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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Anti 1Ag
1 2 no Gauche 1A

Conformer 1 (Anti)

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Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-28.034555
Energy at 298.15K-28.045120
HF Energy-27.702215
Nuclear repulsion energy75.525295
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/CEP-31G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
Au 117 113 0.00      
Au 212 205 0.00      
Bg 239 231 0.00      
Bu 251 242 0.08      
Ag 418 404 0.00      
Au 748 723 5.38      
Bg 830 802 0.00      
Ag 844 815 0.00      
Au 986 952 1.61      
Bu 990 957 9.53      
Bu 1026 991 0.77      
Ag 1085 1049 0.00      
Ag 1193 1153 0.00      
Bg 1243 1202 0.00      
Au 1308 1264 0.04      
Bg 1344 1299 0.00      
Bu 1357 1311 1.70      
Ag 1424 1376 0.00      
Ag 1450 1401 0.00      
Bu 1450 1402 9.42      
Ag 1517 1466 0.00      
Bu 1518 1467 0.98      
Au 1527 1476 15.59      
Bg 1527 1476 0.00      
Ag 1530 1479 0.00      
Bu 1534 1483 11.28      
Ag 3021 2919 0.00      
Bu 3021 2920 112.09      
Ag 3029 2927 0.00      
Bu 3032 2930 86.07      
Bg 3077 2974 0.00      
Au 3096 2992 20.77      
Bg 3122 3017 0.00      
Ag 3123 3017 0.00      
Bu 3124 3019 146.50      
Au 3129 3024 238.11      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29222.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28237.4 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 MP2/CEP-31G
ABC
0.74734 0.11550 0.10841

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.436 0.653 0.000
C2 0.436 -0.653 0.000
C3 0.436 1.959 0.000
C4 -0.436 -1.959 0.000
H5 -1.099 0.646 0.896
H6 -1.099 0.646 -0.896
H7 1.099 -0.646 0.896
H8 1.099 -0.646 -0.896
H9 -0.202 2.870 0.000
H10 1.089 1.994 0.900
H11 1.089 1.994 -0.900
H12 0.202 -2.870 0.000
H13 -1.089 -1.994 0.900
H14 -1.089 -1.994 -0.900

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.56991.57042.61181.11531.11532.20162.20162.22912.22152.22153.57982.87102.8710
C21.56992.61181.57042.20162.20161.11531.11533.57982.87102.87102.22912.22152.2215
C31.57042.61184.01382.21022.21022.83352.83351.11201.11261.11264.83434.33164.3316
C42.61181.57044.01382.83352.83352.21022.21024.83434.33164.33161.11201.11261.1126
H51.11532.20162.21022.83351.79282.55003.11722.56002.57073.13603.85432.63983.1930
H61.11532.20162.21022.83351.79283.11722.55002.56003.13602.57073.85433.19302.6398
H72.20161.11532.83352.21022.55003.11721.79283.85432.63983.19302.56002.57073.1360
H82.20161.11532.83352.21023.11722.55001.79283.85433.19302.63982.56003.13602.5707
H92.22913.57981.11204.83432.56002.56003.85433.85431.80131.80135.75355.02515.0251
H102.22152.87101.11264.33162.57073.13602.63983.19301.80131.79955.02514.54444.8878
H112.22152.87101.11264.33163.13602.57073.19302.63981.80131.79955.02514.88784.5444
H123.57982.22914.83431.11203.85433.85432.56002.56005.75355.02515.02511.80131.8013
H132.87102.22154.33161.11262.63983.19302.57073.13605.02514.54444.88781.80131.7995
H142.87102.22154.33161.11263.19302.63983.13602.57075.02514.88784.54441.80131.7995

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.552 C1 C2 H7 108.972
C1 C2 H8 108.972 C1 C3 H9 111.258
C1 C3 H11 110.625 C1 C3 H12 30.949
C2 C1 C3 112.552 C2 C1 H5 108.972
C2 C1 H6 108.972 C2 C4 H10 17.339
C2 C4 H13 110.625 C2 C4 H14 110.625
C3 C1 H5 109.603 C3 C1 H6 109.603
C4 C2 H7 109.603 C4 C2 H8 109.603
H5 C1 H6 106.978 H7 C2 H8 106.978
H9 C3 H11 108.139 H9 C3 H12 142.207
H10 C4 H13 93.875 H10 C4 H14 113.800
H11 C3 H12 93.430 H13 C4 H14 107.939
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-28.033467
Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy76.569257
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/CEP-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 3135 3029 73.70      
2 A 3121 3016 0.04      
3 A 3086 2982 28.07      
4 A 3034 2931 14.28      
5 A 3026 2924 76.25      
6 A 1538 1486 1.53      
7 A 1529 1477 5.25      
8 A 1512 1461 0.02      
9 A 1453 1404 5.63      
10 A 1402 1355 0.30      
11 A 1325 1281 0.68      
12 A 1228 1187 0.07      
13 A 1111 1074 0.17      
14 A 1005 971 0.42      
15 A 841 813 0.50      
16 A 806 779 1.99      
17 A 310 300 0.03      
18 A 262 253 0.03      
19 A 93 90 0.00      
20 B 3128 3022 150.38      
21 B 3123 3018 135.46      
22 B 3093 2988 32.13      
23 B 3027 2925 49.47      
24 B 3022 2920 40.85      
25 B 1531 1480 10.86      
26 B 1524 1473 11.09      
27 B 1510 1460 0.68      
28 B 1448 1400 6.52      
29 B 1409 1361 1.45      
30 B 1306 1262 0.20      
31 B 1179 1139 2.99      
32 B 989 955 4.41      
33 B 973 941 2.28      
34 B 759 733 5.45      
35 B 428 414 0.45      
36 B 195 189 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29229.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28244.2 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/CEP-31G
ABC
0.74734 0.11550 0.10841

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability