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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-306.431241
Energy at 298.15K-306.437260
Nuclear repulsion energy226.329065
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 B3PW91/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3169 3051 0.00      
2 Ag 3057 2943 0.00      
3 Ag 1813 1745 0.00      
4 Ag 1468 1414 0.00      
5 Ag 1404 1351 0.00      
6 Ag 1287 1239 0.00      
7 Ag 1016 978 0.00      
8 Ag 692 666 0.00      
9 Ag 526 506 0.00      
10 Ag 361 347 0.00      
11 Au 3120 3004 7.82      
12 Au 1467 1413 25.85      
13 Au 959 924 6.82      
14 Au 351 338 4.00      
15 Au 111 107 0.10      
16 Au 53 51 10.73      
17 Bg 3120 3004 0.00      
18 Bg 1473 1418 0.00      
19 Bg 1073 1033 0.00      
20 Bg 628 605 0.00      
21 Bg 106 102 0.00      
22 Bu 3169 3051 18.12      
23 Bu 3057 2943 0.95      
24 Bu 1813 1746 252.35      
25 Bu 1470 1415 35.61      
26 Bu 1395 1343 86.70      
27 Bu 1140 1097 85.17      
28 Bu 919 885 20.75      
29 Bu 544 524 39.93      
30 Bu 237 228 16.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20497.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9627) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19733.2 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 B3PW91/6-311G*
ABC
0.17707 0.11270 0.07064

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.081 0.771 0.000
C2 0.081 -0.771 0.000
C3 1.189 1.570 0.000
C4 -1.189 -1.570 0.000
O5 -1.189 1.251 0.000
O6 1.189 -1.251 0.000
H7 0.956 2.634 0.000
H8 -0.956 -2.634 0.000
H9 1.797 1.317 0.873
H10 1.797 1.317 -0.873
H11 -1.797 -1.317 0.873
H12 -1.797 -1.317 -0.873

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.54981.50052.58991.20782.38722.13223.51542.14202.14202.84042.8404
C21.54982.58991.50052.38721.20783.51542.13222.84042.84042.14202.1420
C31.50052.58993.93922.39942.82091.08934.71971.09381.09384.24474.2447
C42.58991.50053.93922.82092.39944.71971.08934.24474.24471.09381.0938
O51.20782.38722.39942.82093.45152.55203.89193.11203.11202.77982.7798
O62.38721.20782.82092.39943.45153.89192.55202.77982.77983.11203.1120
H72.13223.51541.08934.71972.55203.89195.60421.79031.79034.89424.8942
H83.51542.13224.71971.08933.89192.55205.60424.89424.89421.79031.7903
H92.14202.84041.09384.24473.11202.77981.79034.89421.74654.45654.7865
H102.14202.84041.09384.24473.11202.77981.79034.89421.74654.78654.4565
H112.84042.14204.24471.09382.77983.11204.89421.79034.45654.78651.7465
H122.84042.14204.24471.09382.77983.11204.89421.79034.78654.45651.7465

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 116.210 C1 C2 O6 119.406
C1 C3 H7 109.816 C1 C3 H9 110.323
C1 C3 H10 110.323 C2 C1 C3 116.210
C2 C1 O5 119.406 C2 C4 H8 109.816
C2 C4 H11 110.323 C2 C4 H12 110.323
C3 C1 O5 124.384 C4 C2 O6 124.384
H7 C3 H9 110.183 H7 C3 H10 110.183
H8 C4 H11 110.183 H8 C4 H12 110.183
H9 C3 H10 105.953 H11 C4 H12 105.953
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.238      
2 C 0.238      
3 C -0.721      
4 C -0.721      
5 O -0.281      
6 O -0.281      
7 H 0.251      
8 H 0.251      
9 H 0.257      
10 H 0.257      
11 H 0.257      
12 H 0.257      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -38.343 7.225 0.000
y 7.225 -36.550 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -33.466
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.335 7.225 0.000
y 7.225 -0.645 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.980
Polar
3z2-r27.960
x2-y2-1.793
xy7.225
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.353 0.173 0.000
y 0.173 7.616 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.962


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 162.583
(<r2>)1/2 12.751