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All results from a given calculation for CH2CHCHCH2 (1,3-Butadiene)

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 C2H 1Ag
1 2 no C2 1A

Conformer 1 (C2H)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.467208
Energy at 298.15K-155.472526
HF Energy-154.917782
Nuclear repulsion energy103.277100
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 Ag 3260 3105 0.00      
2 Ag 3179 3028 0.00      
3 Ag 3163 3012 0.00      
4 Ag 1755 1671 0.00      
5 Ag 1511 1439 0.00      
6 Ag 1340 1276 0.00      
7 Ag 1256 1196 0.00      
8 Ag 914 870 0.00      
9 Ag 520 495 0.00      
10 Au 1043 993 36.09      
11 Au 922 878 76.95      
12 Au 531 505 9.82      
13 Au 155 148 0.15      
14 Bg 993 946 0.00      
15 Bg 923 879 0.00      
16 Bg 767 730 0.00      
17 Bu 3261 3105 33.23      
18 Bu 3179 3027 7.18      
19 Bu 3170 3019 28.16      
20 Bu 1684 1604 9.58      
21 Bu 1446 1377 2.88      
22 Bu 1347 1283 2.23      
23 Bu 1023 974 2.06      
24 Bu 299 285 1.84      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18819.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17922.0 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
1.39317 0.14659 0.13263

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 0.000 0.733 0.000
C2 0.000 -0.733 0.000
C3 1.116 1.481 0.000
C4 -1.116 -1.481 0.000
H5 -0.978 1.220 0.000
H6 0.978 -1.220 0.000
H7 1.078 2.568 0.000
H8 2.107 1.028 0.000
H9 -1.078 -2.568 0.000
H10 -2.107 -1.028 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.46651.34372.47981.09232.18462.12782.12783.47262.7465
C21.46652.47981.34372.18461.09233.47262.74652.12782.1278
C31.34372.47983.70932.11002.70511.08741.08954.60524.0851
C42.47981.34373.70932.70512.11004.60524.08511.08741.0895
H51.09232.18462.11002.70513.12742.45773.09083.78962.5165
H62.18461.09232.70512.11003.12743.78962.51652.45773.0908
H72.12783.47261.08744.60522.45773.78961.85195.56984.8038
H82.12782.74651.08954.08513.09082.51651.85194.80384.6894
H93.47262.12784.60521.08743.78962.45775.56984.80381.8519
H102.74652.12784.08511.08952.51653.09084.80384.68941.8519

picture of 1,3-Butadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 123.820 C1 C2 H6 116.491
C1 C3 H7 121.794 C1 C3 H8 121.621
C2 C1 C3 123.820 C2 C1 H5 116.491
C2 C4 H9 121.794 C2 C4 H10 121.621
C3 C1 H5 119.689 C4 C2 H6 119.689
H7 C3 H8 116.584 H9 C4 H10 116.584
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.463064
Energy at 298.15K-155.468392
HF Energy-154.912940
Nuclear repulsion energy104.460081
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 3263 3108 7.23      
2 A 3186 3034 1.03      
3 A 3171 3020 28.11      
4 A 1725 1643 1.20      
5 A 1502 1430 7.08      
6 A 1366 1300 0.00      
7 A 1092 1040 0.07      
8 A 1009 961 3.19      
9 A 931 887 6.03      
10 A 903 860 0.66      
11 A 753 718 4.32      
12 A 279 266 0.00      
13 A 168 160 0.03      
14 B 3261 3106 25.69      
15 B 3180 3028 9.48      
16 B 3163 3012 9.26      
17 B 1724 1642 2.26      
18 B 1470 1400 0.82      
19 B 1333 1269 0.69      
20 B 1122 1069 4.26      
21 B 1028 979 32.42      
22 B 933 888 66.06      
23 B 627 597 5.81      
24 B 467 445 9.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18827.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17929.7 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
0.70796 0.18665 0.15224

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.117 0.730 0.555
C2 -0.117 -0.730 0.555
C3 -0.117 1.537 -0.491
C4 0.117 -1.537 -0.491
H5 0.493 1.161 1.485
H6 -0.493 -1.161 1.485
H7 0.092 2.604 -0.446
H8 -0.535 1.158 -1.423
H9 -0.092 -2.604 -0.446
H10 0.535 -1.158 -1.423

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.47821.34242.49691.09202.19372.12482.12623.48692.7663
C21.47822.49691.34242.19371.09203.48692.76632.12482.1262
C31.34242.49693.08312.10273.36591.08771.08874.14122.9255
C42.49691.34243.08313.36592.10274.14122.92551.08771.0887
H51.09202.19372.10273.36592.52282.44393.08434.27143.7199
H62.19371.09203.36592.10272.52284.27143.71992.44393.0843
H72.12483.48691.08774.14122.44394.27141.85345.21073.9121
H82.12622.76631.08872.92553.08433.71991.85343.91212.5521
H93.48692.12484.14121.08774.27142.44395.21073.91211.8534
H102.76632.12622.92551.08873.71993.08433.91212.55211.8534

picture of 1,3-Butadiene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 124.491 C1 C2 H6 116.385
C1 C3 H7 121.582 C1 C3 H8 121.642
C2 C1 C3 124.491 C2 C1 H5 116.385
C2 C4 H9 121.582 C2 C4 H10 121.642
C3 C1 H5 119.119 C4 C2 H6 119.119
H7 C3 H8 116.772 H9 C4 H10 116.772
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability