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

using model chemistry: MP2/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.721329
Energy at 298.15K-305.727458
Nuclear repulsion energy225.686520
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 MP2/6-311G**
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 3213 3053 0.00      
2 Ag 3091 2937 0.00      
3 Ag 1758 1670 0.00      
4 Ag 1479 1405 0.00      
5 Ag 1413 1342 0.00      
6 Ag 1311 1245 0.00      
7 Ag 1021 970 0.00      
8 Ag 704 669 0.00      
9 Ag 533 507 0.00      
10 Ag 366 348 0.00      
11 Au 3175 3017 5.93      
12 Au 1483 1410 20.73      
13 Au 968 920 2.72      
14 Au 348 331 4.31      
15 Au 126 120 0.03      
16 Au 56 53 8.50      
17 Bg 3175 3017 0.00      
18 Bg 1487 1413 0.00      
19 Bg 1075 1021 0.00      
20 Bg 619 588 0.00      
21 Bg 126 120 0.00      
22 Bu 3214 3054 10.85      
23 Bu 3091 2937 1.57      
24 Bu 1758 1670 131.96      
25 Bu 1480 1406 27.21      
26 Bu 1400 1331 62.38      
27 Bu 1150 1093 72.54      
28 Bu 928 882 18.07      
29 Bu 542 515 38.41      
30 Bu 242 230 14.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20666.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9502) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19637.5 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 MP2/6-311G**
ABC
0.17495 0.11285 0.07037

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.080 0.768 0.000
C2 0.080 -0.768 0.000
C3 1.197 1.567 0.000
C4 -1.197 -1.567 0.000
O5 -1.197 1.255 0.000
O6 1.197 -1.255 0.000
H7 0.959 2.631 0.000
H8 -0.959 -2.631 0.000
H9 1.796 1.307 0.877
H10 1.796 1.307 -0.877
H11 -1.796 -1.307 0.877
H12 -1.796 -1.307 -0.877

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.54371.50642.58841.21892.39212.13303.51032.13932.13932.83132.8313
C21.54372.58841.50642.39211.21893.51032.13302.83132.83132.13932.1393
C31.50642.58843.94402.41432.82221.08994.71911.09331.09334.24074.2407
C42.58841.50643.94402.82222.41434.71911.08994.24074.24071.09331.0933
O51.21892.39212.41432.82223.46882.55753.89313.11893.11892.77302.7730
O62.39211.21892.82222.41433.46883.89312.55752.77302.77303.11893.1189
H72.13303.51031.08994.71912.55753.89315.60011.79511.79514.88464.8846
H83.51032.13304.71911.08993.89312.55755.60014.88464.88461.79511.7951
H92.13932.83131.09334.24073.11892.77301.79514.88461.75404.44144.7752
H102.13932.83131.09334.24073.11892.77301.79514.88461.75404.77524.4414
H112.83132.13934.24071.09332.77303.11894.88461.79514.44144.77521.7540
H122.83132.13934.24071.09332.77303.11894.88461.79514.77524.44141.7540

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 116.117 C1 C2 O6 119.502
C1 C3 H7 109.434 C1 C3 H9 109.730
C1 C3 H10 109.730 C2 C1 C3 116.117
C2 C1 O5 119.502 C2 C4 H8 109.434
C2 C4 H11 109.730 C2 C4 H12 109.730
C3 C1 O5 124.381 C4 C2 O6 124.381
H7 C3 H9 110.618 H7 C3 H10 110.618
H8 C4 H11 110.618 H8 C4 H12 110.618
H9 C3 H10 106.674 H11 C4 H12 106.674
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability