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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G**

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 BLYP/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/6-31G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-232.369444
Energy at 298.15K-232.377481
Nuclear repulsion energy174.125911
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 BLYP/6-31G**
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 3084 3061 12.68      
2 A 3060 3036 25.79      
3 A 3054 3030 24.78      
4 A 3023 3000 14.12      
5 A 2986 2963 23.81      
6 A 2968 2945 9.04      
7 A 2965 2942 12.47      
8 A 2941 2918 18.02      
9 A 1728 1714 113.36      
10 A 1477 1466 6.19      
11 A 1471 1460 4.69      
12 A 1455 1444 8.04      
13 A 1444 1432 14.73      
14 A 1428 1417 3.31      
15 A 1389 1378 3.29      
16 A 1353 1342 26.89      
17 A 1330 1320 14.58      
18 A 1252 1243 0.06      
19 A 1150 1141 82.69      
20 A 1099 1091 0.23      
21 A 1076 1068 1.51      
22 A 971 963 1.69      
23 A 927 920 3.84      
24 A 907 900 16.29      
25 A 738 733 2.75      
26 A 729 724 3.40      
27 A 566 562 6.33      
28 A 457 454 0.01      
29 A 389 386 3.84      
30 A 241 239 4.91      
31 A 189 188 0.19      
32 A 103 102 0.01      
33 A 31 31 0.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23989.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23805.1 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 BLYP/6-31G**
ABC
0.31205 0.11714 0.08942

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.909 -0.506 -0.000
C2 -0.532 0.169 -0.000
C3 0.691 -0.764 0.000
C4 2.037 -0.021 -0.000
O5 -0.415 1.392 0.000
H6 -2.697 0.258 -0.000
H7 -2.023 -1.155 -0.885
H8 -2.024 -1.154 0.885
H9 2.876 -0.734 0.000
H10 2.129 0.625 -0.886
H11 2.128 0.626 0.885
H12 0.605 -1.434 0.877
H13 0.605 -1.435 -0.876

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.53282.61223.97512.41521.09761.10341.10344.79004.28504.28492.81912.8189
C21.53281.53812.57601.22912.16642.18142.18143.52562.84112.84092.15202.1521
C32.61221.53811.53732.42333.53842.88162.88162.18532.18652.18641.10701.1070
C43.97512.57601.53732.83014.74184.30744.30751.10081.10001.10002.19492.1950
O52.41521.22912.42332.83012.54803.13963.13943.91802.80052.79993.13023.1307
H61.09762.16643.53844.74182.54801.79791.79785.66024.91954.91943.81213.8121
H71.10342.18142.88164.30743.13961.79791.77044.99664.51734.85183.17642.6429
H81.10342.18142.88164.30753.13941.79781.77044.99664.85204.51752.64303.1760
H94.79003.52562.18531.10083.91805.66024.99664.99661.78591.78582.53352.5337
H104.28502.84112.18651.10002.80054.91954.51734.85201.78591.77043.10962.5627
H114.28492.84092.18641.10002.79994.91944.85184.51751.78581.77042.56243.1096
H122.81912.15201.10702.19493.13023.81213.17642.64302.53353.10962.56241.7528
H132.81892.15211.10702.19503.13073.81212.64293.17602.53372.56273.10961.7528

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 116.563 C1 C2 O5 121.575
C2 C1 H6 109.784 C2 C1 H7 110.625
C2 C1 H8 110.620 C2 C3 C4 113.778
C2 C3 H12 107.778 C2 C3 H13 107.791
C3 C2 O5 121.862 C3 C4 H9 110.774
C3 C4 H10 110.914 C3 C4 H11 110.909
C4 C3 H12 111.162 C4 C3 H13 111.169
H6 C1 H7 109.535 H6 C1 H8 109.533
H7 C1 H8 106.689 H9 C4 H10 108.481
H9 C4 H11 108.470 H10 C4 H11 107.171
H12 C3 H13 104.684
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.350      
2 C 0.405      
3 C -0.222      
4 C -0.272      
5 O -0.411      
6 H 0.121      
7 H 0.113      
8 H 0.113      
9 H 0.082      
10 H 0.108      
11 H 0.108      
12 H 0.102      
13 H 0.102      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.206 -2.571 0.000 2.580
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.930 1.132 0.000
y 1.132 -34.581 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 -30.442
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.581 1.132 0.000
y 1.132 -4.395 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 1.814
Polar
3z2-r23.628
x2-y24.651
xy1.132
xz0.000
yz-0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.888 0.139 0.001
y 0.139 7.225 -0.000
z 0.001 -0.000 5.496


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 139.540
(<r2>)1/2 11.813