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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G**

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 B3PW91/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/6-31G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-232.394124
Energy at 298.15K-232.402273
Nuclear repulsion energy175.993285
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 B3PW91/6-31G**
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 3182 3049 8.60      
2 A 3158 3027 19.64      
3 A 3152 3020 19.90      
4 A 3126 2996 9.38      
5 A 3071 2943 9.31      
6 A 3070 2943 21.23      
7 A 3056 2929 7.12      
8 A 3036 2910 15.98      
9 A 1830 1754 133.87      
10 A 1507 1444 8.86      
11 A 1501 1438 7.14      
12 A 1484 1423 10.91      
13 A 1473 1411 18.23      
14 A 1458 1397 2.43      
15 A 1421 1362 6.23      
16 A 1397 1338 58.94      
17 A 1374 1317 10.53      
18 A 1285 1231 0.02      
19 A 1195 1145 70.74      
20 A 1130 1083 0.40      
21 A 1113 1067 1.02      
22 A 1010 968 4.56      
23 A 949 910 5.10      
24 A 944 905 7.56      
25 A 771 739 2.90      
26 A 754 723 3.54      
27 A 591 566 8.25      
28 A 473 453 0.00      
29 A 401 384 4.12      
30 A 246 236 5.37      
31 A 196 188 0.17      
32 A 104 99 0.00      
33 A 21 20 0.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24738.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9584) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23709.5 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 B3PW91/6-31G**
ABC
0.31881 0.11990 0.09153

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.887 -0.498 0.000
C2 -0.525 0.167 -0.000
C3 0.681 -0.758 -0.000
C4 2.012 -0.021 0.000
O5 -0.406 1.376 -0.000
H6 -2.669 0.263 -0.000
H7 -2.001 -1.141 -0.879
H8 -2.002 -1.140 0.880
H9 2.848 -0.727 -0.000
H10 2.102 0.622 -0.879
H11 2.102 0.621 0.880
H12 0.594 -1.423 0.870
H13 0.594 -1.423 -0.871

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.51532.58183.92862.38811.09071.09591.09594.74064.23574.23572.78762.7880
C21.51531.52012.54461.21492.14582.15942.15933.48962.80772.80792.13052.1305
C32.58181.52011.52112.39473.50232.84902.84952.16672.16662.16661.09951.0995
C43.92862.54461.52112.79314.68994.25884.25881.09381.09301.09302.17602.1760
O52.38811.21492.39472.79312.52153.10703.10663.87452.76272.76343.09743.0971
H61.09072.14583.50234.68992.52151.78631.78625.60494.86454.86483.77473.7747
H71.09592.15942.84904.25883.10701.78631.75984.94564.46634.80003.14282.6107
H81.09592.15932.84954.25883.10661.78621.75984.94594.80004.46562.61083.1442
H94.74063.48962.16671.09383.87455.60494.94564.94591.77431.77432.51452.5143
H104.23572.80772.16661.09302.76274.86454.46634.80001.77431.75893.08522.5406
H114.23572.80792.16661.09302.76344.86484.80004.46561.77431.75892.54053.0852
H122.78762.13051.09952.17603.09743.77473.14282.61082.51453.08522.54051.7419
H132.78802.13051.09952.17603.09713.77472.61073.14422.51432.54063.08521.7419

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 116.543 C1 C2 O5 121.627
C2 C1 H6 109.777 C2 C1 H7 110.546
C2 C1 H8 110.541 C2 C3 C4 113.589
C2 C3 H12 107.760 C2 C3 H13 107.755
C3 C2 O5 121.831 C3 C4 H9 110.849
C3 C4 H10 110.891 C3 C4 H11 110.892
C4 C3 H12 111.253 C4 C3 H13 111.251
H6 C1 H7 109.555 H6 C1 H8 109.552
H7 C1 H8 106.820 H9 C4 H10 108.467
H9 C4 H11 108.467 H10 C4 H11 107.151
H12 C3 H13 104.768
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.464      
2 C 0.429      
3 C -0.323      
4 C -0.381      
5 O -0.436      
6 H 0.165      
7 H 0.151      
8 H 0.151      
9 H 0.123      
10 H 0.147      
11 H 0.147      
12 H 0.146      
13 H 0.146      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.233 -2.719 0.000 2.729
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.473 1.157 -0.001
y 1.157 -34.367 0.000
z -0.001 0.000 -30.127
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.774 1.157 -0.001
y 1.157 -4.567 0.000
z -0.001 0.000 1.793
Polar
3z2-r23.587
x2-y24.894
xy1.157
xz-0.001
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.484 0.145 -0.000
y 0.145 7.046 -0.001
z -0.000 -0.001 5.407


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 136.659
(<r2>)1/2 11.690