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

using model chemistry: CISD/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 CISD/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-303.515095
Energy at 298.15K-303.521433
Nuclear repulsion energy225.536659
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 CISD/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 3244 3031 0.00      
2 Ag 3151 2944 0.00      
3 Ag 1834 1714 0.00      
4 Ag 1579 1475 0.00      
5 Ag 1511 1412 0.00      
6 Ag 1312 1225 0.00      
7 Ag 1075 1005 0.00      
8 Ag 690 645 0.00      
9 Ag 567 530 0.00      
10 Ag 385 360 0.00      
11 Au 3210 3000 5.66      
12 Au 1593 1488 24.71      
13 Au 1069 999 6.99      
14 Au 405 378 4.23      
15 Au 127 119 1.68      
16 Au 77 72 7.09      
17 Bg 3210 3000 0.00      
18 Bg 1596 1491 0.00      
19 Bg 1166 1089 0.00      
20 Bg 698 652 0.00      
21 Bg 107 100 0.00      
22 Bu 3244 3032 12.21      
23 Bu 3150 2943 0.99      
24 Bu 1816 1697 102.45      
25 Bu 1581 1477 29.94      
26 Bu 1511 1412 68.52      
27 Bu 1198 1120 86.58      
28 Bu 947 885 21.59      
29 Bu 555 518 36.54      
30 Bu 256 239 18.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21431.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20025.4 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 CISD/3-21G*
ABC
0.17160 0.11479 0.07057

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.082 0.762 0.000
C2 0.082 -0.762 0.000
C3 1.210 1.547 0.000
C4 -1.210 -1.547 0.000
O5 -1.210 1.249 0.000
O6 1.210 -1.249 0.000
H7 0.987 2.612 0.000
H8 -0.987 -2.612 0.000
H9 1.801 1.289 0.879
H10 1.801 1.289 -0.879
H11 -1.801 -1.289 0.879
H12 -1.801 -1.289 -0.879

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.53341.51152.57021.22802.39012.13643.49342.14412.14412.81712.8171
C21.53342.57021.51152.39011.22803.49342.13642.81712.81712.14412.1441
C31.51152.57023.92802.43752.79611.08744.70371.09061.09064.22884.2288
C42.57021.51153.92802.79612.43754.70371.08744.22884.22881.09061.0906
O51.22802.39012.43752.79613.47712.58533.86703.13693.13692.75002.7500
O62.39011.22802.79612.43753.47713.86702.58532.75002.75003.13693.1369
H72.13643.49341.08744.70372.58533.86705.58441.78471.78474.87494.8749
H83.49342.13644.70371.08743.86702.58535.58444.87494.87491.78471.7847
H92.14412.81711.09064.22883.13692.75001.78474.87491.75754.43024.7661
H102.14412.81711.09064.22883.13692.75001.78474.87491.75754.76614.4302
H112.81712.14414.22881.09062.75003.13694.87491.78474.43024.76611.7575
H122.81712.14414.22881.09062.75003.13694.87491.78474.76614.43021.7575

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 115.153 C1 C2 O6 119.479
C1 C3 H7 109.498 C1 C3 H9 109.920
C1 C3 H10 109.920 C2 C1 C3 115.153
C2 C1 O5 119.479 C2 C4 H8 109.498
C2 C4 H11 109.920 C2 C4 H12 109.920
C3 C1 O5 125.368 C4 C2 O6 125.368
H7 C3 H9 110.055 H7 C3 H10 110.055
H8 C4 H11 110.055 H8 C4 H12 110.055
H9 C3 H10 107.368 H11 C4 H12 107.368
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability