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

using model chemistry: MP2/SDD

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/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.185770
Energy at 298.15K-305.191777
Nuclear repulsion energy220.336556
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/SDD
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 3169 3059 0.00      
2 Ag 3037 2931 0.00      
3 Ag 1571 1516 0.00      
4 Ag 1499 1447 0.00      
5 Ag 1452 1402 0.00      
6 Ag 1296 1251 0.00      
7 Ag 1030 994 0.00      
8 Ag 678 654 0.00      
9 Ag 524 506 0.00      
10 Ag 359 347 0.00      
11 Au 3133 3024 19.05      
12 Au 1506 1454 29.01      
13 Au 1019 984 4.27      
14 Au 350 337 4.98      
15 Au 109 105 0.00      
16 Au 60 58 11.99      
17 Bg 3133 3024 0.00      
18 Bg 1510 1457 0.00      
19 Bg 1101 1063 0.00      
20 Bg 613 592 0.00      
21 Bg 108 104 0.00      
22 Bu 3169 3059 21.75      
23 Bu 3037 2931 6.58      
24 Bu 1563 1509 34.06      
25 Bu 1505 1452 59.14      
26 Bu 1452 1402 67.50      
27 Bu 1161 1120 67.93      
28 Bu 932 900 18.86      
29 Bu 529 510 34.96      
30 Bu 236 228 15.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20419.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9653) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19710.5 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/SDD
ABC
0.16629 0.10805 0.06715

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/SDD

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.064 0.777 0.000
C2 0.064 -0.777 0.000
C3 1.228 1.593 0.000
C4 -1.228 -1.593 0.000
O5 -1.228 1.299 0.000
O6 1.228 -1.299 0.000
H7 0.983 2.666 0.000
H8 -0.983 -2.666 0.000
H9 1.835 1.341 0.887
H10 1.835 1.341 -0.887
H11 -1.835 -1.341 0.887
H12 -1.835 -1.341 -0.887

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.56021.52852.64101.27532.44572.15973.56412.17062.17062.89992.8999
C21.56022.64101.52852.44571.27533.56412.15972.89992.89992.17062.1706
C31.52852.64104.02352.47402.89211.10054.79931.10371.10374.33364.3336
C42.64101.52854.02352.89212.47404.79931.10054.33364.33361.10371.1037
O51.27532.44572.47402.89213.57502.59993.97253.18923.18922.85012.8501
O62.44571.27532.89212.47403.57503.97252.59992.85012.85013.18923.1892
H72.15973.56411.10054.79932.59993.97255.68321.80781.80784.97854.9785
H83.56412.15974.79931.10053.97252.59995.68324.97854.97851.80781.8078
H92.17062.89991.10374.33363.18922.85011.80784.97851.77354.54574.8794
H102.17062.89991.10374.33363.18922.85011.80784.97851.77354.87944.5457
H112.89992.17064.33361.10372.85013.18924.97851.80784.54574.87941.7735
H122.89992.17064.33361.10372.85013.18924.97851.80784.87944.54571.7735

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 117.530 C1 C2 O6 118.860
C1 C3 H7 109.388 C1 C3 H9 110.055
C1 C3 H10 110.055 C2 C1 C3 117.530
C2 C1 O5 118.860 C2 C4 H8 109.388
C2 C4 H11 110.055 C2 C4 H12 110.055
C3 C1 O5 123.610 C4 C2 O6 123.610
H7 C3 H9 110.200 H7 C3 H10 110.200
H8 C4 H11 110.200 H8 C4 H12 110.200
H9 C3 H10 106.917 H11 C4 H12 106.917
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability