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

using model chemistry: MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.674564
Energy at 298.15K-305.680649
Nuclear repulsion energy224.607741
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 MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 3207 3076 0.00      
2 Ag 3076 2950 0.00      
3 Ag 1710 1640 0.00      
4 Ag 1445 1386 0.00      
5 Ag 1392 1335 0.00      
6 Ag 1305 1251 0.00      
7 Ag 1006 964 0.00      
8 Ag 703 674 0.00      
9 Ag 523 502 0.00      
10 Ag 360 345 0.00      
11 Au 3162 3032 4.13      
12 Au 1452 1393 18.44      
13 Au 949 910 3.21      
14 Au 341 327 6.13      
15 Au 131 126 0.04      
16 Au 53 50 10.78      
17 Bg 3162 3032 0.00      
18 Bg 1458 1398 0.00      
19 Bg 1054 1011 0.00      
20 Bg 610 585 0.00      
21 Bg 130 125 0.00      
22 Bu 3208 3076 9.91      
23 Bu 3076 2950 1.03      
24 Bu 1710 1640 157.89      
25 Bu 1445 1386 28.94      
26 Bu 1372 1316 54.86      
27 Bu 1139 1092 64.52      
28 Bu 923 885 15.65      
29 Bu 534 512 39.53      
30 Bu 236 226 15.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20434.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.959) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19596.7 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 MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.17349 0.11194 0.06981

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.074 0.769 0.000
C2 0.074 -0.769 0.000
C3 1.202 1.572 0.000
C4 -1.202 -1.572 0.000
O5 -1.202 1.262 0.000
O6 1.202 -1.262 0.000
H7 0.960 2.642 0.000
H8 -0.960 -2.642 0.000
H9 1.805 1.308 0.883
H10 1.805 1.308 -0.883
H11 -1.805 -1.308 0.883
H12 -1.805 -1.308 -0.883

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.54481.50742.59901.23162.39852.13953.52452.14492.14492.84502.8450
C21.54482.59901.50742.39851.23163.52452.13952.84502.84502.14492.1449
C31.50742.59903.95822.42372.83471.09704.73671.10131.10134.25704.2570
C42.59901.50743.95822.83472.42374.73671.09704.25704.25701.10131.1013
O51.23162.39852.42372.83473.48612.56473.91223.13453.13452.78442.7844
O62.39851.23162.83472.42373.48613.91222.56472.78442.78443.13453.1345
H72.13953.52451.09704.73672.56473.91225.62251.80911.80914.90254.9025
H83.52452.13954.73671.09703.91222.56475.62254.90254.90251.80911.8091
H92.14492.84501.10134.25703.13452.78441.80914.90251.76534.45944.7961
H102.14492.84501.10134.25703.13452.78441.80914.90251.76534.79614.4594
H112.84502.14494.25701.10132.78443.13454.90251.80914.45944.79611.7653
H122.84502.14494.25701.10132.78443.13454.90251.80914.79614.45941.7653

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 116.743 C1 C2 O6 119.085
C1 C3 H7 109.462 C1 C3 H9 109.631
C1 C3 H10 109.631 C2 C1 C3 116.743
C2 C1 O5 119.085 C2 C4 H8 109.462
C2 C4 H11 109.631 C2 C4 H12 109.631
C3 C1 O5 124.172 C4 C2 O6 124.172
H7 C3 H9 110.767 H7 C3 H10 110.767
H8 C4 H11 110.767 H8 C4 H12 110.767
H9 C3 H10 106.538 H11 C4 H12 106.538
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability