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

using model chemistry: CCD/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 CCD/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-303.611576
Energy at 298.15K-303.617811
Nuclear repulsion energy223.943132
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 CCD/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 3151 3014 0.00      
2 Ag 3060 2927 0.00      
3 Ag 1746 1670 0.00      
4 Ag 1545 1477 0.00      
5 Ag 1467 1403 0.00      
6 Ag 1273 1218 0.00      
7 Ag 1040 995 0.00      
8 Ag 669 640 0.00      
9 Ag 553 529 0.00      
10 Ag 374 358 0.00      
11 Au 3120 2985 9.36      
12 Au 1556 1488 21.33      
13 Au 1042 997 5.21      
14 Au 390 373 2.83      
15 Au 128 122 1.19      
16 Au 81 78 5.98      
17 Bg 3120 2985 0.00      
18 Bg 1559 1491 0.00      
19 Bg 1128 1079 0.00      
20 Bg 673 643 0.00      
21 Bg 110 105 0.00      
22 Bu 3151 3014 15.09      
23 Bu 3060 2927 2.11      
24 Bu 1734 1659 44.36      
25 Bu 1546 1478 24.55      
26 Bu 1467 1403 59.59      
27 Bu 1162 1111 77.97      
28 Bu 919 879 22.37      
29 Bu 538 515 30.74      
30 Bu 246 235 16.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20804.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9565) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19899.0 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 CCD/3-21G*
ABC
0.16898 0.11339 0.06963

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.081 0.764 0.000
C2 0.081 -0.764 0.000
C3 1.219 1.555 0.000
C4 -1.219 -1.555 0.000
O5 -1.219 1.260 0.000
O6 1.219 -1.260 0.000
H7 0.992 2.627 0.000
H8 -0.992 -2.627 0.000
H9 1.814 1.297 0.886
H10 1.814 1.297 -0.886
H11 -1.814 -1.297 0.886
H12 -1.814 -1.297 -0.886

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.53761.52162.58331.24052.40602.14943.51132.15882.15882.83472.8347
C21.53762.58331.52162.40601.24053.51132.14942.83472.83472.15882.1588
C31.52162.58333.95132.45512.81511.09524.73011.09801.09804.25614.2561
C42.58331.52163.95132.81512.45514.73011.09524.25614.25611.09801.0980
O51.24052.40602.45512.81513.50592.59913.89323.15963.15962.77072.7707
O62.40601.24052.81512.45513.50593.89322.59912.77072.77073.15963.1596
H72.14943.51131.09524.73012.59913.89325.61551.79671.79674.90434.9043
H83.51132.14944.73011.09523.89322.59915.61554.90434.90431.79671.7967
H92.15882.83471.09804.25613.15962.77071.79674.90431.77164.45974.7987
H102.15882.83471.09804.25613.15962.77071.79674.90431.77164.79874.4597
H112.83472.15884.25611.09802.77073.15964.90431.79674.45974.79871.7716
H122.83472.15884.25611.09802.77073.15964.90431.79674.79874.45971.7716

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 115.221 C1 C2 O6 119.627
C1 C3 H7 109.369 C1 C3 H9 109.942
C1 C3 H10 109.942 C2 C1 C3 115.221
C2 C1 O5 119.627 C2 C4 H8 109.369
C2 C4 H11 109.942 C2 C4 H12 109.942
C3 C1 O5 125.152 C4 C2 O6 125.152
H7 C3 H9 110.009 H7 C3 H10 110.009
H8 C4 H11 110.009 H8 C4 H12 110.009
H9 C3 H10 107.552 H11 C4 H12 107.552
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability