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

using model chemistry: HF/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 HF/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-302.980380
Energy at 298.15K-302.986885
Nuclear repulsion energy227.572986
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 HF/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 3316 2993 0.00      
2 Ag 3222 2908 0.00      
3 Ag 1963 1772 0.00      
4 Ag 1621 1463 0.00      
5 Ag 1571 1418 0.00      
6 Ag 1362 1229 0.00      
7 Ag 1123 1014 0.00      
8 Ag 718 648 0.00      
9 Ag 591 533 0.00      
10 Ag 401 362 0.00      
11 Au 3276 2957 5.12      
12 Au 1640 1480 27.96      
13 Au 1112 1004 9.74      
14 Au 427 386 6.76      
15 Au 130 118 2.39      
16 Au 78 70 8.75      
17 Bg 3276 2957 0.00      
18 Bg 1644 1484 0.00      
19 Bg 1217 1098 0.00      
20 Bg 732 661 0.00      
21 Bg 110 99 0.00      
22 Bu 3316 2993 12.43      
23 Bu 3221 2907 1.09      
24 Bu 1940 1751 173.05      
25 Bu 1623 1465 31.27      
26 Bu 1570 1417 76.12      
27 Bu 1245 1123 97.20      
28 Bu 983 887 20.24      
29 Bu 579 523 47.69      
30 Bu 270 244 21.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22138.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19982.2 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 HF/3-21G*
ABC
0.17577 0.11612 0.07175

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.083 0.758 0.000
C2 0.083 -0.758 0.000
C3 1.196 1.545 0.000
C4 -1.196 -1.545 0.000
O5 -1.196 1.231 0.000
O6 1.196 -1.231 0.000
H7 0.975 2.602 0.000
H8 -0.975 -2.602 0.000
H9 1.787 1.291 0.872
H10 1.787 1.291 -0.872
H11 -1.787 -1.291 0.872
H12 -1.787 -1.291 -0.872

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.52511.50152.55791.20952.36472.12573.47632.13102.13102.80442.8044
C21.52512.55791.50152.36471.20953.47632.12572.80442.80442.13102.1310
C31.50152.55793.90752.41242.77601.07984.68061.08341.08344.20754.2075
C42.55791.50153.90752.77602.41244.68061.07984.20754.20751.08341.0834
O51.20952.36472.41242.77603.43262.56743.83933.10843.10842.73342.7334
O62.36471.20952.77602.41243.43263.83932.56742.73342.73343.10843.1084
H72.12573.47631.07984.68062.56743.83935.55701.77131.77134.85244.8524
H83.47632.12574.68061.07983.83932.56745.55704.85244.85241.77131.7713
H92.13102.80441.08344.20753.10842.73341.77134.85241.74354.40974.7418
H102.13102.80441.08344.20753.10842.73341.77134.85241.74354.74184.4097
H112.80442.13104.20751.08342.73343.10844.85241.77134.40974.74181.7435
H122.80442.13104.20751.08342.73343.10844.85241.77134.74184.40971.7435

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 115.373 C1 C2 O6 119.256
C1 C3 H7 109.795 C1 C3 H9 110.002
C1 C3 H10 110.002 C2 C1 C3 115.373
C2 C1 O5 119.256 C2 C4 H8 109.795
C2 C4 H11 110.002 C2 C4 H12 110.002
C3 C1 O5 125.371 C4 C2 O6 125.371
H7 C3 H9 109.930 H7 C3 H10 109.930
H8 C4 H11 109.930 H8 C4 H12 109.930
H9 C3 H10 107.144 H11 C4 H12 107.144
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.441      
2 C 0.441      
3 C -0.658      
4 C -0.658      
5 O -0.533      
6 O -0.533      
7 H 0.247      
8 H 0.247      
9 H 0.252      
10 H 0.252      
11 H 0.252      
12 H 0.252      


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 -39.773 8.018 0.000
y 8.018 -37.394 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -33.969
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.092 8.018 0.000
y 8.018 -0.523 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.615
Polar
3z2-r29.230
x2-y2-2.379
xy8.018
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.117 -0.319 0.000
y -0.319 5.968 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.023


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 160.977
(<r2>)1/2 12.688