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All results from a given calculation for CH3COCH2CH3 (2-Butanone)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/6-311G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-232.446462
Energy at 298.15K-232.454684
Nuclear repulsion energy176.273481
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 A 3157 3041 9.99      
2 A 3133 3017 21.16      
3 A 3126 3010 23.12      
4 A 3107 2992 10.47      
5 A 3053 2940 19.97      
6 A 3051 2938 12.62      
7 A 3040 2928 6.15      
8 A 3021 2909 16.90      
9 A 1814 1748 154.04      
10 A 1495 1440 9.86      
11 A 1486 1431 9.40      
12 A 1472 1418 11.62      
13 A 1460 1406 21.10      
14 A 1445 1391 5.24      
15 A 1409 1357 7.66      
16 A 1384 1332 65.37      
17 A 1363 1313 10.97      
18 A 1278 1231 0.00      
19 A 1187 1143 70.46      
20 A 1125 1083 0.52      
21 A 1107 1066 1.07      
22 A 1007 970 4.79      
23 A 950 915 4.55      
24 A 939 904 10.35      
25 A 768 740 3.65      
26 A 749 722 3.05      
27 A 593 571 8.15      
28 A 474 457 0.20      
29 A 399 385 4.03      
30 A 246 237 5.27      
31 A 191 184 0.17      
32 A 105 101 0.09      
33 A 53 51 0.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24592.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9631) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23685.2 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 B3PW91/6-311G**
ABC
0.31963 0.12008 0.09180

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.881 -0.503 0.031
C2 0.526 0.169 -0.018
C3 -0.682 -0.751 -0.054
C4 -2.012 -0.022 0.044
O5 0.414 1.373 -0.021
H6 2.665 0.232 -0.150
H7 2.031 -0.946 1.022
H8 1.951 -1.316 -0.697
H9 -2.847 -0.724 -0.018
H10 -2.090 0.523 0.988
H11 -2.113 0.711 -0.759
H12 -0.618 -1.330 -0.985
H13 -0.569 -1.493 0.747

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.51352.57643.92252.38181.08971.09561.09394.73314.21204.24882.82182.7377
C21.51351.51862.54551.20872.14382.14222.16773.48882.82532.79432.11952.1321
C32.57641.51861.51972.38963.48932.92482.76882.16512.16602.16361.09881.0980
C43.92252.54551.51972.79854.68734.26044.23441.09291.09241.09172.17172.1772
O52.38181.20872.38962.79852.52643.01273.17023.87642.83052.71483.04973.1251
H61.08972.14383.48934.68732.52641.77841.79095.59524.89794.84043.73043.7731
H71.09562.14222.92484.26043.01271.77841.76044.99194.37504.80503.34542.6707
H81.09392.16772.76884.23443.17021.79091.76044.88164.74934.54222.58512.9098
H94.73313.48882.16511.09293.87645.59524.99194.88161.77171.77342.50422.5228
H104.21202.82532.16601.09242.83054.89794.37504.74931.77171.75743.08182.5369
H114.24882.79432.16361.09172.71484.84044.80504.54221.77341.75742.54043.0836
H122.82182.11951.09882.17173.04973.73043.34542.58512.50423.08182.54041.7407
H132.73772.13211.09802.17723.12513.77312.67072.90982.52282.53693.08361.7407

picture of 2-Butanone state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 116.360 C1 C2 O5 121.680
C2 C1 H6 109.808 C2 C1 H7 109.327
C2 C1 H8 111.463 C2 C3 C4 113.818
C2 C3 H12 107.058 C2 C3 H13 108.069
C3 C2 O5 121.959 C3 C4 H9 110.877
C3 C4 H10 110.982 C3 C4 H11 110.824
C4 C3 H12 111.047 C4 C3 H13 111.537
H6 C1 H7 108.936 H6 C1 H8 110.204
H7 C1 H8 107.030 H9 C4 H10 108.337
H9 C4 H11 108.539 H10 C4 H11 107.155
H12 C3 H13 104.815
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 -0.348      
2 C 0.194      
3 C -0.318      
4 C -0.320      
5 O -0.305      
6 H 0.149      
7 H 0.144      
8 H 0.132      
9 H 0.118      
10 H 0.130      
11 H 0.135      
12 H 0.147      
13 H 0.141      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.219 -2.751 0.035 2.760
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.990 -1.099 0.156
y -1.099 -34.942 0.033
z 0.156 0.033 -30.476
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.720 -1.099 0.156
y -1.099 -4.709 0.033
z 0.156 0.033 1.990
Polar
3z2-r23.979
x2-y24.953
xy-1.099
xz0.156
yz0.033


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.102 -0.201 0.033
y -0.201 7.399 0.002
z 0.033 0.002 5.747


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 136.675
(<r2>)1/2 11.691