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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31G*

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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 mPW1PW91/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at mPW1PW91/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G*
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-232.409059
Energy at 298.15K-232.417264
Nuclear repulsion energy176.278386
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G*
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 3202 3037 8.52      
2 A 3179 3015 19.57      
3 A 3172 3008 20.40      
4 A 3147 2984 9.37      
5 A 3094 2934 20.93      
6 A 3091 2931 9.36      
7 A 3078 2919 6.75      
8 A 3057 2899 15.88      
9 A 1852 1757 136.34      
10 A 1532 1453 9.67      
11 A 1527 1448 7.66      
12 A 1509 1431 11.80      
13 A 1499 1421 20.16      
14 A 1485 1408 2.53      
15 A 1446 1371 6.53      
16 A 1421 1348 58.17      
17 A 1397 1325 10.72      
18 A 1303 1235 0.01      
19 A 1212 1149 70.15      
20 A 1147 1088 0.49      
21 A 1128 1070 1.33      
22 A 1023 970 4.72      
23 A 964 914 5.11      
24 A 959 909 6.76      
25 A 782 741 2.60      
26 A 765 725 3.70      
27 A 596 565 8.74      
28 A 477 452 0.00      
29 A 404 383 4.17      
30 A 249 237 5.25      
31 A 204 194 0.17      
32 A 107 101 0.00      
33 A 28 26 0.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25016.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9483) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23723.1 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G*
ABC
0.31987 0.12038 0.09190

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.885 -0.495 0.001
C2 0.524 0.167 -0.000
C3 -0.679 -0.759 -0.001
C4 -2.007 -0.021 0.001
O5 0.403 1.373 -0.000
H6 2.666 0.266 -0.002
H7 2.001 -1.135 0.882
H8 2.000 -1.140 -0.877
H9 -2.843 -0.726 0.000
H10 -2.095 0.620 0.881
H11 -2.096 0.622 -0.878
H12 -0.594 -1.421 -0.873
H13 -0.593 -1.424 0.869

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.51312.57773.92102.38431.09021.09541.09534.73364.22604.22722.78712.7857
C21.51311.51772.53811.21222.14392.15692.15723.48322.80042.80052.12922.1295
C32.57771.51771.51922.39013.49832.84662.84442.16402.16422.16411.09871.0987
C43.92102.53811.51922.78374.68164.25214.25201.09321.09241.09242.17292.1731
O52.38431.21222.39012.78372.51893.10143.10353.86482.75342.75253.09213.0937
H61.09022.14393.49834.68162.51891.78491.78515.59724.85474.85473.77273.7732
H71.09542.15692.84664.25213.10141.78491.75944.94024.45594.79253.14592.6102
H81.09532.15722.84444.25203.10351.78511.75944.93924.79144.45902.60933.1392
H94.73363.48322.16401.09323.86485.59724.94024.93921.77361.77372.51082.5106
H104.22602.80042.16421.09242.75344.85474.45594.79141.77361.75853.08182.5369
H114.22722.80052.16411.09242.75254.85474.79254.45901.77371.75852.53633.0818
H122.78712.12921.09872.17293.09213.77273.14592.60932.51083.08182.53631.7419
H132.78572.12951.09872.17313.09373.77322.61023.13922.51062.53693.08181.7419

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 116.529 C1 C2 O5 121.664
C2 C1 H6 109.808 C2 C1 H7 110.532
C2 C1 H8 110.559 C2 C3 C4 113.392
C2 C3 H12 107.858 C2 C3 H13 107.884
C3 C2 O5 121.807 C3 C4 H9 110.809
C3 C4 H10 110.870 C3 C4 H11 110.868
C4 C3 H12 111.191 C4 C3 H13 111.204
H6 C1 H7 109.505 H6 C1 H8 109.521
H7 C1 H8 106.863 H9 C4 H10 108.485
H9 C4 H11 108.488 H10 C4 H11 107.199
H12 C3 H13 104.880
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.608      
2 C 0.461      
3 C -0.418      
4 C -0.512      
5 O -0.439      
6 H 0.209      
7 H 0.193      
8 H 0.193      
9 H 0.168      
10 H 0.189      
11 H 0.189      
12 H 0.188      
13 H 0.188      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.243 -2.730 0.001 2.741
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.563 -1.112 0.002
y -1.112 -34.401 0.001
z 0.002 0.001 -30.091
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.683 -1.112 0.002
y -1.112 -4.574 0.001
z 0.002 0.001 1.891
Polar
3z2-r23.782
x2-y24.838
xy-1.112
xz0.002
yz0.001


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.284 -0.143 0.000
y -0.143 6.927 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 5.299


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 136.245
(<r2>)1/2 11.672