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

using model chemistry: CID/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at CID/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.532752
Energy at 298.15K-305.539077
Nuclear repulsion energy227.559972
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 CID/6-311G*
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 3280 3047 0.00      
2 Ag 3171 2946 0.00      
3 Ag 1947 1809 0.00      
4 Ag 1546 1437 0.00      
5 Ag 1498 1392 0.00      
6 Ag 1379 1281 0.00      
7 Ag 1078 1001 0.00      
8 Ag 736 684 0.00      
9 Ag 562 522 0.00      
10 Ag 380 353 0.00      
11 Au 3242 3012 11.02      
12 Au 1546 1436 23.19      
13 Au 1028 955 4.73      
14 Au 378 351 7.65      
15 Au 131 122 0.07      
16 Au 57 53 10.71      
17 Bg 3242 3012 0.00      
18 Bg 1550 1440 0.00      
19 Bg 1140 1059 0.00      
20 Bg 661 614 0.00      
21 Bg 131 122 0.00      
22 Bu 3280 3047 16.29      
23 Bu 3170 2945 2.74      
24 Bu 1931 1794 268.07      
25 Bu 1546 1437 31.94      
26 Bu 1484 1379 63.25      
27 Bu 1202 1117 79.23      
28 Bu 974 905 13.86      
29 Bu 572 531 48.97      
30 Bu 251 234 16.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21544.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9291) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20016.6 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 CID/6-311G*
ABC
0.17984 0.11331 0.07131

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/6-311G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.082 0.766 0.000
C2 0.082 -0.766 0.000
C3 1.182 1.575 0.000
C4 -1.182 -1.575 0.000
O5 -1.182 1.235 0.000
O6 1.182 -1.235 0.000
H7 0.933 2.629 0.000
H8 -0.933 -2.629 0.000
H9 1.783 1.331 0.871
H10 1.783 1.331 -0.871
H11 -1.783 -1.331 0.871
H12 -1.783 -1.331 -0.871

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.54001.50112.58611.19572.36622.12183.49952.13532.13532.83732.8373
C21.54002.58611.50112.36621.19573.49952.12182.83732.83732.13532.1353
C31.50112.58613.93832.38852.80941.08304.70581.08631.08634.24254.2425
C42.58611.50113.93832.80942.38854.70581.08304.24254.24251.08631.0863
O51.19572.36622.38852.80943.41832.53333.87143.09233.09232.77572.7757
O62.36621.19572.80942.38853.41833.87142.53332.77572.77573.09233.0923
H72.12183.49951.08304.70582.53333.87145.57901.77931.77934.88064.8806
H83.49952.12184.70581.08303.87142.53335.57904.88064.88061.77931.7793
H92.13532.83731.08634.24253.09232.77571.77934.88061.74274.45104.7800
H102.13532.83731.08634.24253.09232.77571.77934.88061.74274.78004.4510
H112.83732.13534.24251.08632.77573.09234.88061.77934.45104.78001.7427
H122.83732.13534.24251.08632.77573.09234.88061.77934.78004.45101.7427

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 116.499 C1 C2 O6 119.215
C1 C3 H7 109.326 C1 C3 H9 110.201
C1 C3 H10 110.201 C2 C1 C3 116.499
C2 C1 O5 119.215 C2 C4 H8 109.326
C2 C4 H11 110.201 C2 C4 H12 110.201
C3 C1 O5 124.286 C4 C2 O6 124.286
H7 C3 H9 110.211 H7 C3 H10 110.211
H8 C4 H11 110.211 H8 C4 H12 110.211
H9 C3 H10 106.664 H11 C4 H12 106.664
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability