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All results from a given calculation for CH2ClCH2CH2CH3 (Butane, 1-chloro-)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-616.215159
Energy at 298.15K-616.225294
Nuclear repulsion energy219.117981
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 HF/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 A' 3257 2940 42.03      
2 A' 3251 2935 41.23      
3 A' 3199 2888 26.69      
4 A' 3181 2871 24.02      
5 A' 3171 2862 37.02      
6 A' 1640 1480 3.34      
7 A' 1627 1469 1.34      
8 A' 1624 1466 1.62      
9 A' 1619 1461 0.49      
10 A' 1554 1403 1.71      
11 A' 1539 1389 9.53      
12 A' 1474 1331 20.55      
13 A' 1386 1251 20.78      
14 A' 1215 1097 2.06      
15 A' 1131 1021 1.14      
16 A' 1093 987 3.02      
17 A' 971 876 0.06      
18 A' 796 718 69.26      
19 A' 424 383 1.47      
20 A' 355 321 3.99      
21 A' 170 153 1.93      
22 A" 3320 2996 21.93      
23 A" 3251 2935 91.07      
24 A" 3238 2923 0.28      
25 A" 3199 2888 11.23      
26 A" 1627 1469 5.79      
27 A" 1444 1304 0.09      
28 A" 1425 1286 1.14      
29 A" 1343 1212 0.19      
30 A" 1209 1092 0.23      
31 A" 1008 910 0.59      
32 A" 853 770 0.00      
33 A" 792 715 2.42      
34 A" 265 239 0.05      
35 A" 120 109 0.40      
36 A" 114 103 1.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28941.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26122.8 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 HF/6-31G**
ABC
0.57171 0.04380 0.04194

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.175 -0.993 0.000
H2 0.702 -1.334 0.879
H3 0.702 -1.334 -0.879
C4 0.000 0.517 0.000
H5 -0.577 0.809 0.873
H6 -0.577 0.809 -0.873
C7 1.350 1.239 0.000
H8 1.926 0.933 -0.871
H9 1.926 0.933 0.871
C10 1.201 2.759 0.000
H11 0.659 3.100 -0.877
H12 0.659 3.100 0.877
H13 2.171 3.246 0.000
Cl14 -1.408 -1.847 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9 C10 H11 H12 H13 Cl14
C11.08011.08011.51972.13862.13862.52202.74442.74443.88964.21324.21324.68511.7991
H21.08011.75792.16622.49613.04922.79553.11482.57664.21664.76954.43444.89002.3425
H31.08011.75792.16623.04922.49612.79552.57663.11484.21664.43444.76954.89002.3425
C41.51972.16622.16621.08611.08611.53092.15422.15422.54362.80612.80613.48722.7515
H52.13862.49613.04921.08611.74502.15843.05272.50572.77923.13602.60243.77482.9167
H62.13863.04922.49611.08611.74502.15842.50573.05272.77922.60243.13603.77482.9167
C72.52202.79552.79551.53092.15842.15841.08821.08821.52772.17052.17052.16864.1388
H82.74443.11482.57662.15423.05272.50571.08821.74262.14962.51033.05932.48414.4274
H92.74442.57663.11482.15422.50573.05271.08821.74262.14963.05932.51032.48414.4274
C103.88964.21664.21662.54362.77922.77921.52772.14962.14961.08611.08611.08525.2937
H114.21324.76954.43442.80613.13602.60242.17052.51033.05931.08611.75451.75445.4323
H124.21324.43444.76952.80612.60243.13602.17053.05932.51031.08611.75451.75445.4323
H134.68514.89004.89003.48723.77483.77482.16862.48412.48411.08521.75441.75446.2248
Cl141.79912.34252.34252.75152.91672.91674.13884.42744.42745.29375.43235.43236.2248

picture of Butane, 1-chloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C4 H5 109.181 C1 C4 H6 109.181
C1 C4 C7 111.522 H2 C1 H3 108.922
H2 C1 C4 111.744 H2 C1 Cl14 106.196
H3 C1 C4 111.744 H3 C1 Cl14 106.196
C4 C1 Cl14 111.728 C4 C7 H8 109.505
C4 C7 H9 109.505 C4 C7 C10 112.529
H5 C4 H6 106.906 H5 C4 C7 109.967
H6 C4 C7 109.967 C7 C10 H11 111.149
C7 C10 H12 111.149 C7 C10 H13 111.049
H8 C7 H9 106.388 H8 C7 C10 109.363
H9 C7 C10 109.363 H11 C10 H12 107.744
H11 C10 H13 107.795 H12 C10 H13 107.795
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.292 -0.093    
2 H 0.166 0.102    
3 H 0.166 0.102    
4 C -0.212 0.068    
5 H 0.134 0.011    
6 H 0.134 0.011    
7 C -0.227 0.160    
8 H 0.114 -0.034    
9 H 0.114 -0.034    
10 C -0.333 -0.203    
11 H 0.116 0.043    
12 H 0.116 0.043    
13 H 0.119 0.053    
14 Cl -0.115 -0.228    


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.115 1.508 0.000 2.597
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -41.921 -3.140 0.000
y -3.140 -43.096 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.472
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.636 -3.140 0.000
y -3.140 -2.400 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.036
Polar
3z2-r26.073
x2-y21.176
xy-3.140
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.153 1.485 0.000
y 1.485 8.357 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.423


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 256.931
(<r2>)1/2 16.029