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

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31+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 MP2/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.614354
Energy at 298.15K-305.620390
Nuclear repulsion energy225.315025
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 MP2/6-31+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 3261 3067 0.00      
2 Ag 3131 2945 0.00      
3 Ag 1736 1633 0.00      
4 Ag 1504 1415 0.00      
5 Ag 1440 1354 0.00      
6 Ag 1331 1252 0.00      
7 Ag 1037 976 0.00      
8 Ag 712 669 0.00      
9 Ag 531 499 0.00      
10 Ag 368 346 0.00      
11 Au 3220 3029 3.87      
12 Au 1503 1414 20.85      
13 Au 981 923 2.01      
14 Au 347 326 5.90      
15 Au 112 105 0.06      
16 Au 39 36 11.29      
17 Bg 3220 3029 0.00      
18 Bg 1507 1417 0.00      
19 Bg 1072 1008 0.00      
20 Bg 609 573 0.00      
21 Bg 111 104 0.00      
22 Bu 3261 3068 8.56      
23 Bu 3131 2945 1.41      
24 Bu 1735 1632 145.91      
25 Bu 1505 1416 31.03      
26 Bu 1430 1345 57.31      
27 Bu 1166 1096 66.26      
28 Bu 944 888 16.93      
29 Bu 545 513 37.56      
30 Bu 241 227 15.89      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20864.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9406) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19624.9 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 MP2/6-31+G**
ABC
0.17467 0.11247 0.07017

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.070 0.766 0.000
C2 0.070 -0.766 0.000
C3 1.198 1.568 0.000
C4 -1.198 -1.568 0.000
O5 -1.198 1.261 0.000
O6 1.198 -1.261 0.000
H7 0.952 2.626 0.000
H8 -0.952 -2.626 0.000
H9 1.797 1.315 0.875
H10 1.797 1.315 -0.875
H11 -1.797 -1.315 0.875
H12 -1.797 -1.315 -0.875

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.53831.50122.59271.23202.39112.12283.50502.13402.13402.84202.8420
C21.53832.59271.50122.39111.23203.50502.12282.84202.84202.13402.1340
C31.50122.59273.94782.41662.82921.08624.71391.08991.08994.24884.2488
C42.59271.50123.94782.82922.41664.71391.08624.24884.24881.08991.0899
O51.23202.39112.41662.82923.47902.54753.89493.12133.12132.78522.7852
O62.39111.23202.82922.41663.47903.89492.54752.78522.78523.12133.1213
H72.12283.50501.08624.71392.54753.89495.58721.78871.78874.88444.8844
H83.50502.12284.71391.08623.89492.54755.58724.88444.88441.78871.7887
H92.13402.84201.08994.24883.12132.78521.78874.88441.74924.45384.7850
H102.13402.84201.08994.24883.12132.78521.78874.88441.74924.78504.4538
H112.84202.13404.24881.08992.78523.12134.88441.78874.45384.78501.7492
H122.84202.13404.24881.08992.78523.12134.88441.78874.78504.45381.7492

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 117.072 C1 C2 O6 118.925
C1 C3 H7 109.207 C1 C3 H9 109.876
C1 C3 H10 109.876 C2 C1 C3 117.072
C2 C1 O5 118.925 C2 C4 H8 109.207
C2 C4 H11 109.876 C2 C4 H12 109.876
C3 C1 O5 124.004 C4 C2 O6 124.004
H7 C3 H9 110.561 H7 C3 H10 110.561
H8 C4 H11 110.561 H8 C4 H12 110.561
H9 C3 H10 106.734 H11 C4 H12 106.734
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability