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All results from a given calculation for CH3COCH2CH3 (2-Butanone)

using model chemistry: HF/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-230.998048
Energy at 298.15K-231.006544
HF Energy-230.998048
Nuclear repulsion energy176.950287
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 HF/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 A' 3322 2985 15.52      
2 A' 3283 2950 35.25      
3 A' 3220 2894 27.98      
4 A' 3210 2884 18.30      
5 A' 3192 2868 17.50      
6 A' 2016 1811 198.08      
7 A' 1644 1477 7.85      
8 A' 1614 1451 15.42      
9 A' 1607 1444 0.46      
10 A' 1571 1412 6.31      
11 A' 1553 1395 34.45      
12 A' 1525 1370 6.35      
13 A' 1302 1170 75.32      
14 A' 1208 1085 3.96      
15 A' 1072 964 1.33      
16 A' 1034 929 8.24      
17 A' 827 743 0.53      
18 A' 636 571 17.06      
19 A' 428 385 4.88      
20 A' 267 240 5.58      
21 A" 3299 2964 36.49      
22 A" 3265 2933 21.68      
23 A" 3219 2892 14.19      
24 A" 1640 1473 4.65      
25 A" 1623 1458 9.33      
26 A" 1409 1266 0.19      
27 A" 1251 1124 0.58      
28 A" 1049 942 2.60      
29 A" 826 742 3.10      
30 A" 516 464 1.52      
31 A" 234 211 0.18      
32 A" 111 99 0.16      
33 A" 31 28 0.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26501.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8985) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23811.3 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 HF/6-31G*
ABC
0.32552 0.11996 0.09206

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.054 1.640 0.000
C2 0.000 0.552 0.000
C3 0.505 -0.880 0.000
C4 -0.608 -1.920 0.000
O5 -1.164 0.813 0.000
H6 0.577 2.610 0.000
H7 1.692 1.549 0.875
H8 1.692 1.549 -0.875
H9 -0.189 -2.921 0.000
H10 -1.239 -1.813 0.874
H11 -1.239 -1.813 -0.874
H12 1.153 -1.006 -0.866
H13 1.153 -1.006 0.866

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.51472.57873.92902.36701.08111.08611.08614.72774.23634.23632.78522.7852
C21.51471.51852.54601.19252.13722.14992.14993.47872.80972.80972.12252.1225
C32.57871.51851.52392.37723.49052.84142.84142.15662.16292.16291.08851.0885
C43.92902.54601.52392.78904.68274.25354.25351.08501.08321.08322.16482.1648
O52.36701.19252.37722.78902.50203.07603.07603.85912.76882.76883.06953.0695
H61.08112.13723.49054.68272.50201.76981.76985.58424.86084.86083.76203.7620
H71.08612.14992.84144.25353.07601.76981.74914.92884.46074.79113.13822.6112
H81.08612.14992.84144.25353.07601.76981.74914.92884.79114.46072.61123.1382
H94.72773.47872.15661.08503.85915.58424.92884.92881.75851.75852.49442.4944
H104.23632.80972.16291.08322.76884.86084.46074.79111.75851.74783.06592.5243
H114.23632.80972.16291.08322.76884.86084.79114.46071.75851.74782.52433.0659
H122.78522.12251.08852.16483.06953.76203.13822.61122.49443.06592.52431.7323
H132.78522.12251.08852.16483.06953.76202.61123.13822.49442.52433.06591.7323

picture of 2-Butanone state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 116.454 C1 C2 O5 121.477
C2 C1 H6 109.713 C2 C1 H7 110.418
C2 C1 H8 110.418 C2 C3 C4 113.620
C2 C3 H12 107.866 C2 C3 H13 107.866
C3 C2 O5 122.069 C3 C4 H9 110.382
C3 C4 H10 110.992 C3 C4 H11 110.992
C4 C3 H12 110.826 C4 C3 H13 110.826
H6 C1 H7 109.496 H6 C1 H8 109.496
H7 C1 H8 107.260 H9 C4 H10 108.401
H9 C4 H11 108.401 H10 C4 H11 107.567
H12 C3 H13 105.448
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.574      
2 C 0.526      
3 C -0.416      
4 C -0.470      
5 O -0.520      
6 H 0.208      
7 H 0.183      
8 H 0.183      
9 H 0.160      
10 H 0.179      
11 H 0.179      
12 H 0.181      
13 H 0.181      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.919 -0.691 0.000 3.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -34.418 2.560 0.000
y 2.560 -31.426 0.002
z 0.000 0.002 -30.580
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.415 2.560 0.000
y 2.560 1.073 0.002
z 0.000 0.002 2.342
Polar
3z2-r24.685
x2-y2-2.992
xy2.560
xz0.000
yz0.002


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.733 0.122 0.000
y 0.122 6.631 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.187


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 136.468
(<r2>)1/2 11.682