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

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.595817
Energy at 298.15K-305.601936
Nuclear repulsion energy225.602713
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 MP2/6-31G**
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 3271 3063 0.00      
2 Ag 3142 2943 0.00      
3 Ag 1764 1652 0.00      
4 Ag 1516 1420 0.00      
5 Ag 1446 1354 0.00      
6 Ag 1341 1256 0.00      
7 Ag 1038 972 0.00      
8 Ag 713 668 0.00      
9 Ag 536 502 0.00      
10 Ag 369 345 0.00      
11 Au 3232 3027 4.52      
12 Au 1521 1424 17.03      
13 Au 991 928 3.45      
14 Au 347 325 5.43      
15 Au 120 113 0.04      
16 Au 60 56 9.04      
17 Bg 3232 3027 0.00      
18 Bg 1524 1427 0.00      
19 Bg 1088 1019 0.00      
20 Bg 621 581 0.00      
21 Bg 119 111 0.00      
22 Bu 3271 3064 9.65      
23 Bu 3143 2943 0.83      
24 Bu 1760 1649 106.87      
25 Bu 1517 1420 24.46      
26 Bu 1436 1345 52.11      
27 Bu 1170 1096 75.08      
28 Bu 944 884 15.51      
29 Bu 543 508 39.18      
30 Bu 243 227 15.83      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21008.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19674.2 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 MP2/6-31G**
ABC
0.17441 0.11316 0.07040

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.074 0.764 0.000
C2 0.074 -0.764 0.000
C3 1.199 1.562 0.000
C4 -1.199 -1.562 0.000
O5 -1.199 1.258 0.000
O6 1.199 -1.258 0.000
H7 0.960 2.621 0.000
H8 -0.960 -2.621 0.000
H9 1.796 1.307 0.874
H10 1.796 1.307 -0.874
H11 -1.796 -1.307 0.874
H12 -1.796 -1.307 -0.874

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.53511.50262.58421.22912.38942.12563.49932.13462.13462.83192.8319
C21.53512.58421.50262.38941.22913.49932.12562.83192.83192.13462.1346
C31.50262.58423.93902.41762.82031.08564.70791.08901.08904.23914.2391
C42.58421.50263.93902.82032.41764.70791.08564.23914.23911.08901.0890
O51.22912.38942.41762.82033.47612.55353.88663.12093.12092.77482.7748
O62.38941.22912.82032.41763.47613.88662.55352.77482.77483.12093.1209
H72.12563.49931.08564.70792.55353.88665.58301.78641.78644.87774.8777
H83.49932.12564.70791.08563.88662.55355.58304.87774.87771.78641.7864
H92.13462.83191.08904.23913.12092.77481.78644.87771.74834.44294.7745
H102.13462.83191.08904.23913.12092.77481.78644.87771.74834.77454.4429
H112.83192.13464.23911.08902.77483.12094.87771.78644.44294.77451.7483
H122.83192.13464.23911.08902.77483.12094.87771.78644.77454.44291.7483

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 116.572 C1 C2 O6 119.223
C1 C3 H7 109.363 C1 C3 H9 109.875
C1 C3 H10 109.875 C2 C1 C3 116.572
C2 C1 O5 119.223 C2 C4 H8 109.363
C2 C4 H11 109.875 C2 C4 H12 109.875
C3 C1 O5 124.205 C4 C2 O6 124.205
H7 C3 H9 110.463 H7 C3 H10 110.463
H8 C4 H11 110.463 H8 C4 H12 110.463
H9 C3 H10 106.774 H11 C4 H12 106.774
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability