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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-311+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 MP2/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.058235
Energy at 298.15K-158.068915
HF Energy-157.351622
Nuclear repulsion energy131.105354
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 MP2/6-311+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 124 117 0.01      
Au 232 218 0.00      
Bu 258 244 0.01      
Bg 269 254 0.00      
Ag 429 405 0.00      
Au 739 697 2.78      
Bg 814 768 0.00      
Ag 859 810 0.00      
Au 965 910 0.72      
Bu 984 928 5.36      
Bu 1045 985 0.05      
Ag 1095 1033 0.00      
Ag 1182 1116 0.00      
Bg 1215 1146 0.00      
Au 1296 1223 0.22      
Bu 1324 1249 1.86      
Bg 1341 1265 0.00      
Ag 1398 1319 0.00      
Ag 1417 1337 0.00      
Bu 1419 1339 5.62      
Ag 1500 1415 0.00      
Bu 1508 1423 1.16      
Bg 1518 1432 0.00      
Au 1520 1434 15.22      
Ag 1523 1437 0.00      
Bu 1527 1441 10.24      
Ag 3051 2878 0.00      
Bu 3060 2886 31.60      
Bu 3065 2892 74.92      
Ag 3066 2892 0.00      
Bg 3091 2916 0.00      
Au 3113 2937 19.78      
Bg 3151 2972 0.00      
Au 3153 2975 76.40      
Ag 3157 2978 0.00      
Bu 3157 2979 56.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29279.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9434) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27622.6 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 MP2/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.78448 0.12250 0.11493

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.423 0.633 0.000
C2 0.423 -0.633 0.000
C3 0.423 1.900 0.000
C4 -0.423 -1.900 0.000
H5 -1.078 0.626 0.875
H6 -1.078 0.626 -0.875
H7 1.078 -0.626 0.875
H8 1.078 -0.626 -0.875
H9 -0.195 2.797 0.000
H10 1.066 1.937 0.880
H11 1.066 1.937 -0.880
H12 0.195 -2.797 0.000
H13 -1.066 -1.937 0.880
H14 -1.066 -1.937 -0.880

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.52341.52332.53351.09351.09352.14632.14632.17602.16552.16553.48592.79152.7915
C21.52342.53351.52332.14632.14631.09351.09353.48592.79152.79152.17602.16552.1655
C31.52332.53353.89322.15492.15492.75262.75261.08931.09041.09044.70304.20844.2084
C42.53351.52333.89322.75262.75262.15492.15494.70304.20844.20841.08931.09041.0904
H51.09352.14632.15492.75261.75092.49363.04692.50242.51273.06533.75582.56263.1064
H61.09352.14632.15492.75261.75093.04692.49362.50243.06532.51273.75583.10642.5626
H72.14631.09352.75262.15492.49363.04691.75093.75582.56263.10642.50242.51273.0653
H82.14631.09352.75262.15493.04692.49361.75093.75583.10642.56262.50243.06532.5127
H92.17603.48591.08934.70302.50242.50243.75583.75581.76181.76185.60834.89334.8933
H102.16552.79151.09044.20842.51273.06532.56263.10641.76181.76054.89334.42084.7584
H112.16552.79151.09044.20843.06532.51273.10642.56261.76181.76054.89334.75844.4208
H123.48592.17604.70301.08933.75583.75582.50242.50245.60834.89334.89331.76181.7618
H132.79152.16554.20841.09042.56263.10642.51273.06534.89334.42084.75841.76181.7605
H142.79152.16554.20841.09043.10642.56263.06532.51274.89334.75844.42081.76181.7605

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.515 C1 C2 H7 109.098
C1 C2 H8 109.098 C1 C3 H9 111.716
C1 C3 H11 110.803 C1 C3 H12 30.959
C2 C1 C3 112.515 C2 C1 H5 109.098
C2 C1 H6 109.098 C2 C4 H10 17.338
C2 C4 H13 110.803 C2 C4 H14 110.803
C3 C1 H5 109.781 C3 C1 H6 109.781
C4 C2 H7 109.781 C4 C2 H8 109.781
H5 C1 H6 106.377 H7 C2 H8 106.377
H9 C3 H11 107.849 H9 C3 H12 142.675
H10 C4 H13 94.021 H10 C4 H14 114.067
H11 C3 H12 93.559 H13 C4 H14 107.658
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability