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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

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 B3PW91/3-21G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/3-21G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-231.112600
Energy at 298.15K-231.120860
Nuclear repulsion energy175.429645
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 A 3173 3050 7.72      
2 A 3153 3030 17.48      
3 A 3149 3026 15.52      
4 A 3120 2999 6.56      
5 A 3078 2958 4.28      
6 A 3075 2955 16.58      
7 A 3058 2940 5.67      
8 A 3045 2927 10.48      
9 A 1759 1691 72.97      
10 A 1557 1497 10.31      
11 A 1557 1496 10.19      
12 A 1538 1478 16.48      
13 A 1514 1456 23.84      
14 A 1498 1439 11.28      
15 A 1464 1407 16.27      
16 A 1424 1369 43.46      
17 A 1376 1322 27.75      
18 A 1324 1272 0.01      
19 A 1197 1151 84.81      
20 A 1160 1115 0.41      
21 A 1125 1082 5.73      
22 A 1019 980 3.29      
23 A 996 958 8.56      
24 A 953 916 11.92      
25 A 781 750 4.77      
26 A 760 731 2.81      
27 A 587 565 4.84      
28 A 494 475 0.83      
29 A 408 393 5.40      
30 A 257 247 6.14      
31 A 184 177 0.11      
32 A 108 104 0.08      
33 A 39 37 0.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24964.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9612) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23995.6 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
0.30972 0.12123 0.09159

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.887 -0.497 0.000
C2 -0.523 0.174 0.000
C3 0.665 -0.780 -0.000
C4 2.000 -0.030 0.000
O5 -0.379 1.399 -0.000
H6 -2.670 0.264 -0.002
H7 -1.992 -1.138 -0.885
H8 -1.994 -1.136 0.886
H9 2.842 -0.731 -0.001
H10 2.074 0.614 -0.882
H11 2.075 0.612 0.883
H12 0.580 -1.435 0.880
H13 0.580 -1.434 -0.881

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.52002.56773.91502.42231.09241.09771.09774.73424.20684.20752.78172.7816
C21.52001.52352.53131.23342.14952.15952.15963.48392.77732.77812.13972.1394
C32.56771.52351.53122.41613.49522.82382.82542.17692.16892.16901.10051.1005
C43.91502.53131.53122.77544.67994.23694.23811.09501.09461.09462.18332.1831
O52.42231.23342.41612.77542.55693.13383.13313.86122.72212.72373.11853.1179
H61.09242.14953.49524.67992.55691.79031.79055.60114.83774.83933.77203.7709
H71.09772.15952.82384.23693.13381.79031.77134.93094.42744.76753.13352.5890
H81.09772.15962.82544.23813.13311.79051.77134.93284.76794.42812.59103.1360
H94.73423.48392.17691.09503.86125.60114.93094.93281.78181.78172.52742.5269
H104.20682.77732.16891.09462.72214.83774.42744.76791.78181.76513.08792.5352
H114.20752.77812.16901.09462.72374.83934.76754.42811.78171.76512.53523.0879
H122.78172.13971.10052.18333.11853.77203.13352.59102.52743.08792.53521.7608
H132.78162.13941.10052.18313.11793.77092.58903.13602.52692.53523.08791.7608

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 115.055 C1 C2 O5 122.881
C2 C1 H6 109.644 C2 C1 H7 110.125
C2 C1 H8 110.134 C2 C3 C4 111.922
C2 C3 H12 108.180 C2 C3 H13 108.157
C3 C2 O5 122.064 C3 C4 H9 110.878
C3 C4 H10 110.275 C3 C4 H11 110.281
C4 C3 H12 111.057 C4 C3 H13 111.042
H6 C1 H7 109.662 H6 C1 H8 109.677
H7 C1 H8 107.571 H9 C4 H10 108.931
H9 C4 H11 108.923 H10 C4 H11 107.470
H12 C3 H13 106.254
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 -0.699      
2 C 0.429      
3 C -0.534      
4 C -0.605      
5 O -0.441      
6 H 0.247      
7 H 0.235      
8 H 0.235      
9 H 0.205      
10 H 0.227      
11 H 0.227      
12 H 0.236      
13 H 0.236      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.316 -2.632 0.000 2.651
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.751 1.085 -0.001
y 1.085 -34.582 -0.001
z -0.001 -0.001 -30.452
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.767 1.085 -0.001
y 1.085 -4.481 -0.001
z -0.001 -0.001 1.714
Polar
3z2-r23.428
x2-y24.832
xy1.085
xz-0.001
yz-0.001


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.820 0.151 0.000
y 0.151 6.522 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.934


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 136.677
(<r2>)1/2 11.691