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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-304.670632
Energy at 298.15K-304.676687
Nuclear repulsion energy225.468949
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 B3PW91/3-21G
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 3186 3063 0.00      
2 Ag 3074 2954 0.00      
3 Ag 1759 1691 0.00      
4 Ag 1503 1445 0.00      
5 Ag 1437 1382 0.00      
6 Ag 1262 1213 0.00      
7 Ag 1027 987 0.00      
8 Ag 674 648 0.00      
9 Ag 545 523 0.00      
10 Ag 377 362 0.00      
11 Au 3133 3011 1.62      
12 Au 1520 1461 32.42      
13 Au 1006 967 12.76      
14 Au 391 376 1.31      
15 Au 120 116 2.72      
16 Au 36 35 7.29      
17 Bg 3133 3012 0.00      
18 Bg 1527 1467 0.00      
19 Bg 1111 1068 0.00      
20 Bg 681 655 0.00      
21 Bg 62 59 0.00      
22 Bu 3186 3063 10.58      
23 Bu 3073 2954 0.33      
24 Bu 1754 1686 119.07      
25 Bu 1506 1448 34.50      
26 Bu 1436 1381 113.33      
27 Bu 1155 1110 97.68      
28 Bu 921 885 23.84      
29 Bu 535 514 29.36      
30 Bu 251 241 19.59      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20690.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9612) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19887.2 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 B3PW91/3-21G
ABC
0.16996 0.11591 0.07071

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.082 0.764 0.000
C2 0.082 -0.764 0.000
C3 1.213 1.529 0.000
C4 -1.213 -1.529 0.000
O5 -1.213 1.257 0.000
O6 1.213 -1.257 0.000
H7 1.016 2.602 0.000
H8 -1.016 -2.602 0.000
H9 1.807 1.251 0.879
H10 1.807 1.251 -0.879
H11 -1.807 -1.251 0.879
H12 -1.807 -1.251 -0.879

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.53751.50392.55651.23322.40092.14133.49372.14012.14012.79472.7947
C21.53752.55651.50392.40091.23323.49372.14132.79472.79472.14012.1401
C31.50392.55653.90262.44052.78611.09154.69401.09661.09664.19774.1977
C42.55651.50393.90262.78612.44054.69401.09154.19774.19771.09661.0966
O51.23322.40092.44052.78613.49372.60323.86473.14523.14522.72382.7238
O62.40091.23322.78612.44053.49373.86472.60322.72382.72383.14523.1452
H72.14133.49371.09154.69402.60323.86475.58741.79541.79544.85744.8574
H83.49372.14134.69401.09153.86472.60325.58744.85744.85741.79541.7954
H92.14012.79471.09664.19773.14522.72381.79544.85741.75734.39644.7346
H102.14012.79471.09664.19773.14522.72381.79544.85741.75734.73464.3964
H112.79472.14014.19771.09662.72383.14524.85741.79544.39644.73461.7573
H122.79472.14014.19771.09662.72383.14524.85741.79544.73464.39641.7573

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 114.398 C1 C2 O6 119.719
C1 C3 H7 110.175 C1 C3 H9 109.777
C1 C3 H10 109.777 C2 C1 C3 114.398
C2 C1 O5 119.719 C2 C4 H8 110.175
C2 C4 H11 109.777 C2 C4 H12 109.777
C3 C1 O5 125.883 C4 C2 O6 125.883
H7 C3 H9 110.272 H7 C3 H10 110.272
H8 C4 H11 110.272 H8 C4 H12 110.272
H9 C3 H10 106.500 H11 C4 H12 106.500
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.356      
2 C 0.356      
3 C -0.687      
4 C -0.687      
5 O -0.431      
6 O -0.431      
7 H 0.246      
8 H 0.246      
9 H 0.258      
10 H 0.258      
11 H 0.258      
12 H 0.258      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -37.952 7.105 0.000
y 7.105 -36.467 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -33.525
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.956 7.105 0.000
y 7.105 -0.728 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.684
Polar
3z2-r27.369
x2-y2-1.485
xy7.105
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.455 -0.030 0.000
y -0.030 6.515 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.147


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 162.107
(<r2>)1/2 12.732