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

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-31G**

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=FULL/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.621767
Energy at 298.15K-305.627908
Nuclear repulsion energy225.858851
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=FULL/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3275 3060 0.00      
2 Ag 3145 2939 0.00      
3 Ag 1769 1653 0.00      
4 Ag 1518 1418 0.00      
5 Ag 1449 1354 0.00      
6 Ag 1342 1254 0.00      
7 Ag 1040 972 0.00      
8 Ag 714 668 0.00      
9 Ag 537 502 0.00      
10 Ag 370 346 0.00      
11 Au 3236 3024 4.26      
12 Au 1524 1424 17.36      
13 Au 992 927 3.60      
14 Au 351 328 5.44      
15 Au 122 114 0.04      
16 Au 62 58 9.04      
17 Bg 3236 3024 0.00      
18 Bg 1527 1427 0.00      
19 Bg 1091 1020 0.00      
20 Bg 625 584 0.00      
21 Bg 120 112 0.00      
22 Bu 3275 3060 9.39      
23 Bu 3146 2939 0.76      
24 Bu 1766 1650 107.66      
25 Bu 1519 1419 24.56      
26 Bu 1438 1344 53.80      
27 Bu 1172 1095 74.86      
28 Bu 946 883 15.45      
29 Bu 544 508 39.02      
30 Bu 243 227 15.89      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21046.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19665.8 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=FULL/6-31G**
ABC
0.17469 0.11349 0.07057

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.074 0.763 0.000
C2 0.074 -0.763 0.000
C3 1.198 1.559 0.000
C4 -1.198 -1.559 0.000
O5 -1.198 1.257 0.000
O6 1.198 -1.257 0.000
H7 0.961 2.618 0.000
H8 -0.961 -2.618 0.000
H9 1.795 1.304 0.873
H10 1.795 1.304 -0.873
H11 -1.795 -1.304 0.873
H12 -1.795 -1.304 -0.873

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.53321.50072.58031.22802.38712.12363.49502.13202.13202.82742.8274
C21.53322.58031.50072.38711.22803.49502.12362.82742.82742.13202.1320
C31.50072.58033.93312.41522.81641.08454.70191.08791.08794.23274.2327
C42.58031.50073.93312.81642.41524.70191.08454.23274.23271.08791.0879
O51.22802.38712.41522.81643.47302.55183.88193.11783.11782.77032.7703
O62.38711.22802.81642.41523.47303.88192.55182.77032.77033.11783.1178
H72.12363.49501.08454.70192.55183.88195.57671.78451.78454.87134.8713
H83.49502.12364.70191.08453.88192.55185.57674.87134.87131.78451.7845
H92.13202.82741.08794.23273.11782.77031.78454.87131.74614.43624.7674
H102.13202.82741.08794.23273.11782.77031.78454.87131.74614.76744.4362
H112.82742.13204.23271.08792.77033.11784.87131.78454.43624.76741.7461
H122.82742.13204.23271.08792.77033.11784.87131.78454.76744.43621.7461

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 116.522 C1 C2 O6 119.247
C1 C3 H7 109.405 C1 C3 H9 109.872
C1 C3 H10 109.872 C2 C1 C3 116.522
C2 C1 O5 119.247 C2 C4 H8 109.405
C2 C4 H11 109.872 C2 C4 H12 109.872
C3 C1 O5 124.231 C4 C2 O6 124.231
H7 C3 H9 110.460 H7 C3 H10 110.460
H8 C4 H11 110.460 H8 C4 H12 110.460
H9 C3 H10 106.742 H11 C4 H12 106.742
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability