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

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
1 2 no C2 1A
1 3 no CI 1Ag

Conformer 1 (C2H)

Jump to S1C2 S1C3
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.619562
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-304.697086
Nuclear repulsion energy226.291232
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 MP3/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP3/6-31+G**
ABC
0.17688 0.11286 0.07068

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.053 0.744 0.000
C2 0.053 -0.744 0.000
C3 1.181 1.588 0.000
C4 -1.181 -1.588 0.000
O5 -1.181 1.226 0.000
O6 1.181 -1.226 0.000
H7 0.895 2.634 0.000
H8 -0.895 -2.634 0.000
H9 1.787 1.369 0.877
H10 1.787 1.369 -0.877
H11 -1.787 -1.369 0.877
H12 -1.787 -1.369 -0.877

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.49211.49522.59071.22612.32442.11443.48132.13182.13182.87032.8703
C21.49212.59071.49522.32441.22613.48132.11442.87032.87032.13182.1318
C31.49522.59073.95822.38932.81391.08394.70491.08821.08824.28024.2802
C42.59071.49523.95822.81392.38934.70491.08394.28024.28021.08821.0882
O51.22612.32442.38932.81393.40392.50863.87013.09773.09772.80492.8049
O62.32441.22612.81392.38933.40393.87012.50862.80492.80493.09773.0977
H72.11443.48131.08394.70492.50863.87015.56371.77881.77884.89734.8973
H83.48132.11444.70491.08393.87012.50865.56374.89734.89731.77881.7788
H92.13182.87031.08824.28023.09772.80491.77884.89731.75404.50164.8312
H102.13182.87031.08824.28023.09772.80491.77884.89731.75404.83124.5016
H112.87032.13184.28021.08822.80493.09774.89731.77884.50164.83121.7540
H122.87032.13184.28021.08822.80493.09774.89731.77884.83124.50161.7540

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 120.279 C1 C2 O6 117.216
C1 C3 H7 109.092 C1 C3 H9 110.225
C1 C3 H10 110.225 C2 C1 C3 120.279
C2 C1 O5 117.216 C2 C4 H8 109.092
C2 C4 H11 110.225 C2 C4 H12 110.225
C3 C1 O5 122.505 C4 C2 O6 122.505
H7 C3 H9 109.948 H7 C3 H10 109.948
H8 C4 H11 109.948 H8 C4 H12 109.948
H9 C3 H10 107.389 H11 C4 H12 107.389
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2)

Jump to S1C1 S1C3
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.619563
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-304.697050
Nuclear repulsion energy226.296579
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 MP3/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP3/6-31+G**
ABC
0.17686 0.11289 0.07069

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.082 0.767 0.000
C2 -0.082 -0.767 0.000
C3 -1.194 1.572 0.000
C4 1.194 -1.572 0.000
O5 1.194 1.250 -0.000
O6 -1.194 -1.250 -0.000
H7 -0.946 2.629 -0.000
H8 0.946 -2.629 -0.000
H9 -1.792 1.324 -0.874
H10 -1.792 1.324 0.875
H11 1.792 -1.324 -0.874
H12 1.792 -1.324 0.875

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.54321.50822.59051.21252.38682.12643.50432.14152.14152.83972.8399
C21.54322.59051.50822.38681.21253.50432.12642.83972.83992.14152.1415
C31.50822.59053.94832.40922.82261.08514.71471.08851.08854.25084.2509
C42.59051.50823.94832.82262.40924.71471.08514.25084.25091.08851.0885
O51.21252.38682.40922.82263.45732.54553.88693.11233.11232.78362.7841
O62.38681.21252.82262.40923.45733.88692.54552.78362.78413.11233.1123
H72.12643.50431.08514.71472.54553.88695.58771.78421.78424.88734.8876
H83.50432.12644.71471.08513.88692.54555.58774.88734.88761.78421.7842
H92.14152.83971.08854.25083.11232.78361.78424.88731.74934.45634.7874
H102.14152.83991.08854.25093.11232.78411.78424.88761.74934.78744.4564
H112.83972.14154.25081.08852.78363.11234.88731.78424.45634.78741.7493
H122.83992.14154.25091.08852.78413.11234.88761.78424.78744.45641.7493

picture of 2,3-Butanedione state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 116.189 C1 C2 O6 119.545
C1 C3 H7 109.068 C1 C3 H9 110.065
C1 C3 H10 110.066 C2 C1 C3 116.189
C2 C1 O5 119.545 C2 C4 H8 109.068
C2 C4 H11 110.065 C2 C4 H12 110.066
C3 C1 O5 124.265 C4 C2 O6 124.265
H7 C3 H9 110.340 H7 C3 H10 110.342
H8 C4 H11 110.340 H8 C4 H12 110.342
H9 C3 H10 106.944 H11 C4 H12 106.944
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (CI)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.619562
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-304.697025
Nuclear repulsion energy226.315827
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 MP3/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP3/6-31+G**
ABC
0.17688 0.11292 0.07070

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31+G**

Point Group is Ci

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.006 -0.000 -0.772
C2 0.006 0.000 0.772
C3 1.341 -0.000 -1.448
C4 -1.341 0.000 1.448
O5 -1.066 -0.000 -1.361
O6 1.066 0.000 1.361
H7 1.912 0.876 -1.144
H8 -1.912 -0.876 1.144
H9 1.914 -0.874 -1.142
H10 1.198 -0.001 -2.524
H11 -1.914 0.874 1.142
H12 -1.198 0.001 2.524

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.54321.50832.59051.21252.38682.14152.84032.14162.12642.83943.5043
C21.54322.59051.50832.38681.21252.84032.14152.83943.50432.14162.1264
C31.50832.59053.94842.40922.82261.08854.25121.08851.08514.25064.7147
C42.59051.50833.94842.82262.40924.25121.08854.25064.71471.08851.0851
O51.21252.38682.40922.82263.45733.11172.78503.11282.54542.78293.8870
O62.38681.21252.82262.40923.45732.78503.11172.78293.88703.11282.5454
H72.14152.84031.08854.25123.11172.78504.78801.74931.78414.45654.8878
H82.84032.14154.25121.08852.78503.11174.78804.45654.88781.74931.7841
H92.14162.83941.08854.25063.11282.78291.74934.45651.78424.78704.8873
H102.12643.50431.08514.71472.54543.88701.78414.88781.78424.88735.5877
H112.83942.14164.25061.08852.78293.11284.45651.74934.78704.88731.7842
H123.50432.12644.71471.08513.88702.54544.88781.78414.88735.58771.7842

picture of 2,3-Butanedione state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 116.191 C1 C2 O6 119.547
C1 C3 H7 110.061 C1 C3 H9 110.072
C1 C3 H10 109.066 C2 C1 C3 116.191
C2 C1 O5 119.547 C2 C4 H8 110.061
C2 C4 H11 110.072 C2 C4 H12 109.066
C3 C1 O5 124.262 C4 C2 O6 124.262
H7 C3 H9 106.946 H7 C3 H10 110.335
H8 C4 H11 106.946 H8 C4 H12 110.335
H9 C3 H10 110.346 H11 C4 H12 110.346
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability