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

using model chemistry: CCD/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.641926
Energy at 298.15K-305.648051
Nuclear repulsion energy225.733638
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 CCD/6-31+G**
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 3057 0.00      
2 Ag 3125 2945 0.00      
3 Ag 1845 1738 0.00      
4 Ag 1515 1428 0.00      
5 Ag 1458 1374 0.00      
6 Ag 1348 1270 0.00      
7 Ag 1052 991 0.00      
8 Ag 720 678 0.00      
9 Ag 543 511 0.00      
10 Ag 370 349 0.00      
11 Au 3205 3020 8.51      
12 Au 1511 1424 18.12      
13 Au 997 940 1.63      
14 Au 357 337 7.81      
15 Au 119 112 0.11      
16 Au 42 40 11.32      
17 Bg 3205 3020 0.00      
18 Bg 1514 1427 0.00      
19 Bg 1088 1026 0.00      
20 Bg 620 584 0.00      
21 Bg 118 111 0.00      
22 Bu 3244 3057 12.29      
23 Bu 3125 2945 3.05      
24 Bu 1834 1728 191.40      
25 Bu 1516 1428 25.74      
26 Bu 1448 1364 44.83      
27 Bu 1174 1106 68.60      
28 Bu 954 899 14.70      
29 Bu 555 523 42.95      
30 Bu 242 228 15.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21043.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9423) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19828.9 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 CCD/6-31+G**
ABC
0.17653 0.11201 0.07030

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.074 0.767 0.000
C2 0.074 -0.767 0.000
C3 1.193 1.580 0.000
C4 -1.193 -1.580 0.000
O5 -1.193 1.251 0.000
O6 1.193 -1.251 0.000
H7 0.938 2.636 0.000
H8 -0.938 -2.636 0.000
H9 1.794 1.334 0.876
H10 1.794 1.334 -0.876
H11 -1.794 -1.334 0.876
H12 -1.794 -1.334 -0.876

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.54071.50562.59981.21932.38242.12533.51062.13932.13932.85232.8523
C21.54072.59981.50562.38241.21933.51062.12532.85232.85232.13932.1393
C31.50562.59983.95952.40912.83031.08674.72361.09021.09024.26334.2633
C42.59981.50563.95952.83032.40914.72361.08674.26334.26331.09021.0902
O51.21932.38242.40912.83033.45712.54163.89493.11383.11382.79392.7939
O62.38241.21932.83032.40913.45713.89492.54162.79392.79393.11383.1138
H72.12533.51061.08674.72362.54163.89495.59541.78791.78794.89734.8973
H83.51062.12534.72361.08673.89492.54165.59544.89734.89731.78791.7879
H92.13932.85231.09024.26333.11382.79391.78794.89731.75224.47004.8012
H102.13932.85231.09024.26333.11382.79391.78794.89731.75224.80124.4700
H112.85232.13934.26331.09022.79393.11384.89731.78794.47004.80121.7522
H122.85232.13934.26331.09022.79393.11384.89731.78794.80124.47001.7522

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 117.166 C1 C2 O6 118.891
C1 C3 H7 109.071 C1 C3 H9 109.970
C1 C3 H10 109.970 C2 C1 C3 117.166
C2 C1 O5 118.891 C2 C4 H8 109.071
C2 C4 H11 109.970 C2 C4 H12 109.970
C3 C1 O5 123.943 C4 C2 O6 123.943
H7 C3 H9 110.430 H7 C3 H10 110.430
H8 C4 H11 110.430 H8 C4 H12 110.430
H9 C3 H10 106.954 H11 C4 H12 106.954
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability