.56492.79072.79073.13773.1377
H72.13713.51901.09424.73172.56493.90795.61381.79931.79934.90524.9052
H83.51902.13714.73171.09423.90792.56495.61384.90524.90521.79931.7993
H92.14922.84871.09754.26203.13772.79071.79934.90521.76204.46954.8043
H102.14922.84871.09754.26203.13772.79071.79934.90521.76204.80434.4695
H112.84872.14924.26201.09752.79073.13774.90521.79934.46954.80431.7620
H122.84872.14924.26201.09752.79073.13774.90521.79934.80434.46951.7620

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 116.416 C1 C2 O6 119.304
C1 C3 H7 109.263 C1 C3 H9 110.022
C1 C3 H10 110.022 C2 C1 C3 116.416
C2 C1 O5 119.304 C2 C4 H8 109.263
C2 C4 H11 110.022 C2 C4 H12 110.022
C3 C1 O5 124.280 C4 C2 O6 124.280
H7 C3 H9 110.362 H7 C3 H10 110.362
H8 C4 H11 110.362 H8 C4 H12 110.362
H9 C3 H10 106.786 H11 C4 H12 106.786
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability