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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-306.555573
Energy at 298.15K-306.561605
Nuclear repulsion energy225.776993
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 B3LYP/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 3152 3046 0.00      
2 Ag 3049 2946 0.00      
3 Ag 1795 1734 0.00      
4 Ag 1476 1426 0.00      
5 Ag 1408 1361 0.00      
6 Ag 1277 1234 0.00      
7 Ag 1018 984 0.00      
8 Ag 682 659 0.00      
9 Ag 523 505 0.00      
10 Ag 361 349 0.00      
11 Au 3103 2998 11.39      
12 Au 1475 1425 23.31      
13 Au 969 936 5.45      
14 Au 352 340 4.69      
15 Au 114 110 0.11      
16 Au 54 52 10.30      
17 Bg 3103 2998 0.00      
18 Bg 1480 1430 0.00      
19 Bg 1077 1041 0.00      
20 Bg 630 609 0.00      
21 Bg 109 105 0.00      
22 Bu 3152 3046 21.91      
23 Bu 3049 2946 1.36      
24 Bu 1796 1735 244.02      
25 Bu 1477 1427 34.00      
26 Bu 1403 1356 75.86      
27 Bu 1138 1100 81.91      
28 Bu 912 882 25.84      
29 Bu 545 527 40.70      
30 Bu 239 231 15.59      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20458.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19768.8 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 B3LYP/6-311G*
ABC
0.17661 0.11178 0.07021

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.082 0.773 0.000
C2 0.082 -0.773 0.000
C3 1.191 1.579 0.000
C4 -1.191 -1.579 0.000
O5 -1.191 1.253 0.000
O6 1.191 -1.253 0.000
H7 0.953 2.642 0.000
H8 -0.953 -2.642 0.000
H9 1.800 1.330 0.873
H10 1.800 1.330 -0.873
H11 -1.800 -1.330 0.873
H12 -1.800 -1.330 -0.873

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.55481.50642.60081.20902.39282.13563.52412.14762.14762.85272.8527
C21.55482.60081.50642.39281.20903.52412.13562.85272.85272.14762.1476
C31.50642.60083.95592.40452.83221.08904.73391.09341.09344.26274.2627
C42.60081.50643.95592.83222.40454.73391.08904.26274.26271.09341.0934
O51.20902.39282.40452.83223.45792.55413.90213.11683.11682.79382.7938
O62.39281.20902.83222.40453.45793.90212.55412.79382.79383.11683.1168
H72.13563.52411.08904.73392.55413.90215.61631.78931.78934.91034.9103
H83.52412.13564.73391.08903.90212.55415.61634.91034.91031.78931.7893
H92.14762.85271.09344.26273.11682.79381.78934.91031.74694.47564.8045
H102.14762.85271.09344.26273.11682.79381.78934.91031.74694.80454.4756
H112.85272.14764.26271.09342.79383.11684.91031.78934.47564.80451.7469
H122.85272.14764.26271.09342.79383.11684.91031.78934.80454.47561.7469

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 116.328 C1 C2 O6 119.413
C1 C3 H7 109.692 C1 C3 H9 110.385
C1 C3 H10 110.385 C2 C1 C3 116.328
C2 C1 O5 119.413 C2 C4 H8 109.692
C2 C4 H11 110.385 C2 C4 H12 110.385
C3 C1 O5 124.259 C4 C2 O6 124.259
H7 C3 H9 110.143 H7 C3 H10 110.143
H8 C4 H11 110.143 H8 C4 H12 110.143
H9 C3 H10 106.040 H11 C4 H12 106.040
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.230      
2 C 0.230      
3 C -0.675      
4 C -0.675      
5 O -0.271      
6 O -0.271      
7 H 0.235      
8 H 0.235      
9 H 0.241      
10 H 0.241      
11 H 0.241      
12 H 0.241      


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 -38.782 7.144 0.000
y 7.144 -36.970 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -33.733
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.430 7.144 0.000
y 7.144 -0.713 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.143
Polar
3z2-r28.286
x2-y2-1.812
xy7.144
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.373 0.188 0.000
y 0.188 7.700 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.994


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 163.676
(<r2>)1/2 12.794