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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/3-21G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/3-21G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-231.197031
Energy at 298.15K-231.205297
Nuclear repulsion energy175.122052
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 B3LYP/3-21G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3160 3049 9.73      
2 A 3139 3029 21.20      
3 A 3135 3025 18.57      
4 A 3105 2996 8.82      
5 A 3070 2962 17.60      
6 A 3064 2957 5.50      
7 A 3053 2946 6.42      
8 A 3038 2931 11.08      
9 A 1748 1687 69.60      
10 A 1564 1509 8.85      
11 A 1563 1508 8.20      
12 A 1545 1491 14.11      
13 A 1523 1470 21.70      
14 A 1509 1456 9.39      
15 A 1470 1419 11.70      
16 A 1431 1380 35.18      
17 A 1377 1329 20.94      
18 A 1327 1280 0.00      
19 A 1192 1150 84.29      
20 A 1165 1124 0.34      
21 A 1124 1084 6.94      
22 A 1009 974 1.33      
23 A 1001 965 6.78      
24 A 946 913 15.08      
25 A 785 757 4.09      
26 A 751 725 2.58      
27 A 584 563 5.24      
28 A 493 475 0.44      
29 A 407 393 5.55      
30 A 258 249 5.82      
31 A 179 173 0.12      
32 A 112 108 0.08      
33 A 46 44 0.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24934.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9649) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24059.7 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 B3LYP/3-21G
ABC
0.30961 0.12044 0.09112

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.894 -0.496 0.000
C2 0.524 0.173 -0.000
C3 -0.668 -0.783 -0.000
C4 -2.007 -0.029 0.000
O5 0.379 1.398 -0.000
H6 2.674 0.268 -0.000
H7 2.003 -1.134 0.886
H8 2.003 -1.136 -0.884
H9 -2.848 -0.728 0.000
H10 -2.079 0.613 0.883
H11 -2.080 0.615 -0.881
H12 -0.584 -1.436 -0.881
H13 -0.584 -1.437 0.879

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.52472.57853.92902.42581.09161.09691.09694.74794.21894.21942.79352.7927
C21.52471.52852.53931.23372.15172.16322.16333.49082.78432.78432.14362.1435
C32.57851.52851.53642.41963.50352.83592.83532.18042.17272.17271.09941.0994
C43.92902.53931.53642.78024.69024.25224.25251.09411.09371.09372.18652.1865
O52.42581.23372.41962.78022.55813.13593.13673.86492.72762.72703.12073.1210
H61.09162.15173.50354.69022.55811.78931.78955.61114.84694.84703.78103.7808
H71.09692.16322.83594.25223.13591.78931.77014.94744.44024.77973.14702.6041
H81.09692.16332.83534.25253.13671.78951.77014.94734.77954.44182.60443.1448
H94.74793.49082.18041.09413.86495.61114.94744.94731.78071.78062.52982.5299
H104.21892.78432.17271.09372.72764.84694.44024.77951.78071.76393.08962.5380
H114.21942.78432.17271.09372.72704.84704.77974.44181.78061.76392.53823.0896
H122.79352.14361.09942.18653.12073.78103.14702.60442.52983.08962.53821.7594
H132.79272.14351.09942.18653.12103.78082.60413.14482.52992.53803.08961.7594

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 115.247 C1 C2 O5 122.795
C2 C1 H6 109.546 C2 C1 H7 110.136
C2 C1 H8 110.151 C2 C3 C4 111.889
C2 C3 H12 108.205 C2 C3 H13 108.200
C3 C2 O5 121.958 C3 C4 H9 110.844
C3 C4 H10 110.262 C3 C4 H11 110.260
C4 C3 H12 111.018 C4 C3 H13 111.013
H6 C1 H7 109.694 H6 C1 H8 109.707
H7 C1 H8 107.581 H9 C4 H10 108.958
H9 C4 H11 108.950 H10 C4 H11 107.487
H12 C3 H13 106.294
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.632      
2 C 0.428      
3 C -0.481      
4 C -0.540      
5 O -0.437      
6 H 0.223      
7 H 0.212      
8 H 0.212      
9 H 0.182      
10 H 0.204      
11 H 0.204      
12 H 0.211      
13 H 0.211      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.313 -2.563 0.000 2.582
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.023 -1.043 0.001
y -1.043 -34.731 0.001
z 0.001 0.001 -30.573
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.629 -1.043 0.001
y -1.043 -4.433 0.001
z 0.001 0.001 1.804
Polar
3z2-r23.609
x2-y24.708
xy-1.043
xz0.001
yz0.001


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.826 -0.151 -0.000
y -0.151 6.511 0.001
z -0.000 0.001 4.917


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 137.346
(<r2>)1/2 11.719