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

using model chemistry: HF/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 HF/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-305.879847
Energy at 298.15K-305.889553
HF Energy-305.879847
Nuclear repulsion energy240.432728
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 HF/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 4055 3644 113.57      
2 A 3299 2964 40.86      
3 A 3271 2939 45.56      
4 A 3268 2937 52.41      
5 A 3248 2918 1.10      
6 A 3230 2903 21.88      
7 A 3211 2885 13.73      
8 A 3201 2876 35.47      
9 A 2035 1828 431.82      
10 A 1655 1487 3.78      
11 A 1644 1477 6.64      
12 A 1640 1473 0.90      
13 A 1627 1461 8.61      
14 A 1569 1409 4.74      
15 A 1544 1387 33.53      
16 A 1512 1358 66.68      
17 A 1449 1302 1.66      
18 A 1427 1282 3.44      
19 A 1386 1245 54.70      
20 A 1341 1205 150.70      
21 A 1220 1096 11.14      
22 A 1196 1074 72.59      
23 A 1116 1003 1.48      
24 A 990 889 0.08      
25 A 974 875 3.17      
26 A 953 856 6.13      
27 A 816 733 23.29      
28 A 794 713 44.54      
29 A 669 602 92.76      
30 A 621 558 71.82      
31 A 463 416 3.82      
32 A 354 318 1.79      
33 A 262 236 0.03      
34 A 202 182 0.12      
35 A 98 88 0.39      
36 A 44 39 0.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28191.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8985) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25329.8 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 HF/6-31G*
ABC
0.28220 0.06220 0.05561

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.184 0.143 0.077
C2 0.233 0.367 0.533
C3 1.261 -0.227 -0.443
C4 2.695 0.036 0.012
O5 -1.528 -1.145 0.107
O6 -1.937 0.988 -0.285
H7 0.374 1.435 0.634
H8 0.352 -0.090 1.510
H9 1.107 0.205 -1.429
H10 1.093 -1.294 -0.536
H11 3.406 -0.387 -0.690
H12 2.896 1.100 0.088
H13 2.885 -0.409 0.985
H14 -2.425 -1.218 -0.205

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 O5 O6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.50592.52683.88141.33321.18792.09902.11442.74242.76164.68434.19064.20601.8632
C21.50591.53602.53782.35982.40101.08211.08572.15332.15383.48292.79712.79963.1816
C32.52681.53601.52752.98713.42422.16962.15871.08671.08452.16582.17132.17043.8241
C43.88142.53781.52754.38614.73822.78102.78402.15052.15301.08501.08591.08615.2757
O51.33322.35982.98714.38612.20663.24782.57253.33512.70295.05564.96084.55980.9523
O61.18792.40103.42424.73822.20662.52623.10263.34493.80145.53224.84815.17842.2609
H72.09901.08212.16962.78103.24782.52621.75922.51103.05503.77752.60223.13533.9463
H82.11441.08572.15872.78402.57253.10261.75923.04882.48723.77613.14832.60673.4536
H92.74242.15331.08672.15053.33513.34492.51103.04881.74442.48622.50963.05963.9997
H102.76162.15381.08452.15302.70293.80143.05502.48721.74442.48973.06112.51193.5342
H114.68433.48292.16581.08505.05565.53223.77753.77612.48622.48971.75401.75405.9102
H124.19062.79712.17131.08594.96084.84812.60223.14832.50963.06111.75401.75535.8110
H134.20602.79962.17041.08614.55985.17843.13532.60673.05962.51191.75401.75535.5018
H141.86323.18163.82415.27570.95232.26093.94633.45363.99973.53425.91025.81105.5018

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 112.331 C1 C2 H7 107.259
C1 C2 H8 108.250 C1 O5 H14 108.060
C2 C1 O5 112.295 C2 C1 O6 125.666
C2 C3 C4 111.871 C2 C3 H9 109.174
C2 C3 H10 109.340 C3 C2 H7 110.734
C3 C2 H8 109.658 C3 C4 H11 110.859
C3 C4 H12 111.250 C3 C4 H13 111.164
C4 C3 H9 109.546 C4 C3 H10 109.866
O5 C1 O6 122.037 H7 C2 H8 108.489
H9 C3 H10 106.916 H11 C4 H12 107.794
H11 C4 H13 107.781 H12 C4 H13 107.836
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.735      
2 C -0.397      
3 C -0.330      
4 C -0.483      
5 O -0.695      
6 O -0.556      
7 H 0.205      
8 H 0.195      
9 H 0.176      
10 H 0.188      
11 H 0.171      
12 H 0.164      
13 H 0.162      
14 H 0.465      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.277 -1.428 0.358 1.949
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -36.305 5.739 -0.396
y 5.739 -39.618 1.666
z -0.396 1.666 -36.129
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.568 5.739 -0.396
y 5.739 -3.401 1.666
z -0.396 1.666 1.833
Polar
3z2-r23.665
x2-y23.312
xy5.739
xz-0.396
yz1.666


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.604 -0.182 0.271
y -0.182 6.534 -0.134
z 0.271 -0.134 5.558


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 207.254
(<r2>)1/2 14.396