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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Anti 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.146403
Energy at 298.15K-158.157104
HF Energy-157.351654
Nuclear repulsion energy131.402619
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 MP2=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
Au 125 118 0.01      
Au 234 220 0.00      
Bu 259 244 0.02      
Bg 271 256 0.00      
Ag 432 407 0.00      
Au 742 699 2.95      
Bg 817 770 0.00      
Ag 864 814 0.00      
Au 968 913 0.76      
Bu 987 930 5.61      
Bu 1052 992 0.07      
Ag 1103 1040 0.00      
Ag 1187 1119 0.00      
Bg 1218 1148 0.00      
Au 1299 1225 0.21      
Bu 1328 1252 1.49      
Bg 1344 1267 0.00      
Ag 1403 1323 0.00      
Ag 1421 1339 0.00      
Bu 1423 1341 6.27      
Ag 1503 1417 0.00      
Bu 1511 1424 1.25      
Bg 1521 1434 0.00      
Au 1524 1436 15.76      
Ag 1526 1439 0.00      
Bu 1530 1442 10.90      
Ag 3060 2885 0.00      
Bu 3070 2894 33.58      
Bu 3076 2900 71.80      
Ag 3077 2900 0.00      
Bg 3100 2923 0.00      
Au 3123 2944 19.97      
Bg 3161 2980 0.00      
Au 3163 2982 74.30      
Ag 3168 2986 0.00      
Bu 3168 2987 54.94      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29377.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9427) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27693.8 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 MP2=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.78763 0.12313 0.11552

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.422 0.632 0.000
C2 0.422 -0.632 0.000
C3 0.422 1.895 0.000
C4 -0.422 -1.895 0.000
H5 -1.077 0.624 0.874
H6 -1.077 0.624 -0.874
H7 1.077 -0.624 0.874
H8 1.077 -0.624 -0.874
H9 -0.194 2.792 0.000
H10 1.064 1.932 0.879
H11 1.064 1.932 -0.879
H12 0.194 -2.792 0.000
H13 -1.064 -1.932 0.879
H14 -1.064 -1.932 -0.879

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.51931.51912.52661.09191.09192.14162.14162.17182.16092.16093.47812.78482.7848
C21.51932.52661.51912.14162.14161.09191.09193.47812.78482.78482.17182.16092.1609
C31.51912.52663.88252.15032.15032.74552.74551.08771.08891.08894.69194.19784.1978
C42.52661.51913.88252.74552.74552.15032.15034.69194.19784.19781.08771.08891.0889
H51.09192.14162.15032.74551.74782.48883.04122.49812.50813.05983.74762.55583.0991
H61.09192.14162.15032.74551.74783.04122.48882.49813.05982.50813.74763.09912.5558
H72.14161.09192.74552.15032.48883.04121.74783.74762.55583.09912.49812.50813.0598
H82.14161.09192.74552.15033.04122.48881.74783.74763.09912.55582.49813.05982.5081
H92.17183.47811.08774.69192.49812.49813.74763.74761.75871.75875.59654.88244.8824
H102.16092.78481.08894.19782.50813.05982.55583.09911.75871.75764.88244.41044.7477
H112.16092.78481.08894.19783.05982.50813.09912.55581.75871.75764.88244.74774.4104
H123.47812.17184.69191.08773.74763.74762.49812.49815.59654.88244.88241.75871.7587
H132.78482.16094.19781.08892.55583.09912.50813.05984.88244.41044.74771.75871.7576
H142.78482.16094.19781.08893.09912.55583.05982.50814.88244.74774.41041.75871.7576

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.514 C1 C2 H7 109.102
C1 C2 H8 109.102 C1 C3 H9 111.778
C1 C3 H11 110.827 C1 C3 H12 30.958
C2 C1 C3 112.514 C2 C1 H5 109.102
C2 C1 H6 109.102 C2 C4 H10 17.337
C2 C4 H13 110.827 C2 C4 H14 110.827
C3 C1 H5 109.802 C3 C1 H6 109.802
C4 C2 H7 109.802 C4 C2 H8 109.802
H5 C1 H6 106.323 H7 C2 H8 106.323
H9 C3 H11 107.808 H9 C3 H12 142.736
H10 C4 H13 94.041 H10 C4 H14 114.104
H11 C3 H12 93.578 H13 C4 H14 107.622
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability