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

using model chemistry: CID/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at CID/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-303.510801
Energy at 298.15K-303.517156
Nuclear repulsion energy225.675270
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 CID/3-21G*
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 3248 3022 0.00      
2 Ag 3155 2935 0.00      
3 Ag 1842 1714 0.00      
4 Ag 1581 1471 0.00      
5 Ag 1513 1408 0.00      
6 Ag 1316 1224 0.00      
7 Ag 1077 1002 0.00      
8 Ag 693 645 0.00      
9 Ag 569 530 0.00      
10 Ag 386 360 0.00      
11 Au 3214 2991 5.62      
12 Au 1594 1483 24.79      
13 Au 1071 996 7.01      
14 Au 406 377 4.18      
15 Au 128 119 1.58      
16 Au 79 73 7.15      
17 Bg 3214 2991 0.00      
18 Bg 1597 1486 0.00      
19 Bg 1168 1086 0.00      
20 Bg 698 650 0.00      
21 Bg 108 101 0.00      
22 Bu 3248 3022 12.00      
23 Bu 3153 2934 0.96      
24 Bu 1825 1698 98.48      
25 Bu 1582 1472 29.48      
26 Bu 1512 1407 69.05      
27 Bu 1200 1117 86.76      
28 Bu 950 884 21.01      
29 Bu 556 518 36.75      
30 Bu 257 239 18.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21469.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19977.2 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 CID/3-21G*
ABC
0.17195 0.11486 0.07066

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/3-21G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.082 0.761 0.000
C2 0.082 -0.761 0.000
C3 1.208 1.547 0.000
C4 -1.208 -1.547 0.000
O5 -1.208 1.248 0.000
O6 1.208 -1.248 0.000
H7 0.985 2.612 0.000
H8 -0.985 -2.612 0.000
H9 1.801 1.290 0.879
H10 1.801 1.290 -0.879
H11 -1.801 -1.290 0.879
H12 -1.801 -1.290 -0.879

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.53181.51082.56911.22702.38782.13553.49182.14362.14362.81692.8169
C21.53182.56911.51082.38781.22703.49182.13552.81692.81692.14362.1436
C31.51082.56913.92672.43532.79511.08734.70181.09041.09044.22814.2281
C42.56911.51083.92672.79512.43534.70181.08734.22814.22811.09041.0904
O51.22702.38782.43532.79513.47382.58273.86573.13493.13492.75012.7501
O62.38781.22702.79512.43533.47383.86572.58272.75012.75013.13493.1349
H72.13553.49181.08734.70182.58273.86575.58211.78431.78434.87374.8737
H83.49182.13554.70181.08733.86572.58275.58214.87374.87371.78431.7843
H92.14362.81691.09044.22813.13492.75011.78434.87371.75744.43004.7659
H102.14362.81691.09044.22813.13492.75011.78434.87371.75744.76594.4300
H112.81692.14364.22811.09042.75013.13494.87371.78434.43004.76591.7574
H122.81692.14364.22811.09042.75013.13494.87371.78434.76594.43001.7574

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 115.213 C1 C2 O6 119.479
C1 C3 H7 109.485 C1 C3 H9 109.938
C1 C3 H10 109.938 C2 C1 C3 115.213
C2 C1 O5 119.479 C2 C4 H8 109.485
C2 C4 H11 109.938 C2 C4 H12 109.938
C3 C1 O5 125.308 C4 C2 O6 125.308
H7 C3 H9 110.039 H7 C3 H10 110.039
H8 C4 H11 110.039 H8 C4 H12 110.039
H9 C3 H10 107.378 H11 C4 H12 107.378
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability