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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-306.439985
Energy at 298.15K-306.445966
Nuclear repulsion energy226.390466
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 B3PW91/6-311G**
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 3169 3052 0.00      
2 Ag 3054 2941 0.00      
3 Ag 1811 1745 0.00      
4 Ag 1448 1395 0.00      
5 Ag 1389 1337 0.00      
6 Ag 1283 1236 0.00      
7 Ag 1008 971 0.00      
8 Ag 691 666 0.00      
9 Ag 526 506 0.00      
10 Ag 360 347 0.00      
11 Au 3119 3004 4.97      
12 Au 1449 1396 24.81      
13 Au 948 913 6.40      
14 Au 350 337 3.95      
15 Au 105 101 0.35      
16 Au 46 44 10.79      
17 Bg 3119 3004 0.00      
18 Bg 1455 1401 0.00      
19 Bg 1065 1026 0.00      
20 Bg 624 601 0.00      
21 Bg 95 92 0.00      
22 Bu 3169 3052 13.23      
23 Bu 3053 2941 0.48      
24 Bu 1812 1745 255.45      
25 Bu 1450 1396 32.07      
26 Bu 1378 1327 84.16      
27 Bu 1134 1092 87.31      
28 Bu 914 880 20.41      
29 Bu 544 524 40.78      
30 Bu 237 228 16.30      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20402.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9631) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19649.5 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 B3PW91/6-311G**
ABC
0.17712 0.11280 0.07069

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.081 0.771 0.000
C2 0.081 -0.771 0.000
C3 1.189 1.570 0.000
C4 -1.189 -1.570 0.000
O5 -1.189 1.250 0.000
O6 1.189 -1.250 0.000
H7 0.954 2.633 0.000
H8 -0.954 -2.633 0.000
H9 1.794 1.312 0.874
H10 1.794 1.312 -0.874
H11 -1.794 -1.312 0.874
H12 -1.794 -1.312 -0.874

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.54991.50022.58991.20792.38692.13033.51412.13762.13762.83462.8346
C21.54992.58991.50022.38691.20793.51412.13032.83462.83462.13762.1376
C31.50022.58993.93882.39952.82041.08914.71771.09371.09374.23844.2384
C42.58991.50023.93882.82042.39954.71771.08914.23844.23841.09371.0937
O51.20792.38692.39952.82043.45122.55013.89083.10893.10892.77372.7737
O62.38691.20792.82042.39953.45123.89082.55012.77372.77373.10893.1089
H72.13033.51411.08914.71772.55013.89085.60111.79351.79354.88604.8860
H83.51412.13034.71771.08913.89082.55015.60114.88604.88601.79351.7935
H92.13762.83461.09374.23843.10892.77371.79354.88601.74784.44444.7757
H102.13762.83461.09374.23843.10892.77371.79354.88601.74784.77574.4444
H112.83462.13764.23841.09372.77373.10894.88601.79354.44444.77571.7478
H122.83462.13764.23841.09372.77373.10894.88601.79354.77574.44441.7478

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 116.221 C1 C2 O6 119.366
C1 C3 H7 109.698 C1 C3 H9 110.008
C1 C3 H10 110.008 C2 C1 C3 116.221
C2 C1 O5 119.366 C2 C4 H8 109.698
C2 C4 H11 110.008 C2 C4 H12 110.008
C3 C1 O5 124.413 C4 C2 O6 124.413
H7 C3 H9 110.501 H7 C3 H10 110.501
H8 C4 H11 110.501 H8 C4 H12 110.501
H9 C3 H10 106.071 H11 C4 H12 106.071
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.150      
2 C 0.150      
3 C -0.326      
4 C -0.326      
5 O -0.281      
6 O -0.281      
7 H 0.148      
8 H 0.148      
9 H 0.154      
10 H 0.154      
11 H 0.154      
12 H 0.154      


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 -38.232 7.298 0.000
y 7.298 -36.465 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -33.438
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.280 7.298 0.000
y 7.298 -0.630 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.910
Polar
3z2-r27.820
x2-y2-1.767
xy7.298
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.417 0.206 0.000
y 0.206 7.710 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.030


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 162.397
(<r2>)1/2 12.744