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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-307.724127
Energy at 298.15K-307.733516
HF Energy-307.724127
Nuclear repulsion energy238.122613
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 B3LYP/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 3753 3606 47.33      
2 A 3130 3007 34.25      
3 A 3118 2995 31.51      
4 A 3112 2990 28.97      
5 A 3088 2967 0.31      
6 A 3056 2936 29.92      
7 A 3044 2925 5.69      
8 A 3041 2922 21.67      
9 A 1848 1776 294.68      
10 A 1524 1464 4.21      
11 A 1514 1455 6.43      
12 A 1510 1450 0.97      
13 A 1489 1431 4.86      
14 A 1430 1374 1.39      
15 A 1394 1340 21.15      
16 A 1380 1326 48.41      
17 A 1331 1279 1.74      
18 A 1301 1250 2.70      
19 A 1265 1216 15.42      
20 A 1212 1164 143.62      
21 A 1119 1075 5.90      
22 A 1086 1043 86.72      
23 A 1047 1006 3.99      
24 A 922 886 0.63      
25 A 895 860 2.52      
26 A 874 840 8.07      
27 A 760 730 11.44      
28 A 725 697 49.85      
29 A 627 602 71.63      
30 A 575 552 43.34      
31 A 430 413 3.23      
32 A 332 319 1.08      
33 A 250 240 0.04      
34 A 189 182 0.03      
35 A 98 94 0.22      
36 A 40 39 0.26      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26253.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9608) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25224.2 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 B3LYP/6-31G**
ABC
0.27677 0.06142 0.05454

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.192 -0.147 0.073
C2 -0.233 -0.415 0.497
C3 -1.274 0.247 -0.427
C4 -2.710 -0.049 0.013
O5 1.492 1.178 0.123
O6 1.999 -0.977 -0.284
H7 -0.365 -1.499 0.517
H8 -0.363 -0.036 1.519
H9 -1.121 -0.110 -1.453
H10 -1.100 1.328 -0.443
H11 -3.432 0.426 -0.658
H12 -2.912 -1.125 0.014
H13 -2.899 0.326 1.026
H14 2.414 1.254 -0.176

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.51172.54713.90381.35931.21102.11012.12682.77142.77444.71704.22034.22761.8751
C21.51171.54102.54952.37812.43081.09271.09722.16402.16173.50332.81332.81673.2011
C32.54711.54101.53072.97003.49712.18412.16681.09701.09502.17812.18262.18123.8310
C43.90382.54951.53074.37884.80832.80332.78772.16282.16671.09441.09561.09585.2901
O51.35932.37812.97004.37882.25103.28222.61993.31252.65785.04274.97184.56350.9722
O61.21102.43083.49714.80832.25102.54963.11663.44263.86575.62184.92255.23472.2718
H72.11011.09272.18412.80333.28222.54961.77302.52703.07563.80772.62383.16443.9728
H82.12681.09722.16682.78772.61993.11661.77303.06742.50023.79073.15392.60863.5000
H92.77142.16401.09702.16283.31253.44262.52703.06741.75772.50242.52863.08143.9982
H102.77442.16171.09502.16672.65783.86573.07562.50021.75772.51013.08442.52923.5250
H114.71703.50332.17811.09445.04275.62183.80773.79072.50242.51011.76851.76865.9244
H124.22032.81332.18261.09564.97184.92252.62383.15392.52863.08441.76851.76885.8368
H134.22762.81672.18121.09584.56355.23473.16442.60863.08142.52921.76861.76885.5259
H141.87513.20113.83105.29010.97222.27183.97283.50003.99823.52505.92445.83685.5259

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 113.099 C1 C2 H7 107.130
C1 C2 H8 108.165 C1 O5 H14 105.883
C2 C1 O5 111.744 C2 C1 O6 126.089
C2 C3 C4 112.190 C2 C3 H9 109.072
C2 C3 H10 109.002 C3 C2 H7 110.895
C3 C2 H8 109.275 C3 C4 H11 111.050
C3 C4 H12 111.337 C3 C4 H13 111.217
C4 C3 H9 109.689 C4 C3 H10 110.106
O5 C1 O6 122.165 H7 C2 H8 108.118
H9 C3 H10 106.619 H11 C4 H12 107.712
H11 C4 H13 107.710 H12 C4 H13 107.639
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.546      
2 C -0.225      
3 C -0.187      
4 C -0.319      
5 O -0.479      
6 O -0.461      
7 H 0.128      
8 H 0.126      
9 H 0.109      
10 H 0.121      
11 H 0.108      
12 H 0.108      
13 H 0.107      
14 H 0.321      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.157 1.290 0.302 1.759
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -35.814 5.404 0.356
y 5.404 -38.529 -1.437
z 0.356 -1.437 -35.819
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.360 5.404 0.356
y 5.404 -2.713 -1.437
z 0.356 -1.437 1.353
Polar
3z2-r22.705
x2-y22.715
xy5.404
xz0.356
yz-1.437


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.602 -0.067 -0.317
y -0.067 7.051 0.099
z -0.317 0.099 5.826


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 209.796
(<r2>)1/2 14.484