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

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.590284
Energy at 298.15K-305.596430
Nuclear repulsion energy225.297271
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 QCISD/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3195 3042 0.00      
2 Ag 3085 2938 0.00      
3 Ag 1828 1740 0.00      
4 Ag 1513 1441 0.00      
5 Ag 1453 1384 0.00      
6 Ag 1347 1282 0.00      
7 Ag 1044 995 0.00      
8 Ag 712 678 0.00      
9 Ag 539 513 0.00      
10 Ag 370 353 0.00      
11 Au 3157 3007 7.94      
12 Au 1513 1440 19.03      
13 Au 999 951 4.23      
14 Au 353 336 6.72      
15 Au 126 120 0.00      
16 Au 59 56 9.83      
17 Bg 3157 3007 0.00      
18 Bg 1515 1443 0.00      
19 Bg 1092 1040 0.00      
20 Bg 626 596 0.00      
21 Bg 128 121 0.00      
22 Bu 3195 3043 13.28      
23 Bu 3085 2938 1.81      
24 Bu 1807 1721 170.06      
25 Bu 1514 1441 26.58      
26 Bu 1443 1374 53.76      
27 Bu 1171 1115 76.08      
28 Bu 947 902 13.15      
29 Bu 548 522 42.47      
30 Bu 244 232 16.37      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20881.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19885.6 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 QCISD/6-31G*
ABC
0.17493 0.11225 0.07015

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.076 0.767 0.000
C2 0.076 -0.767 0.000
C3 1.198 1.574 0.000
C4 -1.198 -1.574 0.000
O5 -1.198 1.254 0.000
O6 1.198 -1.254 0.000
H7 0.950 2.638 0.000
H8 -0.950 -2.638 0.000
H9 1.801 1.324 0.880
H10 1.801 1.324 -0.880
H11 -1.801 -1.324 0.880
H12 -1.801 -1.324 -0.880

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.54211.50782.59591.22242.38902.13393.51592.14702.14702.85002.8500
C21.54212.59591.50782.38901.22243.51592.13392.85002.85002.14702.1470
C31.50782.59593.95552.41682.82751.09294.72801.09631.09634.26194.2619
C42.59591.50783.95552.82752.41684.72801.09294.26194.26191.09631.0963
O51.22242.38902.41682.82753.46772.55543.89983.12643.12642.78942.7894
O62.38901.22242.82752.41683.46773.89982.55542.78942.78943.12643.1264
H72.13393.51591.09294.72802.55543.89985.60821.79671.79674.90314.9031
H83.51592.13394.72801.09293.89982.55545.60824.90314.90311.79671.7967
H92.14702.85001.09634.26193.12642.78941.79674.90311.76054.47074.8048
H102.14702.85001.09634.26193.12642.78941.79674.90311.76054.80484.4707
H112.85002.14704.26191.09632.78943.12644.90311.79674.47074.80481.7605
H122.85002.14704.26191.09632.78943.12644.90311.79674.80484.47071.7605

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 116.664 C1 C2 O6 119.118
C1 C3 H7 109.235 C1 C3 H9 110.067
C1 C3 H10 110.067 C2 C1 C3 116.664
C2 C1 O5 119.118 C2 C4 H8 109.235
C2 C4 H11 110.067 C2 C4 H12 110.067
C3 C1 O5 124.218 C4 C2 O6 124.218
H7 C3 H9 110.315 H7 C3 H10 110.315
H8 C4 H11 110.315 H8 C4 H12 110.315
H9 C3 H10 106.820 H11 C4 H12 106.820
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability