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

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.638178
Energy at 298.15K-305.644310
Nuclear repulsion energy225.512252
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 QCISD/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 3240 3051 0.00      
2 Ag 3124 2941 0.00      
3 Ag 1829 1722 0.00      
4 Ag 1520 1431 0.00      
5 Ag 1455 1370 0.00      
6 Ag 1346 1268 0.00      
7 Ag 1045 984 0.00      
8 Ag 712 670 0.00      
9 Ag 538 507 0.00      
10 Ag 368 346 0.00      
11 Au 3203 3015 10.19      
12 Au 1523 1434 14.84      
13 Au 999 940 2.66      
14 Au 351 331 7.37      
15 Au 121 114 0.07      
16 Au 57 54 9.37      
17 Bg 3203 3015 0.00      
18 Bg 1526 1436 0.00      
19 Bg 1094 1029 0.00      
20 Bg 623 587 0.00      
21 Bg 120 113 0.00      
22 Bu 3241 3051 15.21      
23 Bu 3124 2941 2.74      
24 Bu 1808 1702 167.60      
25 Bu 1520 1431 22.29      
26 Bu 1446 1361 40.03      
27 Bu 1172 1103 74.68      
28 Bu 945 889 14.88      
29 Bu 546 514 42.97      
30 Bu 242 228 15.84      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21020.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9414) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19788.4 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 QCISD/6-31G**
ABC
0.17506 0.11243 0.07023

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.077 0.767 0.000
C2 0.077 -0.767 0.000
C3 1.198 1.573 0.000
C4 -1.198 -1.573 0.000
O5 -1.198 1.254 0.000
O6 1.198 -1.254 0.000
H7 0.952 2.631 0.000
H8 -0.952 -2.631 0.000
H9 1.796 1.322 0.876
H10 1.796 1.322 -0.876
H11 -1.796 -1.322 0.876
H12 -1.796 -1.322 -0.876

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.54151.50792.59431.22202.38902.12963.50922.14072.14072.84342.8434
C21.54152.59431.50792.38901.22203.50922.12962.84342.84342.14072.1407
C31.50792.59433.95372.41662.82641.08674.72201.09011.09014.25524.2552
C42.59431.50793.95372.82642.41664.72201.08674.25524.25521.09011.0901
O51.22202.38902.41662.82643.46782.55353.89283.12003.12002.78532.7853
O62.38901.22202.82642.41663.46783.89282.55352.78532.78533.12003.1200
H72.12963.50921.08674.72202.55353.89285.59681.78731.78734.89354.8935
H83.50922.12964.72201.08673.89282.55355.59684.89354.89351.78731.7873
H92.14072.84341.09014.25523.12002.78531.78734.89351.75214.45974.7915
H102.14072.84341.09014.25523.12002.78531.78734.89351.75214.79154.4597
H112.84342.14074.25521.09012.78533.12004.89351.78734.45974.79151.7521
H122.84342.14074.25521.09012.78533.12004.89351.78734.79154.45971.7521

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 116.580 C1 C2 O6 119.197
C1 C3 H7 109.248 C1 C3 H9 109.924
C1 C3 H10 109.924 C2 C1 C3 116.580
C2 C1 O5 119.197 C2 C4 H8 109.248
C2 C4 H11 109.924 C2 C4 H12 109.924
C3 C1 O5 124.224 C4 C2 O6 124.224
H7 C3 H9 110.385 H7 C3 H10 110.385
H8 C4 H11 110.385 H8 C4 H12 110.385
H9 C3 H10 106.953 H11 C4 H12 106.953
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability