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All results from a given calculation for CH2ClCH2CH2CH3 (Butane, 1-chloro-)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-617.945547
Energy at 298.15K-617.955409
Nuclear repulsion energy218.406987
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
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' 3136 3000 33.72      
2 A' 3104 2970 25.26      
3 A' 3064 2932 25.67      
4 A' 3056 2923 23.33      
5 A' 3041 2909 20.73      
6 A' 1536 1469 5.82      
7 A' 1523 1457 2.11      
8 A' 1515 1449 0.81      
9 A' 1511 1445 0.58      
10 A' 1439 1377 2.28      
11 A' 1412 1351 8.65      
12 A' 1362 1303 18.20      
13 A' 1281 1226 12.65      
14 A' 1136 1087 2.87      
15 A' 1080 1033 1.60      
16 A' 1046 1000 5.71      
17 A' 918 878 1.40      
18 A' 753 721 48.48      
19 A' 396 379 1.72      
20 A' 334 319 3.06      
21 A' 157 150 1.65      
22 A" 3166 3029 19.33      
23 A" 3131 2996 47.31      
24 A" 3110 2975 12.22      
25 A" 3074 2941 8.29      
26 A" 1527 1461 8.01      
27 A" 1342 1284 0.15      
28 A" 1324 1266 1.00      
29 A" 1245 1191 0.51      
30 A" 1123 1074 0.34      
31 A" 942 901 1.39      
32 A" 799 764 0.00      
33 A" 748 715 5.20      
34 A" 256 245 0.03      
35 A" 114 109 0.62      
36 A" 110 106 0.89      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27404.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26217.4 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
0.56667 0.04363 0.04178

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.181 -0.990 0.000
H2 0.720 -1.332 0.888
H3 0.720 -1.332 -0.888
C4 0.000 0.517 0.000
H5 -0.586 0.811 0.880
H6 -0.586 0.811 -0.880
C7 1.345 1.250 0.000
H8 1.929 0.943 -0.879
H9 1.929 0.943 0.879
C10 1.185 2.769 0.000
H11 0.634 3.110 -0.885
H12 0.634 3.110 0.885
H13 2.159 3.270 0.000
Cl14 -1.401 -1.859 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9 C10 H11 H12 H13 Cl14
C11.09321.09321.51832.14632.14632.52452.75072.75073.89074.21874.21874.69701.8055
H21.09321.77542.17422.50953.06972.80153.12452.57734.22204.78354.44304.90342.3587
H31.09321.77542.17423.06972.50952.80152.57733.12454.22204.44304.78354.90342.3587
C41.51832.17422.17421.09731.09731.53172.16252.16252.54432.81182.81183.49852.7590
H52.14632.50953.06971.09731.76062.16693.07212.51872.78283.14472.60263.78892.9275
H62.14633.06972.50951.09731.76062.16692.51873.07212.78282.60263.14473.78892.9275
C72.52452.80152.80151.53172.16692.16691.09911.09911.52722.17862.17862.17794.1486
H82.75073.12452.57732.16253.07212.51871.09911.75732.15862.52423.07922.49794.4408
H92.75072.57733.12452.16252.51873.07211.09911.75732.15863.07922.52422.49794.4408
C103.89074.22204.22202.54432.78282.78281.52722.15862.15861.09651.09651.09555.3018
H114.21874.78354.44302.81183.14472.60262.17862.52423.07921.09651.76961.77005.4423
H124.21874.44304.78352.81182.60263.14472.17863.07922.52421.09651.76961.77005.4423
H134.69704.90344.90343.49853.78893.78892.17792.49792.49791.09551.77001.77006.2440
Cl141.80552.35872.35872.75902.92752.92754.14864.44084.44085.30185.44235.44236.2440

picture of Butane, 1-chloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C4 H5 109.228 C1 C4 H6 109.228
C1 C4 C7 111.732 H2 C1 H3 108.596
H2 C1 C4 111.692 H2 C1 Cl14 106.315
H3 C1 C4 111.692 H3 C1 Cl14 106.315
C4 C1 Cl14 111.926 C4 C7 H8 109.476
C4 C7 H9 109.476 C4 C7 C10 112.569
H5 C4 H6 106.679 H5 C4 C7 109.919
H6 C4 C7 109.919 C7 C10 H11 111.213
C7 C10 H12 111.213 C7 C10 H13 111.216
H8 C7 H9 106.157 H8 C7 C10 109.480
H9 C7 C10 109.480 H11 C10 H12 107.602
H11 C10 H13 107.709 H12 C10 H13 107.709
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.426     -0.298
2 H 0.214     0.152
3 H 0.214     0.152
4 C -0.300     0.105
5 H 0.182     0.017
6 H 0.182     0.017
7 C -0.314     0.154
8 H 0.164     -0.018
9 H 0.164     -0.018
10 C -0.509     -0.352
11 H 0.171     0.083
12 H 0.171     0.083
13 H 0.172     0.095
14 Cl -0.083     -0.171


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.953 1.446 0.000 2.430
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP 1.991 1.446 0.000 2.460


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -40.819 -2.730 0.000
y -2.730 -41.942 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -38.768
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.464 -2.730 0.000
y -2.730 -2.148 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.613
Polar
3z2-r25.225
x2-y21.123
xy-2.730
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 257.343
(<r2>)1/2 16.042