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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31G*

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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.871306
Energy at 298.15K-157.882028
HF Energy-157.297815
Nuclear repulsion energy130.508352
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 MP3/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
Au 124 116 0.01      
Au 233 219 0.00      
Bu 268 251 0.04      
Bg 270 253 0.00      
Ag 438 411 0.00      
Au 753 707 3.40      
Bg 837 786 0.00      
Ag 875 821 0.00      
Au 992 931 1.04      
Bu 1010 948 6.21      
Bu 1065 1000 0.19      
Ag 1116 1047 0.00      
Ag 1211 1137 0.00      
Bg 1261 1184 0.00      
Au 1335 1253 0.18      
Bu 1366 1282 2.19      
Bg 1372 1288 0.00      
Ag 1457 1367 0.00      
Bu 1476 1385 6.17      
Ag 1476 1386 0.00      
Ag 1553 1458 0.00      
Bu 1554 1458 2.58      
Bg 1560 1464 0.00      
Au 1561 1465 13.73      
Ag 1566 1469 0.00      
Bu 1575 1478 6.31      
Ag 3081 2892 0.00      
Bu 3088 2899 43.31      
Bu 3095 2905 61.47      
Ag 3096 2906 0.00      
Bg 3112 2921 0.00      
Au 3133 2940 27.01      
Bg 3171 2976 0.00      
Au 3173 2978 96.07      
Ag 3176 2981 0.00      
Bu 3176 2981 68.30      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29801.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27971.5 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 MP3/6-31G*
ABC
0.78103 0.12107 0.11368

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.422 0.638 0.000
C2 0.422 -0.638 0.000
C3 0.422 1.912 0.000
C4 -0.422 -1.912 0.000
H5 -1.081 0.632 0.878
H6 -1.081 0.632 -0.878
H7 1.081 -0.632 0.878
H8 1.081 -0.632 -0.878
H9 -0.206 2.808 0.000
H10 1.067 1.952 0.885
H11 1.067 1.952 -0.885
H12 0.206 -2.808 0.000
H13 -1.067 -1.952 0.885
H14 -1.067 -1.952 -0.885

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.52951.52872.54931.09791.09792.15502.15502.18122.17482.17483.50242.81182.8118
C21.52952.54931.52872.15502.15501.09791.09793.50242.81182.81182.18122.17482.1748
C31.52872.54933.91562.16082.16082.77072.77071.09461.09541.09544.72474.23474.2347
C42.54931.52873.91562.77072.77072.16082.16084.72474.23474.23471.09461.09541.0954
H51.09792.15502.16082.77071.75652.50493.05942.50432.52153.07663.77672.58473.1286
H61.09792.15502.16082.77071.75653.05942.50492.50433.07662.52153.77673.12862.5847
H72.15501.09792.77072.16082.50493.05941.75653.77672.58473.12862.50432.52153.0766
H82.15501.09792.77072.16083.05942.50491.75653.77673.12862.58472.50433.07662.5215
H92.18123.50241.09464.72472.50432.50433.77673.77671.77061.77065.63114.91794.9179
H102.17482.81181.09544.23472.52153.07662.58473.12861.77061.76934.91794.45004.7888
H112.17482.81181.09544.23473.07662.52153.12862.58471.77061.76934.91794.78884.4500
H123.50242.18124.72471.09463.77673.77672.50432.50435.63114.91794.91791.77061.7706
H132.81182.17484.23471.09542.58473.12862.52153.07664.91794.45004.78881.77061.7693
H142.81182.17484.23471.09543.12862.58473.07662.52154.91794.78884.45001.77061.7693

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.937 C1 C2 H7 109.107
C1 C2 H8 109.107 C1 C3 H9 111.426
C1 C3 H11 110.867 C1 C3 H12 30.917
C2 C1 C3 112.937 C2 C1 H5 109.107
C2 C1 H6 109.107 C2 C4 H10 17.275
C2 C4 H13 110.867 C2 C4 H14 110.867
C3 C1 H5 109.611 C3 C1 H6 109.611
C4 C2 H7 109.611 C4 C2 H8 109.611
H5 C1 H6 106.243 H7 C2 H8 106.243
H9 C3 H11 107.903 H9 C3 H12 142.343
H10 C4 H13 94.142 H10 C4 H14 114.182
H11 C3 H12 93.675 H13 C4 H14 107.725
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at MP3/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.870131
Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy132.338510
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 MP3/6-31G*
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 3186 2991 32.33      
2 A 3172 2977 0.75      
3 A 3124 2932 24.49      
4 A 3100 2909 18.60      
5 A 3086 2897 22.11      
6 A 1573 1476 0.80      
7 A 1568 1472 4.79      
8 A 1551 1456 0.19      
9 A 1476 1386 4.15      
10 A 1439 1351 0.15      
11 A 1357 1273 0.38      
12 A 1245 1168 0.06      
13 A 1136 1066 0.03      
14 A 1029 966 0.17      
15 A 866 812 0.01      
16 A 823 773 1.64      
17 A 330 310 0.02      
18 A 278 261 0.02      
19 A 114 107 0.01      
20 B 3178 2983 48.42      
21 B 3173 2978 74.70      
22 B 3129 2937 29.72      
23 B 3097 2907 19.71      
24 B 3085 2895 25.92      
25 B 1568 1472 11.49      
26 B 1560 1464 7.01      
27 B 1549 1454 0.72      
28 B 1479 1388 6.73      
29 B 1420 1333 1.90      
30 B 1334 1252 0.30      
31 B 1197 1123 2.59      
32 B 1008 947 0.36      
33 B 998 937 3.27      
34 B 770 723 3.85      
35 B 449 422 0.39      
36 B 223 209 0.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29834.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9386) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28002.5 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 MP3/6-31G*
ABC
0.78103 0.12107 0.11368

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

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability