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

using model chemistry: CISD/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 CISD/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.537245
Energy at 298.15K-305.543563
Nuclear repulsion energy227.477161
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 CISD/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 3277 3032 0.00      
2 Ag 3169 2932 0.00      
3 Ag 1941 1796 0.00      
4 Ag 1546 1431 0.00      
5 Ag 1497 1385 0.00      
6 Ag 1377 1274 0.00      
7 Ag 1077 996 0.00      
8 Ag 735 680 0.00      
9 Ag 561 519 0.00      
10 Ag 380 351 0.00      
11 Au 3239 2998 11.55      
12 Au 1546 1430 22.96      
13 Au 1027 950 4.62      
14 Au 377 349 7.66      
15 Au 131 121 0.07      
16 Au 56 52 10.69      
17 Bg 3239 2997 0.00      
18 Bg 1550 1434 0.00      
19 Bg 1139 1054 0.00      
20 Bg 660 611 0.00      
21 Bg 131 121 0.00      
22 Bu 3277 3032 16.99      
23 Bu 3168 2931 2.91      
24 Bu 1924 1781 268.77      
25 Bu 1546 1431 31.88      
26 Bu 1483 1373 62.40      
27 Bu 1201 1111 78.93      
28 Bu 973 900 14.18      
29 Bu 571 528 48.73      
30 Bu 251 232 16.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21524.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9253) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19916.2 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 CISD/6-311G*
ABC
0.17965 0.11326 0.07126

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CISD/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 1.183 1.575 0.000
C4 -1.183 -1.575 0.000
O5 -1.183 1.235 0.000
O6 1.183 -1.235 0.000
H7 0.934 2.629 0.000
H8 -0.934 -2.629 0.000
H9 1.784 1.331 0.871
H10 1.784 1.331 -0.871
H11 -1.784 -1.331 0.871
H12 -1.784 -1.331 -0.871

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.54071.50142.58651.19642.36752.12233.50022.13552.13552.83752.8375
C21.54072.58651.50142.36751.19643.50022.12232.83752.83752.13552.1355
C31.50142.58653.93892.38952.81021.08324.70671.08641.08644.24294.2429
C42.58651.50143.93892.81022.38954.70671.08324.24294.24291.08641.0864
O51.19642.36752.38952.81023.42042.53433.87243.09333.09332.77602.7760
O62.36751.19642.81022.38953.42043.87242.53432.77602.77603.09333.0933
H72.12233.50021.08324.70672.53433.87245.58011.77961.77964.88134.8813
H83.50022.12234.70671.08323.87242.53435.58014.88134.88131.77961.7796
H92.13552.83751.08644.24293.09332.77601.77964.88131.74304.45114.7802
H102.13552.83751.08644.24293.09332.77601.77964.88131.74304.78024.4511
H112.83752.13554.24291.08642.77603.09334.88131.77964.45114.78021.7430
H122.83752.13554.24291.08642.77603.09334.88131.77964.78024.45111.7430

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 116.474 C1 C2 O6 119.228
C1 C3 H7 109.331 C1 C3 H9 110.192
C1 C3 H10 110.192 C2 C1 C3 116.474
C2 C1 O5 119.228 C2 C4 H8 109.331
C2 C4 H11 110.192 C2 C4 H12 110.192
C3 C1 O5 124.298 C4 C2 O6 124.298
H7 C3 H9 110.215 H7 C3 H10 110.215
H8 C4 H11 110.215 H8 C4 H12 110.215
H9 C3 H10 106.669 H11 C4 H12 106.669
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability