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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-306.160222
Energy at 298.15K-306.166306
HF Energy-305.872238
Nuclear repulsion energy225.521929
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 B2PLYP/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 3210 3047 0.00      
2 Ag 3097 2940 0.00      
3 Ag 1789 1699 0.00      
4 Ag 1506 1430 0.00      
5 Ag 1439 1366 0.00      
6 Ag 1320 1253 0.00      
7 Ag 1035 982 0.00      
8 Ag 699 664 0.00      
9 Ag 530 503 0.00      
10 Ag 367 348 0.00      
11 Au 3165 3004 5.76      
12 Au 1510 1433 18.95      
13 Au 988 938 5.38      
14 Au 350 332 5.50      
15 Au 119 113 0.02      
16 Au 60 57 9.87      
17 Bg 3165 3004 0.00      
18 Bg 1514 1437 0.00      
19 Bg 1088 1033 0.00      
20 Bg 627 595 0.00      
21 Bg 118 112 0.00      
22 Bu 3210 3047 12.99      
23 Bu 3097 2940 0.58      
24 Bu 1784 1693 171.44      
25 Bu 1507 1431 28.11      
26 Bu 1432 1360 58.03      
27 Bu 1160 1101 81.28      
28 Bu 932 885 18.83      
29 Bu 543 516 40.24      
30 Bu 242 229 16.26      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 20802.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9492) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19745.8 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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
ABC
0.17513 0.11247 0.07025

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.077 0.767 0.000
C2 0.077 -0.767 0.000
C3 1.197 1.571 0.000
C4 -1.197 -1.571 0.000
O5 -1.197 1.255 0.000
O6 1.197 -1.255 0.000
H7 0.955 2.634 0.000
H8 -0.955 -2.634 0.000
H9 1.801 1.319 0.876
H10 1.801 1.319 -0.876
H11 -1.801 -1.319 0.876
H12 -1.801 -1.319 -0.876

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.54241.50632.59261.22092.38992.13283.51232.14422.14422.84412.8441
C21.54242.59261.50632.38991.22093.51232.13282.84412.84412.14422.1442
C31.50632.59263.95002.41412.82601.08954.72331.09351.09354.25474.2547
C42.59261.50633.95002.82602.41414.72331.08954.25474.25471.09351.0935
O51.22092.38992.41412.82603.46782.55563.89583.12323.12322.78492.7849
O62.38991.22092.82602.41413.46783.89582.55562.78492.78493.12323.1232
H72.13283.51231.08954.72332.55563.89585.60281.79181.79184.89724.8972
H83.51232.13284.72331.08953.89582.55565.60284.89724.89721.79181.7918
H92.14422.84411.09354.25473.12322.78491.79184.89721.75194.46384.7952
H102.14422.84411.09354.25473.12322.78491.79184.89721.75194.79524.4638
H112.84412.14424.25471.09352.78493.12324.89721.79184.46384.79521.7519
H122.84412.14424.25471.09352.78493.12324.89721.79184.79524.46381.7519

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 116.505 C1 C2 O6 119.282
C1 C3 H7 109.446 C1 C3 H9 110.115
C1 C3 H10 110.115 C2 C1 C3 116.505
C2 C1 O5 119.282 C2 C4 H8 109.446
C2 C4 H11 110.115 C2 C4 H12 110.115
C3 C1 O5 124.213 C4 C2 O6 124.213
H7 C3 H9 110.333 H7 C3 H10 110.333
H8 C4 H11 110.333 H8 C4 H12 110.333
H9 C3 H10 106.466 H11 C4 H12 106.466
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.411      
2 C 0.411      
3 C -0.539      
4 C -0.539      
5 O -0.458      
6 O -0.458      
7 H 0.192      
8 H 0.192      
9 H 0.197      
10 H 0.197      
11 H 0.197      
12 H 0.197      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.864 -0.048 0.000
y -0.048 7.116 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.628


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 163.331
(<r2>)1/2 12.780