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All results from a given calculation for CH3COCH2CH3 (2-Butanone)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C1 1A

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B1B95/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B1B95/6-311G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C1)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-232.413940
Energy at 298.15K-232.422187
Nuclear repulsion energy176.835582
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 B1B95/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3170 3039 10.11      
2 A 3145 3015 22.58      
3 A 3140 3010 22.98      
4 A 3120 2991 10.76      
5 A 3065 2938 11.47      
6 A 3064 2937 20.51      
7 A 3051 2925 6.66      
8 A 3034 2908 17.01      
9 A 1826 1750 153.16      
10 A 1497 1435 9.96      
11 A 1492 1430 8.75      
12 A 1471 1410 11.65      
13 A 1460 1400 20.24      
14 A 1445 1385 4.37      
15 A 1412 1353 7.91      
16 A 1385 1328 68.91      
17 A 1360 1304 10.22      
18 A 1275 1222 0.01      
19 A 1190 1141 67.15      
20 A 1124 1077 0.41      
21 A 1111 1065 0.83      
22 A 1007 966 4.85      
23 A 948 909 4.44      
24 A 938 899 8.24      
25 A 773 741 3.38      
26 A 748 717 2.93      
27 A 594 569 8.69      
28 A 471 452 0.13      
29 A 397 381 4.43      
30 A 253 243 4.72      
31 A 223 213 0.23      
32 A 102 98 0.10      
33 A 51 49 0.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24671.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9586) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23649.7 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 B1B95/6-311G*
ABC
0.32197 0.12114 0.09256

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.880 -0.491 0.024
C2 0.522 0.166 -0.015
C3 -0.677 -0.758 -0.042
C4 -2.000 -0.021 0.035
O5 0.398 1.366 -0.017
H6 2.655 0.253 -0.145
H7 2.034 -0.949 1.005
H8 1.956 -1.290 -0.717
H9 -2.838 -0.718 0.007
H10 -2.065 0.562 0.954
H11 -2.101 0.677 -0.795
H12 -0.608 -1.357 -0.958
H13 -0.568 -1.479 0.775

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.50932.57253.90862.37721.08741.09341.09174.72424.18784.22942.81172.7454
C21.50931.51452.52961.20672.13812.13742.16043.47502.79072.78402.11772.1264
C32.57251.51451.51572.38093.48362.91262.77012.16192.15832.15721.09631.0958
C43.90862.52961.51572.77054.66614.25104.22191.09051.09011.08962.16922.1733
O52.37721.20672.38092.77052.51993.01333.15833.84922.76592.70623.05153.1076
H61.08742.13813.48364.66612.51991.77591.78775.58034.85544.81853.72803.7732
H71.09342.13742.91264.25103.01331.77591.75684.97864.36834.79383.31662.6655
H81.09172.16042.77014.22193.15831.78771.75684.88244.73144.50962.57662.9385
H94.72423.47502.16191.09053.84925.58034.97864.88241.77001.77042.51252.5145
H104.18782.79072.15831.09012.76594.85544.36834.73141.77001.75293.07502.5372
H114.22942.78402.15721.08962.70624.81854.79384.50961.77041.75292.52813.0768
H122.81172.11771.09632.16923.05153.72803.31662.57662.51253.07502.52811.7382
H132.74542.12641.09582.17333.10763.77322.66552.93852.51452.53723.07681.7382

picture of 2-Butanone state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 116.588 C1 C2 O5 121.748
C2 C1 H6 109.780 C2 C1 H7 109.376
C2 C1 H8 111.306 C2 C3 C4 113.189
C2 C3 H12 107.332 C2 C3 H13 108.034
C3 C2 O5 121.663 C3 C4 H9 111.041
C3 C4 H10 110.779 C3 C4 H11 110.721
C4 C3 H12 111.280 C4 C3 H13 111.644
H6 C1 H7 109.042 H6 C1 H8 110.241
H7 C1 H8 107.030 H9 C4 H10 108.520
H9 C4 H11 108.596 H10 C4 H11 107.059
H12 C3 H13 104.923
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.355      
2 C 0.194      
3 C -0.324      
4 C -0.329      
5 O -0.296      
6 H 0.149      
7 H 0.145      
8 H 0.134      
9 H 0.119      
10 H 0.133      
11 H 0.136      
12 H 0.149      
13 H 0.144      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.256 -2.716 0.034 2.728
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -30.043 -1.033 0.134
y -1.033 -34.917 0.021
z 0.134 0.021 -30.516
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.673 -1.033 0.134
y -1.033 -4.638 0.021
z 0.134 0.021 1.965
Polar
3z2-r23.929
x2-y24.874
xy-1.033
xz0.134
yz0.021


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.085 -0.204 0.027
y -0.204 7.386 -0.001
z 0.027 -0.001 5.746


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 135.754
(<r2>)1/2 11.651