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

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-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 MP2/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-57.652140
Energy at 298.15K-57.658212
Nuclear repulsion energy120.453077
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 MP2/CEP-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 3230 3067 0.00      
2 Ag 3100 2943 0.00      
3 Ag 1740 1652 0.00      
4 Ag 1484 1409 0.00      
5 Ag 1439 1366 0.00      
6 Ag 1328 1261 0.00      
7 Ag 1028 976 0.00      
8 Ag 706 670 0.00      
9 Ag 523 496 0.00      
10 Ag 360 341 0.00      
11 Au 3198 3036 14.53      
12 Au 1488 1413 24.55      
13 Au 991 941 4.27      
14 Au 351 334 4.26      
15 Au 123 117 0.04      
16 Au 64 61 10.96      
17 Bg 3198 3036 0.00      
18 Bg 1492 1416 0.00      
19 Bg 1084 1029 0.00      
20 Bg 618 587 0.00      
21 Bg 125 119 0.00      
22 Bu 3231 3067 18.33      
23 Bu 3101 2944 5.57      
24 Bu 1733 1646 144.79      
25 Bu 1485 1410 32.39      
26 Bu 1424 1352 53.69      
27 Bu 1153 1095 68.43      
28 Bu 941 893 12.91      
29 Bu 532 505 36.70      
30 Bu 235 223 14.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20752.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9494) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19701.9 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 MP2/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.17016 0.10991 0.06849

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.076 0.777 0.000
C2 0.076 -0.777 0.000
C3 1.214 1.586 0.000
C4 -1.214 -1.586 0.000
O5 -1.214 1.275 0.000
O6 1.214 -1.275 0.000
H7 0.970 2.659 0.000
H8 -0.970 -2.659 0.000
H9 1.817 1.324 0.886
H10 1.817 1.324 -0.886
H11 -1.817 -1.324 0.886
H12 -1.817 -1.324 -0.886

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.56151.52282.62341.24272.42412.15293.55062.15992.15992.86862.8686
C21.56152.62341.52282.42411.24273.55062.15292.86862.86862.15992.1599
C31.52282.62343.99542.44822.86171.10034.77431.10331.10334.29414.2941
C42.62341.52283.99542.86172.44824.77431.10034.29414.29411.10331.1033
O51.24272.42412.44822.86173.52172.58543.94203.15823.15822.81112.8111
O62.42411.24272.86172.44823.52173.94202.58542.81112.81113.15823.1582
H72.15293.55061.10034.77432.58543.94205.66081.81291.81294.94074.9407
H83.55062.15294.77431.10033.94202.58545.66084.94074.94071.81291.8129
H92.15992.86861.10334.29413.15822.81111.81294.94071.77204.49554.8322
H102.15992.86861.10334.29413.15822.81111.81294.94071.77204.83224.4955
H112.86862.15994.29411.10332.81113.15824.94071.81294.49554.83221.7720
H122.86862.15994.29411.10332.81113.15824.94071.81294.83224.49551.7720

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 116.541 C1 C2 O6 119.200
C1 C3 H7 109.265 C1 C3 H9 109.636
C1 C3 H10 109.636 C2 C1 C3 116.541
C2 C1 O5 119.200 C2 C4 H8 109.265
C2 C4 H11 109.636 C2 C4 H12 109.636
C3 C1 O5 124.259 C4 C2 O6 124.259
H7 C3 H9 110.713 H7 C3 H10 110.713
H8 C4 H11 110.713 H8 C4 H12 110.713
H9 C3 H10 106.846 H11 C4 H12 106.846
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability