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

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.770117
Energy at 298.15K-305.776226
Nuclear repulsion energy226.289956
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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3242 3062 0.00      
2 Ag 3116 2943 0.00      
3 Ag 1767 1669 0.00      
4 Ag 1480 1398 0.00      
5 Ag 1412 1334 0.00      
6 Ag 1318 1244 0.00      
7 Ag 1018 961 0.00      
8 Ag 704 665 0.00      
9 Ag 531 501 0.00      
10 Ag 362 342 0.00      
11 Au 3203 3025 0.73      
12 Au 1486 1403 18.03      
13 Au 967 914 5.55      
14 Au 350 330 4.82      
15 Au 128 121 0.04      
16 Au 59 56 8.77      
17 Bg 3203 3026 0.00      
18 Bg 1490 1407 0.00      
19 Bg 1076 1016 0.00      
20 Bg 627 592 0.00      
21 Bg 125 118 0.00      
22 Bu 3243 3063 5.72      
23 Bu 3116 2943 0.24      
24 Bu 1769 1671 127.55      
25 Bu 1480 1398 27.14      
26 Bu 1400 1323 60.47      
27 Bu 1148 1084 75.22      
28 Bu 925 874 15.98      
29 Bu 533 503 38.13      
30 Bu 238 225 15.37      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20756.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19604.9 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.17509 0.11404 0.07084

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.080 0.764 0.000
C2 0.080 -0.764 0.000
C3 1.197 1.558 0.000
C4 -1.197 -1.558 0.000
O5 -1.197 1.249 0.000
O6 1.197 -1.249 0.000
H7 0.968 2.621 0.000
H8 -0.968 -2.621 0.000
H9 1.795 1.294 0.874
H10 1.795 1.294 -0.874
H11 -1.795 -1.294 0.874
H12 -1.795 -1.294 -0.874

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.53661.50282.57631.21762.38412.13173.49952.13492.13492.81772.8177
C21.53662.57631.50282.38411.21763.49952.13172.81772.81772.13492.1349
C31.50282.57633.92812.41282.80701.08774.70561.09131.09134.22384.2238
C42.57631.50283.92812.80702.41284.70561.08774.22384.22381.09131.0913
O51.21762.38412.41282.80703.46002.56213.87713.11673.11672.75482.7548
O62.38411.21762.80702.41283.46003.87712.56212.75482.75483.11673.1167
H72.13173.49951.08774.70562.56213.87715.58751.79131.79134.87014.8701
H83.49952.13174.70561.08773.87712.56215.58754.87014.87011.79131.7913
H92.13492.81771.09134.22383.11672.75481.79134.87011.74734.42494.7574
H102.13492.81771.09134.22383.11672.75481.79134.87011.74734.75744.4249
H112.81772.13494.22381.09132.75483.11674.87011.79134.42494.75741.7473
H122.81772.13494.22381.09132.75483.11674.87011.79134.75744.42491.7473

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 115.904 C1 C2 O6 119.449
C1 C3 H7 109.719 C1 C3 H9 109.755
C1 C3 H10 109.755 C2 C1 C3 115.904
C2 C1 O5 119.449 C2 C4 H8 109.719
C2 C4 H11 109.755 C2 C4 H12 109.755
C3 C1 O5 124.647 C4 C2 O6 124.647
H7 C3 H9 110.594 H7 C3 H10 110.594
H8 C4 H11 110.594 H8 C4 H12 110.594
H9 C3 H10 106.371 H11 C4 H12 106.371
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability