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All results from a given calculation for C4H8O2 (Butanoic acid)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/CEP-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-59.406903
Energy at 298.15K-59.416357
HF Energy-59.406903
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 wB97X-D/CEP-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 3829 3829 56.46      
2 A 3175 3175 55.23      
3 A 3153 3153 54.49      
4 A 3149 3149 61.21      
5 A 3126 3126 0.04      
6 A 3106 3106 30.87      
7 A 3091 3091 18.80      
8 A 3073 3073 39.70      
9 A 1854 1854 376.10      
10 A 1528 1528 9.50      
11 A 1518 1518 10.55      
12 A 1514 1514 1.54      
13 A 1500 1500 11.62      
14 A 1443 1443 9.32      
15 A 1413 1413 27.06      
16 A 1386 1386 47.86      
17 A 1336 1336 2.72      
18 A 1302 1302 0.97      
19 A 1275 1275 54.16      
20 A 1220 1220 155.16      
21 A 1126 1126 9.88      
22 A 1093 1093 54.77      
23 A 1068 1068 5.99      
24 A 937 937 2.19      
25 A 896 896 1.38      
26 A 880 880 9.62      
27 A 758 758 12.16      
28 A 731 731 35.73      
29 A 617 617 84.72      
30 A 576 576 60.43      
31 A 426 426 3.21      
32 A 334 334 1.30      
33 A 271 271 0.06      
34 A 188 188 0.02      
35 A 98 98 0.25      
36 A 68 68 0.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26528.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26528.2 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 wB97X-D/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.27070 0.06097 0.05450

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-31G*

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.188 -0.144 0.088
C2 -0.245 -0.342 0.559
C3 -1.270 0.197 -0.473
C4 -2.716 -0.028 0.015
O5 1.548 1.172 0.093
O6 1.955 -1.018 -0.278
H7 -0.390 -1.418 0.723
H8 -0.374 0.187 1.517
H9 -1.117 -0.315 -1.437
H10 -1.089 1.270 -0.640
H11 -3.443 0.349 -0.721
H12 -2.916 -1.100 0.173
H13 -2.894 0.494 0.970
H14 2.462 1.199 -0.240

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.52152.54363.90661.36431.21972.12532.14232.76882.77714.72734.21524.22491.8800
C21.52151.55012.54952.39242.44951.09821.10132.17782.17833.51322.80342.80803.2160
C32.54361.55011.54303.03443.45142.19322.18161.10211.10072.19332.19362.19303.8711
C43.90662.54951.54304.43024.78402.80072.79062.17902.18171.10091.10251.10285.3280
O51.36432.39243.03444.43022.25913.29562.58693.41302.73825.12345.00994.57820.9739
O61.21972.44953.45144.78402.25912.58113.17773.35753.82525.58654.89295.23082.2750
H72.12531.09822.19322.80073.29562.58111.78982.53193.09333.81172.60483.16013.9889
H82.14231.10132.18162.79062.58693.17771.78983.08642.51703.80193.15042.59733.4866
H92.76882.17781.10212.17903.41303.35752.53193.08641.77372.52332.53933.09934.0660
H102.77712.17831.10072.18172.73823.82523.09332.51701.77372.52933.10122.54003.5746
H114.72733.51322.19331.10095.12345.58653.81173.80192.52332.52931.78271.78335.9860
H124.21522.80342.19361.10255.00994.89292.60483.15042.53933.10121.78271.78265.8642
H134.22492.80802.19301.10284.57825.23083.16012.59733.09932.54001.78331.78265.5368
H141.88003.21603.87115.32800.97392.27503.98893.48664.06603.57465.98605.86425.5368

picture of Butanoic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 111.801 C1 C2 H7 107.340
C1 C2 H8 108.469 C1 O5 H14 105.819
C2 C1 O5 111.881 C2 C1 O6 126.298
C2 C3 C4 111.021 C2 C3 H9 109.227
C2 C3 H10 109.345 C3 C2 H7 110.658
C3 C2 H8 109.570 C3 C4 H11 111.004
C3 C4 H12 110.930 C3 C4 H13 110.863
C4 C3 H9 109.805 C4 C3 H10 110.099
O5 C1 O6 121.812 H7 C2 H8 108.920
H9 C3 H10 107.261 H11 C4 H12 108.007
H11 C4 H13 108.046 H12 C4 H13 107.861
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.127      
2 C -0.178      
3 C -0.268      
4 C -0.372      
5 O -0.350      
6 O -0.126      
7 H 0.157      
8 H 0.133      
9 H 0.133      
10 H 0.146      
11 H 0.177      
12 H 0.126      
13 H 0.122      
14 H 0.427      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.328 1.378 0.311 1.939
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -35.573 5.626 0.155
y 5.626 -38.776 -1.528
z 0.155 -1.528 -35.583
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.607 5.626 0.155
y 5.626 -3.198 -1.528
z 0.155 -1.528 1.591
Polar
3z2-r23.182
x2-y23.203
xy5.626
xz0.155
yz-1.528


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.649 -0.166 -0.308
y -0.166 6.912 0.076
z -0.308 0.076 5.881


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 171.044
(<r2>)1/2 13.078