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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Anti 1Ag
1 2 no Gauche 1A

Conformer 1 (Anti)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.883108
Energy at 298.15K-157.893807
HF Energy-157.297439
Nuclear repulsion energy130.320208
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 QCISD/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
Au 123 118 0.00      
Au 232 221 0.00      
Bu 267 254 0.03      
Bg 269 256 0.00      
Ag 436 415 0.00      
Au 749 713 3.00      
Bg 833 793 0.00      
Ag 869 827 0.00      
Au 986 939 0.92      
Bu 1004 956 5.62      
Bu 1057 1007 0.16      
Ag 1108 1055 0.00      
Ag 1204 1147 0.00      
Bg 1253 1194 0.00      
Au 1327 1263 0.20      
Bu 1359 1294 2.51      
Bg 1364 1299 0.00      
Ag 1448 1379 0.00      
Bu 1467 1397 5.05      
Ag 1467 1397 0.00      
Ag 1542 1469 0.00      
Bu 1543 1469 2.27      
Bg 1549 1475 0.00      
Au 1550 1476 12.40      
Ag 1555 1481 0.00      
Bu 1564 1489 5.30      
Ag 3043 2898 0.00      
Bu 3050 2904 49.69      
Bu 3058 2912 63.30      
Ag 3059 2913 0.00      
Bg 3072 2925 0.00      
Au 3092 2945 27.23      
Bg 3130 2981 0.00      
Au 3133 2984 107.56      
Ag 3135 2985 0.00      
Bu 3135 2986 76.85      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29514.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28106.8 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 QCISD/6-31G*
ABC
0.77849 0.12081 0.11343

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.423 0.638 0.000
C2 0.423 -0.638 0.000
C3 0.423 1.913 0.000
C4 -0.423 -1.913 0.000
H5 -1.083 0.633 0.880
H6 -1.083 0.633 -0.880
H7 1.083 -0.633 0.880
H8 1.083 -0.633 -0.880
H9 -0.207 2.812 0.000
H10 1.069 1.955 0.887
H11 1.069 1.955 -0.887
H12 0.207 -2.812 0.000
H13 -1.069 -1.955 0.887
H14 -1.069 -1.955 -0.887

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.53071.53002.55161.10061.10062.15842.15842.18482.17852.17853.50742.81602.8160
C21.53072.55161.53002.15842.15841.10061.10063.50742.81602.81602.18482.17852.1785
C31.53002.55163.91922.16372.16372.77432.77431.09731.09811.09814.73074.24014.2401
C42.55161.53003.91922.77432.77432.16372.16374.73074.24014.24011.09731.09811.0981
H51.10062.15842.16372.77431.76042.50963.06552.50822.52603.08263.78292.58853.1340
H61.10062.15842.16372.77431.76043.06552.50962.50823.08262.52603.78293.13402.5885
H72.15841.10062.77432.16372.50963.06551.76043.78292.58853.13402.50822.52603.0826
H82.15841.10062.77432.16373.06552.50961.76043.78293.13402.58852.50823.08262.5260
H92.18483.50741.09734.73072.50822.50823.78293.78291.77441.77445.63974.92534.9253
H102.17852.81601.09814.24012.52603.08262.58853.13401.77441.77334.92534.45694.7967
H112.17852.81601.09814.24013.08262.52603.13402.58851.77441.77334.92534.79674.4569
H123.50742.18484.73071.09733.78293.78292.50822.50825.63974.92534.92531.77441.7744
H132.81602.17854.24011.09812.58853.13402.52603.08264.92534.45694.79671.77441.7733
H142.81602.17854.24011.09813.13402.58853.08262.52604.92534.79674.45691.77441.7733

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.956 C1 C2 H7 109.130
C1 C2 H8 109.130 C1 C3 H9 111.460
C1 C3 H11 110.912 C1 C3 H12 30.919
C2 C1 C3 112.956 C2 C1 H5 109.130
C2 C1 H6 109.130 C2 C4 H10 17.272
C2 C4 H13 110.912 C2 C4 H14 110.912
C3 C1 H5 109.597 C3 C1 H6 109.597
C4 C2 H7 109.597 C4 C2 H8 109.597
H5 C1 H6 106.204 H7 C2 H8 106.204
H9 C3 H11 107.851 H9 C3 H12 142.379
H10 C4 H13 94.185 H10 C4 H14 114.247
H11 C3 H12 93.719 H13 C4 H14 107.697
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.881962
Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy132.148322
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 QCISD/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3147 2997 36.74      
2 A 3131 2982 0.42      
3 A 3083 2936 26.14      
4 A 3063 2917 18.37      
5 A 3048 2903 25.83      
6 A 1562 1488 0.79      
7 A 1558 1483 4.09      
8 A 1540 1467 0.19      
9 A 1467 1397 3.43      
10 A 1430 1361 0.24      
11 A 1348 1284 0.33      
12 A 1237 1178 0.06      
13 A 1128 1074 0.03      
14 A 1023 974 0.16      
15 A 859 818 0.01      
16 A 818 779 1.46      
17 A 329 313 0.02      
18 A 277 264 0.02      
19 A 113 108 0.01      
20 B 3138 2988 53.44      
21 B 3132 2983 83.64      
22 B 3088 2941 32.89      
23 B 3060 2914 21.61      
24 B 3045 2900 26.96      
25 B 1557 1483 10.15      
26 B 1549 1475 6.24      
27 B 1539 1465 0.62      
28 B 1470 1400 6.03      
29 B 1413 1346 2.27      
30 B 1325 1262 0.31      
31 B 1190 1133 2.35      
32 B 1001 953 0.26      
33 B 993 945 3.02      
34 B 766 730 3.43      
35 B 447 425 0.34      
36 B 222 211 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29548.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28138.9 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 QCISD/6-31G*
ABC
0.77849 0.12081 0.11343

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

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability