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

using model chemistry: MP2/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.677931
Energy at 298.15K-305.684071
HF Energy-304.753913
Nuclear repulsion energy225.622499
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 MP2/6-311G*
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 3214 3054 0.00      
2 Ag 3093 2940 0.00      
3 Ag 1756 1669 0.00      
4 Ag 1499 1424 0.00      
5 Ag 1432 1361 0.00      
6 Ag 1318 1253 0.00      
7 Ag 1030 979 0.00      
8 Ag 705 670 0.00      
9 Ag 534 507 0.00      
10 Ag 368 350 0.00      
11 Au 3176 3018 5.54      
12 Au 1498 1423 25.40      
13 Au 981 933 4.40      
14 Au 351 334 3.73      
15 Au 125 119 0.00      
16 Au 60 57 8.99      
17 Bg 3176 3018 0.00      
18 Bg 1502 1427 0.00      
19 Bg 1083 1030 0.00      
20 Bg 625 594 0.00      
21 Bg 125 119 0.00      
22 Bu 3214 3055 10.96      
23 Bu 3093 2940 1.43      
24 Bu 1756 1669 130.46      
25 Bu 1500 1425 34.30      
26 Bu 1423 1353 77.78      
27 Bu 1158 1100 72.07      
28 Bu 936 889 17.43      
29 Bu 546 519 37.33      
30 Bu 243 231 14.78      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20760.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9503) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19728.2 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 MP2/6-311G*
ABC
0.17516 0.11259 0.07030

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.052 0.745 0.000
C2 0.052 -0.745 0.000
C3 1.190 1.579 0.000
C4 -1.190 -1.579 0.000
O5 -1.190 1.242 0.000
O6 1.190 -1.242 0.000
H7 0.912 2.632 0.000
H8 -0.912 -2.632 0.000
H9 1.800 1.356 0.878
H10 1.800 1.356 -0.878
H11 -1.800 -1.356 0.878
H12 -1.800 -1.356 -0.878

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.49381.49582.58821.24172.34282.11853.48462.13872.13872.87132.8713
C21.49382.58821.49582.34281.24173.48462.11852.87132.87132.13872.1387
C31.49582.58823.95482.40342.82111.08844.70651.09241.09244.28134.2813
C42.58821.49583.95482.82112.40344.70651.08844.28134.28131.09241.0924
O51.24172.34282.40342.82113.43942.51973.88343.11823.11822.80972.8097
O62.34281.24172.82112.40343.43943.88342.51972.80972.80973.11823.1182
H72.11853.48461.08844.70652.51973.88345.57051.78501.78504.90224.9022
H83.48462.11854.70651.08843.88342.51975.57054.90224.90221.78501.7850
H92.13872.87131.09244.28133.11822.80971.78504.90221.75654.50784.8379
H102.13872.87131.09244.28133.11822.80971.78504.90221.75654.83794.5078
H112.87132.13874.28131.09242.80973.11824.90221.78504.50784.83791.7565
H122.87132.13874.28131.09242.80973.11824.90221.78504.83794.50781.7565

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 119.934 C1 C2 O6 117.543
C1 C3 H7 109.109 C1 C3 H9 110.474
C1 C3 H10 110.474 C2 C1 C3 119.934
C2 C1 O5 117.543 C2 C4 H8 109.109
C2 C4 H11 110.474 C2 C4 H12 110.474
C3 C1 O5 122.523 C4 C2 O6 122.523
H7 C3 H9 109.873 H7 C3 H10 109.873
H8 C4 H11 109.873 H8 C4 H12 109.873
H9 C3 H10 107.019 H11 C4 H12 107.019
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability