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

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/STO-3G

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=FULL/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-301.107659
Energy at 298.15K-301.113195
Nuclear repulsion energy218.308493
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=FULL/STO-3G
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 3561 3165 0.00      
2 Ag 3369 2995 0.00      
3 Ag 1752 1557 0.00      
4 Ag 1694 1506 0.00      
5 Ag 1581 1405 0.00      
6 Ag 1343 1193 0.00      
7 Ag 1093 971 0.00      
8 Ag 711 632 0.00      
9 Ag 530 471 0.00      
10 Ag 334 297 0.00      
11 Au 3547 3153 0.42      
12 Au 1706 1517 4.94      
13 Au 1091 970 3.72      
14 Au 340 302 1.61      
15 Au 100 89 0.24      
16 Au 48 43 2.19      
17 Bg 3547 3153 0.00      
18 Bg 1708 1518 0.00      
19 Bg 1148 1020 0.00      
20 Bg 615 546 0.00      
21 Bg 90 80 0.00      
22 Bu 3561 3165 0.61      
23 Bu 3370 2995 0.12      
24 Bu 1732 1540 0.83      
25 Bu 1691 1503 12.02      
26 Bu 1579 1403 2.01      
27 Bu 1195 1063 81.73      
28 Bu 998 887 18.11      
29 Bu 521 463 21.52      
30 Bu 196 174 3.68      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22375.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8889) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19889.2 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 MP2=FULL/STO-3G
ABC
0.16204 0.10582 0.06562

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/STO-3G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.093 0.790 0.000
C2 0.093 -0.790 0.000
C3 1.242 1.605 0.000
C4 -1.242 -1.605 0.000
O5 -1.242 1.320 0.000
O6 1.242 -1.320 0.000
H7 1.030 2.688 0.000
H8 -1.030 -2.688 0.000
H9 1.840 1.353 0.893
H10 1.840 1.353 -0.893
H11 -1.840 -1.353 0.893
H12 -1.840 -1.353 -0.893

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.59011.56512.65641.26572.49682.20543.60112.20282.20282.90492.9049
C21.59012.65641.56512.49681.26573.60112.20542.90492.90492.20282.2028
C31.56512.65644.06002.50112.92551.10304.85721.10381.10384.36474.3647
C42.65641.56514.06002.92552.50114.85721.10304.36474.36471.10381.1038
O51.26572.49682.50112.92553.62552.65184.01343.20943.20942.88082.8808
O62.49681.26572.92552.50113.62554.01342.65182.88082.88083.20943.2094
H72.20543.60111.10304.85722.65184.01345.75631.79901.79905.03575.0357
H83.60112.20544.85721.10304.01342.65185.75635.03575.03571.79901.7990
H92.20282.90491.10384.36473.20942.88081.79905.03571.78564.56794.9045
H102.20282.90491.10384.36473.20942.88081.79905.03571.78564.90454.5679
H112.90492.20284.36471.10382.88083.20945.03571.79904.56794.90451.7856
H122.90492.20284.36471.10382.88083.20945.03571.79904.90454.56791.7856

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 114.687 C1 C2 O6 121.515
C1 C3 H7 110.294 C1 C3 H9 110.053
C1 C3 H10 110.053 C2 C1 C3 114.687
C2 C1 O5 121.515 C2 C4 H8 110.294
C2 C4 H11 110.053 C2 C4 H12 110.053
C3 C1 O5 123.799 C4 C2 O6 123.799
H7 C3 H9 109.214 H7 C3 H10 109.214
H8 C4 H11 109.214 H8 C4 H12 109.214
H9 C3 H10 107.971 H11 C4 H12 107.971
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability