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

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

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/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.641174
Energy at 298.15K-305.647241
Nuclear repulsion energy225.568129
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/6-31+G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3265 3067 0.00      
2 Ag 3134 2943 0.00      
3 Ag 1741 1635 0.00      
4 Ag 1506 1414 0.00      
5 Ag 1442 1355 0.00      
6 Ag 1333 1252 0.00      
7 Ag 1039 976 0.00      
8 Ag 713 670 0.00      
9 Ag 532 499 0.00      
10 Ag 368 346 0.00      
11 Au 3224 3028 3.64      
12 Au 1506 1414 21.20      
13 Au 983 923 2.14      
14 Au 350 329 5.89      
15 Au 114 107 0.04      
16 Au 43 40 11.30      
17 Bg 3224 3028 0.00      
18 Bg 1509 1418 0.00      
19 Bg 1076 1010 0.00      
20 Bg 614 577 0.00      
21 Bg 114 107 0.00      
22 Bu 3266 3067 8.34      
23 Bu 3134 2943 1.32      
24 Bu 1739 1633 146.74      
25 Bu 1507 1415 31.12      
26 Bu 1433 1346 59.07      
27 Bu 1167 1096 66.12      
28 Bu 946 888 16.89      
29 Bu 546 513 37.41      
30 Bu 241 227 15.94      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20903.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9392) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19632.8 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/6-31+G**
ABC
0.17497 0.11279 0.07034

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.070 0.765 0.000
C2 0.070 -0.765 0.000
C3 1.197 1.566 0.000
C4 -1.197 -1.566 0.000
O5 -1.197 1.260 0.000
O6 1.197 -1.260 0.000
H7 0.953 2.623 0.000
H8 -0.953 -2.623 0.000
H9 1.796 1.312 0.874
H10 1.796 1.312 -0.874
H11 -1.796 -1.312 0.874
H12 -1.796 -1.312 -0.874

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.53651.49932.58891.23082.38882.12083.50092.13162.13162.83772.8377
C21.53652.58891.49932.38881.23083.50092.12082.83772.83772.13162.1316
C31.49932.58893.94212.41422.82531.08514.70811.08881.08884.24274.2427
C42.58891.49933.94212.82532.41424.70811.08514.24274.24271.08881.0888
O51.23082.38882.41422.82533.47592.54583.89023.11833.11832.78082.7808
O62.38881.23082.82532.41423.47593.89022.54582.78082.78083.11833.1183
H72.12083.50091.08514.70812.54583.89025.58091.78671.78674.87824.8782
H83.50092.12084.70811.08513.89022.54585.58094.87824.87821.78671.7867
H92.13162.83771.08884.24273.11832.78081.78674.87821.74704.44744.7782
H102.13162.83771.08884.24273.11832.78081.78674.87821.74704.77824.4474
H112.83772.13164.24271.08882.78083.11834.87821.78674.44744.77821.7470
H122.83772.13164.24271.08882.78083.11834.87821.78674.77824.44741.7470

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 117.025 C1 C2 O6 118.947
C1 C3 H7 109.244 C1 C3 H9 109.879
C1 C3 H10 109.879 C2 C1 C3 117.025
C2 C1 O5 118.947 C2 C4 H8 109.244
C2 C4 H11 109.879 C2 C4 H12 109.879
C3 C1 O5 124.029 C4 C2 O6 124.029
H7 C3 H9 110.556 H7 C3 H10 110.556
H8 C4 H11 110.556 H8 C4 H12 110.556
H9 C3 H10 106.700 H11 C4 H12 106.700
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability