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

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-306.427318
Energy at 298.15K-306.433373
Nuclear repulsion energy227.326219
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 B1B95/6-311G**
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 3193 3066 0.00      
2 Ag 3074 2952 0.00      
3 Ag 1838 1765 0.00      
4 Ag 1455 1397 0.00      
5 Ag 1397 1342 0.00      
6 Ag 1298 1246 0.00      
7 Ag 1010 969 0.00      
8 Ag 699 672 0.00      
9 Ag 531 510 0.00      
10 Ag 357 343 0.00      
11 Au 3141 3016 5.18      
12 Au 1454 1396 24.62      
13 Au 949 911 5.70      
14 Au 349 336 4.44      
15 Au 118 113 0.12      
16 Au 58 56 10.91      
17 Bg 3142 3016 0.00      
18 Bg 1459 1401 0.00      
19 Bg 1069 1026 0.00      
20 Bg 624 599 0.00      
21 Bg 111 106 0.00      
22 Bu 3194 3066 12.99      
23 Bu 3074 2951 0.52      
24 Bu 1837 1764 261.12      
25 Bu 1456 1398 30.78      
26 Bu 1383 1327 83.11      
27 Bu 1141 1095 86.67      
28 Bu 919 882 16.11      
29 Bu 540 519 41.91      
30 Bu 233 224 16.35      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20550.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19730.6 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 B1B95/6-311G**
ABC
0.17778 0.11432 0.07138

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.081 0.767 0.000
C2 0.081 -0.767 0.000
C3 1.187 1.559 0.000
C4 -1.187 -1.559 0.000
O5 -1.187 1.242 0.000
O6 1.187 -1.242 0.000
H7 0.959 2.621 0.000
H8 -0.959 -2.621 0.000
H9 1.788 1.294 0.871
H10 1.788 1.294 -0.871
H11 -1.788 -1.294 0.871
H12 -1.788 -1.294 -0.871

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.54201.49492.57561.20432.37512.12553.49952.12792.12792.81452.8145
C21.54202.57561.49492.37511.20433.49952.12552.81452.81452.12792.1279
C31.49492.57563.91902.39552.80071.08594.69841.09081.09084.21314.2131
C42.57561.49493.91902.80072.39554.69841.08594.21314.21311.09081.0908
O51.20432.37512.39552.80073.43592.55103.86913.10043.10042.74782.7478
O62.37511.20432.80072.39553.43593.86912.55102.74782.74783.10043.1004
H72.12553.49951.08594.69842.55103.86915.58121.79031.79034.86114.8611
H83.49952.12554.69841.08593.86912.55105.58124.86114.86111.79031.7903
H92.12792.81451.09084.21313.10042.74781.79034.86111.74234.41424.7456
H102.12792.81451.09084.21313.10042.74781.79034.86111.74234.74564.4142
H112.81452.12794.21311.09082.74783.10044.86111.79034.41424.74561.7423
H122.81452.12794.21311.09082.74783.10044.86111.79034.74564.41421.7423

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 116.003 C1 C2 O6 119.226
C1 C3 H7 109.874 C1 C3 H9 109.778
C1 C3 H10 109.778 C2 C1 C3 116.003
C2 C1 O5 119.226 C2 C4 H8 109.874
C2 C4 H11 109.778 C2 C4 H12 109.778
C3 C1 O5 124.771 C4 C2 O6 124.771
H7 C3 H9 110.670 H7 C3 H10 110.670
H8 C4 H11 110.670 H8 C4 H12 110.670
H9 C3 H10 106.005 H11 C4 H12 106.005
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.153      
2 C 0.153      
3 C -0.337      
4 C -0.337      
5 O -0.277      
6 O -0.277      
7 H 0.149      
8 H 0.149      
9 H 0.156      
10 H 0.156      
11 H 0.156      
12 H 0.156      


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 -38.235 7.204 0.000
y 7.204 -36.435 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -33.423
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.306 7.204 0.000
y 7.204 -0.606 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.911
Polar
3z2-r27.823
x2-y2-1.800
xy7.204
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.346 0.192 0.000
y 0.192 7.610 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.008


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 161.031
(<r2>)1/2 12.690