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

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

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

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-232.382896
Energy at 298.15K-232.390967
Nuclear repulsion energy173.874034
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/6-31+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 A 3076 3059 11.64      
2 A 3051 3035 24.85      
3 A 3042 3026 25.61      
4 A 3018 3002 12.98      
5 A 2978 2962 28.48      
6 A 2962 2946 14.28      
7 A 2960 2944 7.88      
8 A 2936 2920 19.96      
9 A 1699 1690 153.57      
10 A 1468 1460 7.92      
11 A 1460 1453 8.25      
12 A 1447 1439 11.08      
13 A 1433 1426 20.92      
14 A 1417 1410 7.13      
15 A 1380 1373 5.84      
16 A 1347 1340 32.63      
17 A 1324 1317 15.71      
18 A 1246 1239 0.15      
19 A 1143 1137 80.02      
20 A 1094 1088 0.20      
21 A 1070 1065 1.49      
22 A 969 964 1.73      
23 A 927 922 3.65      
24 A 908 903 18.74      
25 A 736 732 2.66      
26 A 727 723 4.04      
27 A 566 563 5.52      
28 A 458 456 0.19      
29 A 390 387 3.21      
30 A 239 238 5.05      
31 A 195 194 0.18      
32 A 98 97 0.13      
33 A 49 49 0.11      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23905.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9947) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23779.2 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/6-31+G**
ABC
0.31084 0.11651 0.08906

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.904 -0.518 0.029
C2 0.535 0.168 -0.018
C3 -0.695 -0.753 -0.052
C4 -2.046 -0.021 0.043
O5 0.433 1.396 -0.019
H6 2.699 0.215 -0.161
H7 2.058 -0.961 1.030
H8 1.967 -1.343 -0.700
H9 -2.878 -0.741 -0.003
H10 -2.125 0.543 0.985
H11 -2.162 0.700 -0.780
H12 -0.631 -1.343 -0.988
H13 -0.584 -1.498 0.759

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.53192.61093.98092.41471.09841.10481.10304.78734.27464.32172.85372.7720
C21.53191.53702.58841.23232.16932.16612.19103.53222.86752.85352.14142.1521
C32.61091.53701.53912.42723.53132.96572.80272.18352.19082.18981.10791.1072
C43.98092.58841.53912.85584.75514.32464.28991.10171.10101.10042.19322.1979
O52.41471.23232.42722.85582.55933.04953.21273.94092.87782.79283.09423.1649
H61.09842.16933.53134.75512.55931.79211.80455.66084.96934.92503.76913.8160
H71.10482.16612.96574.32463.04951.79211.77345.04804.44584.88393.38392.7101
H81.10302.19102.80274.28993.21271.80451.77344.93194.81064.60852.61452.9430
H94.78733.53222.18351.10173.94095.66085.04804.93191.78631.78722.52572.5327
H104.27462.86752.19081.10102.87784.96934.44584.81061.78631.77283.11122.5669
H114.32172.85352.18981.10042.79284.92504.88394.60851.78721.77282.56193.1133
H122.85372.14141.10792.19323.09423.76913.38392.61452.52573.11122.56191.7541
H132.77202.15211.10722.19793.16493.81602.71012.94302.53272.56693.11331.7541

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 116.585 C1 C2 O5 121.367
C2 C1 H6 110.030 C2 C1 H7 109.405
C2 C1 H8 111.473 C2 C3 C4 114.587
C2 C3 H12 107.001 C2 C3 H13 107.851
C3 C2 O5 122.046 C3 C4 H9 110.458
C3 C4 H10 111.068 C3 C4 H11 111.024
C4 C3 H12 110.848 C4 C3 H13 111.264
H6 C1 H7 108.858 H6 C1 H8 110.114
H7 C1 H8 106.876 H9 C4 H10 108.388
H9 C4 H11 108.505 H10 C4 H11 107.282
H12 C3 H13 104.727
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.542      
2 C 0.344      
3 C -0.066      
4 C -0.615      
5 O -0.398      
6 H 0.179      
7 H 0.169      
8 H 0.157      
9 H 0.138      
10 H 0.160      
11 H 0.165      
12 H 0.157      
13 H 0.152      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.137 -2.957 0.032 2.960
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.845 -1.276 0.144
y -1.276 -36.397 0.017
z 0.144 0.017 -31.342
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.024 -1.276 0.144
y -1.276 -5.304 0.017
z 0.144 0.017 2.279
Polar
3z2-r24.559
x2-y25.552
xy-1.276
xz0.144
yz0.017


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.158 -0.200 0.060
y -0.200 8.526 -0.001
z 0.060 -0.001 6.311


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 140.786
(<r2>)1/2 11.865