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

using model chemistry: MP2/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/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-301.105711
Energy at 298.15K-301.111246
Nuclear repulsion energy218.278162
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/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 3560 3104 0.00      
2 Ag 3369 2937 0.00      
3 Ag 1751 1527 0.00      
4 Ag 1694 1477 0.00      
5 Ag 1581 1378 0.00      
6 Ag 1342 1170 0.00      
7 Ag 1092 952 0.00      
8 Ag 710 619 0.00      
9 Ag 530 462 0.00      
10 Ag 334 291 0.00      
11 Au 3546 3092 0.43      
12 Au 1706 1487 4.93      
13 Au 1091 952 3.71      
14 Au 340 297 1.61      
15 Au 100 87 0.24      
16 Au 48 42 2.19      
17 Bg 3546 3092 0.00      
18 Bg 1707 1489 0.00      
19 Bg 1147 1000 0.00      
20 Bg 615 536 0.00      
21 Bg 90 79 0.00      
22 Bu 3560 3104 0.62      
23 Bu 3369 2937 0.12      
24 Bu 1732 1510 0.82      
25 Bu 1691 1474 12.05      
26 Bu 1579 1376 1.99      
27 Bu 1195 1042 81.76      
28 Bu 998 870 18.18      
29 Bu 521 454 21.54      
30 Bu 196 171 3.68      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22370.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8719) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19504.9 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/STO-3G
ABC
0.16200 0.10578 0.06559

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/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 1.243 1.606 0.000
C4 -1.243 -1.606 0.000
O5 -1.243 1.320 0.000
O6 1.243 -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
C11.59041.56542.65691.26572.49722.20573.60172.20312.20312.90532.9053
C21.59042.65691.56542.49721.26573.60172.20572.90532.90532.20312.2031
C31.56542.65694.06082.50142.92601.10314.85801.10391.10394.36544.3654
C42.65691.56544.06082.92602.50144.85801.10314.36544.36541.10391.1039
O51.26572.49722.50142.92603.62592.65224.01403.20983.20982.88122.8812
O62.49721.26572.92602.50143.62594.01402.65222.88122.88123.20983.2098
H72.20573.60171.10314.85802.65224.01405.75721.79921.79925.03645.0364
H83.60172.20574.85801.10314.01402.65225.75725.03645.03641.79921.7992
H92.20312.90531.10394.36543.20982.88121.79925.03641.78584.56854.9051
H102.20312.90531.10394.36543.20982.88121.79925.03641.78584.90514.5685
H112.90532.20314.36541.10392.88123.20985.03641.79924.56854.90511.7858
H122.90532.20314.36541.10392.88123.20985.03641.79924.90514.56851.7858

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 114.681 C1 C2 O6 121.517
C1 C3 H7 110.290 C1 C3 H9 110.047
C1 C3 H10 110.047 C2 C1 C3 114.681
C2 C1 O5 121.517 C2 C4 H8 110.290
C2 C4 H11 110.047 C2 C4 H12 110.047
C3 C1 O5 123.802 C4 C2 O6 123.802
H7 C3 H9 109.219 H7 C3 H10 109.219
H8 C4 H11 109.219 H8 C4 H12 109.219
H9 C3 H10 107.976 H11 C4 H12 107.976
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability