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

using model chemistry: CID/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at CID/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CID/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/6-31G*
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-231.614265
Energy at 298.15K-231.622675
Nuclear repulsion energy176.768680
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 CID/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 A 3285 3035 8.73      
2 A 3267 3017 22.08      
3 A 3255 3006 22.72      
4 A 3235 2988 11.61      
5 A 3184 2941 10.13      
6 A 3178 2936 19.53      
7 A 3166 2925 9.30      
8 A 3149 2909 13.50      
9 A 1935 1788 141.28      
10 A 1594 1473 9.89      
11 A 1590 1469 6.21      
12 A 1572 1452 11.15      
13 A 1568 1448 18.46      
14 A 1560 1441 0.18      
15 A 1520 1404 6.32      
16 A 1499 1385 51.93      
17 A 1472 1360 6.27      
18 A 1361 1257 0.11      
19 A 1271 1174 63.13      
20 A 1209 1117 0.40      
21 A 1176 1087 2.16      
22 A 1059 978 3.61      
23 A 1014 937 3.35      
24 A 1012 934 4.78      
25 A 817 754 1.19      
26 A 805 744 3.30      
27 A 621 574 13.39      
28 A 498 460 0.46      
29 A 421 389 4.62      
30 A 263 243 5.35      
31 A 225 208 0.16      
32 A 110 102 0.06      
33 A 34 32 0.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25962.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23981.1 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 CID/6-31G*
ABC
0.32228 0.12078 0.09230

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.882 -0.494 -0.000
C2 -0.523 0.166 0.000
C3 0.678 -0.757 0.000
C4 2.005 -0.019 0.000
O5 -0.404 1.367 -0.000
H6 -2.656 0.267 -0.001
H7 -1.994 -1.131 -0.877
H8 -1.995 -1.130 0.878
H9 2.834 -0.723 0.000
H10 2.093 0.618 -0.877
H11 2.093 0.619 0.876
H12 0.595 -1.415 0.869
H13 0.595 -1.415 -0.869

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.51062.57313.91602.37681.08531.09001.09004.72214.21994.21992.78162.7816
C21.51061.51442.53471.20732.13522.14842.14843.47322.79602.79602.12202.1219
C32.57311.51441.51912.38353.48732.83702.83772.15712.15982.15981.09291.0929
C43.91602.53471.51912.77854.66954.24294.24331.08851.08711.08712.16662.1666
O52.37681.20732.38352.77852.50663.08873.08833.85412.74982.74983.08083.0806
H61.08532.13523.48734.66952.50661.77771.77775.57894.84184.84213.76193.7614
H71.09002.14842.83704.24293.08871.77771.75534.92484.44614.77953.13572.6045
H81.09002.14842.83774.24333.08831.77771.75534.92544.77994.44622.60543.1368
H94.72213.47322.15711.08853.85415.57894.92484.92541.76591.76592.50002.5000
H104.21992.79602.15981.08712.74984.84184.44614.77991.76591.75303.07032.5259
H114.21992.79602.15981.08712.74984.84214.77954.44621.76591.75302.52613.0703
H122.78162.12201.09292.16663.08083.76193.13572.60542.50003.07032.52611.7376
H132.78162.12191.09292.16663.08063.76142.60453.13682.50002.52593.07031.7376

picture of 2-Butanone state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 116.564 C1 C2 O5 121.574
C2 C1 H6 109.590 C2 C1 H7 110.361
C2 C1 H8 110.359 C2 C3 C4 113.354
C2 C3 H12 107.860 C2 C3 H13 107.851
C3 C2 O5 121.862 C3 C4 H9 110.545
C3 C4 H10 110.842 C3 C4 H11 110.844
C4 C3 H12 111.043 C4 C3 H13 111.037
H6 C1 H7 109.616 H6 C1 H8 109.617
H7 C1 H8 107.264 H9 C4 H10 108.521
H9 C4 H11 108.521 H10 C4 H11 107.466
H12 C3 H13 105.306
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability