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

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/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 MP2=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.789968
Energy at 298.15K-305.796121
Nuclear repulsion energy225.868937
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=FULL/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 3218 3048 0.00      
2 Ag 3097 2933 0.00      
3 Ag 1760 1667 0.00      
4 Ag 1499 1419 0.00      
5 Ag 1435 1359 0.00      
6 Ag 1322 1252 0.00      
7 Ag 1032 977 0.00      
8 Ag 708 671 0.00      
9 Ag 536 507 0.00      
10 Ag 369 350 0.00      
11 Au 3179 3011 5.18      
12 Au 1498 1419 25.85      
13 Au 983 931 4.58      
14 Au 353 334 3.74      
15 Au 126 119 0.00      
16 Au 59 56 8.97      
17 Bg 3179 3011 0.00      
18 Bg 1503 1423 0.00      
19 Bg 1085 1028 0.00      
20 Bg 628 595 0.00      
21 Bg 126 120 0.00      
22 Bu 3218 3048 10.65      
23 Bu 3097 2933 1.27      
24 Bu 1759 1666 131.09      
25 Bu 1500 1421 34.64      
26 Bu 1425 1350 80.37      
27 Bu 1161 1099 71.93      
28 Bu 939 890 16.47      
29 Bu 547 518 37.34      
30 Bu 244 231 14.84      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20791.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9471) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19691.6 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 MP2=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
0.17544 0.11294 0.07048

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.078 0.767 0.000
C2 0.078 -0.767 0.000
C3 1.195 1.566 0.000
C4 -1.195 -1.566 0.000
O5 -1.195 1.255 0.000
O6 1.195 -1.255 0.000
H7 0.956 2.628 0.000
H8 -0.956 -2.628 0.000
H9 1.798 1.312 0.875
H10 1.798 1.312 -0.875
H11 -1.798 -1.312 0.875
H12 -1.798 -1.312 -0.875

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.54191.50302.58651.21892.38912.12893.50672.14062.14062.83692.8369
C21.54192.58651.50302.38911.21893.50672.12892.83692.83692.14062.1406
C31.50302.58653.93972.41042.82051.08884.71331.09231.09234.24374.2437
C42.58651.50303.93972.82052.41044.71331.08884.24374.24371.09231.0923
O51.21892.38912.41042.82053.46542.55203.89003.11893.11892.77822.7782
O62.38911.21892.82052.41043.46543.89002.55202.77822.77823.11893.1189
H72.12893.50671.08884.71332.55203.89005.59291.79041.79044.88634.8863
H83.50672.12894.71331.08883.89002.55205.59294.88634.88631.79041.7904
H92.14062.83691.09234.24373.11892.77821.79044.88631.74974.45214.7836
H102.14062.83691.09234.24373.11892.77821.79044.88631.74974.78364.4521
H112.83692.14064.24371.09232.77823.11894.88631.79044.45214.78361.7497
H122.83692.14064.24371.09232.77823.11894.88631.79044.78364.45211.7497

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 116.298 C1 C2 O6 119.390
C1 C3 H7 109.408 C1 C3 H9 110.134
C1 C3 H10 110.134 C2 C1 C3 116.298
C2 C1 O5 119.390 C2 C4 H8 109.408
C2 C4 H11 110.134 C2 C4 H12 110.134
C3 C1 O5 124.312 C4 C2 O6 124.312
H7 C3 H9 110.345 H7 C3 H10 110.345
H8 C4 H11 110.345 H8 C4 H12 110.345
H9 C3 H10 106.442 H11 C4 H12 106.442
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability