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All results from a given calculation for CH3COCH2CH3 (2-Butanone)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/6-311G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-232.435414
Energy at 298.15K-232.443654
Nuclear repulsion energy176.233380
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 A 3157 3040 13.02      
2 A 3135 3018 25.34      
3 A 3126 3009 26.87      
4 A 3106 2990 13.74      
5 A 3055 2942 24.16      
6 A 3051 2937 13.52      
7 A 3042 2929 7.74      
8 A 3023 2910 18.75      
9 A 1817 1749 152.51      
10 A 1513 1456 10.91      
11 A 1506 1450 10.35      
12 A 1489 1433 12.35      
13 A 1478 1423 22.34      
14 A 1462 1408 7.87      
15 A 1424 1371 8.22      
16 A 1397 1345 63.81      
17 A 1377 1326 11.02      
18 A 1292 1244 0.00      
19 A 1192 1148 70.40      
20 A 1134 1091 0.61      
21 A 1114 1072 1.30      
22 A 1011 974 4.79      
23 A 958 922 4.14      
24 A 946 910 10.95      
25 A 770 741 3.49      
26 A 753 725 3.20      
27 A 594 572 7.86      
28 A 476 458 0.23      
29 A 399 385 3.97      
30 A 247 237 5.16      
31 A 199 192 0.16      
32 A 106 102 0.10      
33 A 55 53 0.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24701.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9627) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23780.3 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
0.31925 0.12004 0.09176

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.880 -0.504 0.033
C2 0.526 0.170 -0.020
C3 -0.682 -0.750 -0.058
C4 -2.011 -0.022 0.048
O5 0.415 1.374 -0.022
H6 2.667 0.226 -0.154
H7 2.035 -0.938 1.028
H8 1.953 -1.325 -0.686
H9 -2.847 -0.725 -0.011
H10 -2.089 0.522 0.992
H11 -2.122 0.710 -0.754
H12 -0.623 -1.326 -0.992
H13 -0.570 -1.500 0.737

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.51372.57573.92122.38241.08981.09591.09414.73254.21004.25572.82782.7369
C21.51371.51892.54541.20852.14642.14542.17163.48962.82562.80032.12262.1359
C32.57571.51891.51902.39013.49002.93202.76932.16562.16762.16551.09921.0983
C43.92122.54541.51902.79974.68964.26284.23691.09321.09241.09172.16962.1758
O52.38241.20852.39012.79972.53153.01193.17633.87822.83202.72203.05063.1306
H61.08982.14643.49004.68962.53151.77541.78855.59754.90124.85083.73383.7755
H71.09592.14542.93204.26283.01191.77541.75874.99574.37494.81373.36122.6809
H81.09412.17162.76934.23693.17631.78851.75874.88434.75004.55532.59472.9020
H94.73253.48962.16561.09323.87825.59754.99574.88431.77011.77132.50382.5185
H104.21002.82562.16761.09242.83204.90124.37494.75001.77011.75633.08202.5412
H114.25572.80032.16551.09172.72204.85084.81374.55531.77131.75632.53943.0845
H122.82782.12261.09922.16963.05063.73383.36122.59472.50383.08202.53941.7385
H132.73692.13591.09832.17583.13063.77552.68092.90202.51852.54123.08451.7385

picture of 2-Butanone state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 116.277 C1 C2 O5 121.727
C2 C1 H6 109.989 C2 C1 H7 109.558
C2 C1 H8 111.752 C2 C3 C4 113.832
C2 C3 H12 107.248 C2 C3 H13 108.319
C3 C2 O5 121.994 C3 C4 H9 110.948
C3 C4 H10 111.155 C3 C4 H11 111.031
C4 C3 H12 110.908 C4 C3 H13 111.449
H6 C1 H7 108.640 H6 C1 H8 109.961
H7 C1 H8 106.845 H9 C4 H10 108.173
H9 C4 H11 108.334 H10 C4 H11 107.050
H12 C3 H13 104.584
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 -0.732      
2 C 0.329      
3 C -0.535      
4 C -0.648      
5 O -0.305      
6 H 0.251      
7 H 0.245      
8 H 0.234      
9 H 0.219      
10 H 0.231      
11 H 0.235      
12 H 0.240      
13 H 0.234      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.225 -2.751 0.033 2.760
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.179 -1.056 0.163
y -1.056 -35.014 0.030
z 0.163 0.030 -30.501
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.578 -1.056 0.163
y -1.056 -4.674 0.030
z 0.163 0.030 2.095
Polar
3z2-r24.191
x2-y24.835
xy-1.056
xz0.163
yz0.030


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.953 -0.198 0.036
y -0.198 7.316 0.008
z 0.036 0.008 5.666


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 136.825
(<r2>)1/2 11.697