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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: MP3/6-311+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 MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.108256
Energy at 298.15K-158.118936
HF Energy-157.351659
Nuclear repulsion energy130.855249
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 MP3/6-311+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 122 122 0.01      
Au 228 228 0.00      
Bu 259 259 0.01      
Bg 264 264 0.00      
Ag 430 430 0.00      
Au 739 739 2.46      
Bg 817 817 0.00      
Ag 860 860 0.00      
Au 971 971 0.63      
Bu 990 990 4.50      
Bu 1045 1045 0.02      
Ag 1095 1095 0.00      
Ag 1189 1189 0.00      
Bg 1226 1226 0.00      
Au 1306 1306 0.20      
Bu 1340 1340 2.28      
Bg 1350 1350 0.00      
Ag 1421 1421 0.00      
Ag 1435 1435 0.00      
Bu 1436 1436 4.88      
Ag 1512 1512 0.00      
Bu 1517 1517 1.65      
Bg 1524 1524 0.00      
Au 1526 1526 13.92      
Ag 1530 1530 0.00      
Bu 1537 1537 8.89      
Ag 3055 3055 0.00      
Bu 3063 3063 32.18      
Bu 3067 3067 79.11      
Ag 3068 3068 0.00      
Bg 3084 3084 0.00      
Au 3106 3106 18.37      
Bg 3140 3140 0.00      
Au 3143 3143 97.19      
Ag 3147 3147 0.00      
Bu 3148 3148 67.96      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29344.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29344.8 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 MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.78368 0.12176 0.11426

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.423 0.636 0.000
C2 0.423 -0.636 0.000
C3 0.423 1.906 0.000
C4 -0.423 -1.906 0.000
H5 -1.078 0.630 0.875
H6 -1.078 0.630 -0.875
H7 1.078 -0.630 0.875
H8 1.078 -0.630 -0.875
H9 -0.198 2.801 0.000
H10 1.066 1.945 0.880
H11 1.066 1.945 -0.880
H12 0.198 -2.801 0.000
H13 -1.066 -1.945 0.880
H14 -1.066 -1.945 -0.880

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.52741.52702.54191.09321.09322.15012.15012.17762.16992.16993.49272.80162.8016
C21.52742.54191.52702.15012.15011.09321.09323.49272.80162.80162.17762.16992.1699
C31.52702.54193.90562.15662.15662.76182.76181.08951.09071.09074.71324.22234.2223
C42.54191.52703.90562.76182.76182.15662.15664.71324.22234.22231.08951.09071.0907
H51.09322.15012.15662.76181.75032.49783.05002.50152.51583.06773.76412.57513.1166
H61.09322.15012.15662.76181.75033.05002.49782.50153.06772.51583.76413.11662.5751
H72.15011.09322.76182.15662.49783.05001.75033.76412.57513.11662.50152.51583.0677
H82.15011.09322.76182.15663.05002.49781.75033.76413.11662.57512.50153.06772.5158
H92.17763.49271.08954.71322.50152.50153.76413.76411.76221.76225.61694.90514.9051
H102.16992.80161.09074.22232.51583.06772.57513.11661.76221.76084.90514.43644.7730
H112.16992.80161.09074.22233.06772.51583.11662.57511.76221.76084.90514.77304.4364
H123.49272.17764.71321.08953.76413.76412.50152.50155.61694.90514.90511.76221.7622
H132.80162.16994.22231.09072.57513.11662.51583.06774.90514.43644.77301.76221.7608
H142.80162.16994.22231.09073.11662.57513.06772.51584.90514.77304.43641.76221.7608

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.653 C1 C2 H7 109.138
C1 C2 H8 109.138 C1 C3 H9 111.567
C1 C3 H11 110.880 C1 C3 H12 30.934
C2 C1 C3 112.653 C2 C1 H5 109.138
C2 C1 H6 109.138 C2 C4 H10 17.311
C2 C4 H13 110.880 C2 C4 H14 110.880
C3 C1 H5 109.673 C3 C1 H6 109.673
C4 C2 H7 109.673 C4 C2 H8 109.673
H5 C1 H6 106.367 H7 C2 H8 106.367
H9 C3 H11 107.854 H9 C3 H12 142.500
H10 C4 H13 94.133 H10 C4 H14 114.122
H11 C3 H12 93.660 H13 C4 H14 107.644
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability