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

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at HF/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-41.884159
Energy at 298.15K-41.894222
Nuclear repulsion energy100.690579
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 HF/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' 3300 2963 59.66      
2 A' 3281 2946 76.54      
3 A' 3243 2912 34.98      
4 A' 3218 2890 28.29      
5 A' 3209 2882 72.17      
6 A' 1638 1471 2.80      
7 A' 1627 1461 1.02      
8 A' 1625 1459 0.56      
9 A' 1618 1453 1.04      
10 A' 1557 1398 2.35      
11 A' 1534 1378 12.44      
12 A' 1465 1316 21.00      
13 A' 1373 1233 31.34      
14 A' 1209 1086 1.24      
15 A' 1134 1018 0.83      
16 A' 1096 984 2.24      
17 A' 966 868 0.10      
18 A' 795 714 73.52      
19 A' 416 374 1.38      
20 A' 350 315 4.03      
21 A' 166 149 2.19      
22 A" 3368 3024 47.84      
23 A" 3294 2958 131.99      
24 A" 3280 2945 22.03      
25 A" 3243 2913 13.35      
26 A" 1626 1460 6.26      
27 A" 1439 1292 0.04      
28 A" 1414 1270 1.63      
29 A" 1323 1188 0.44      
30 A" 1193 1071 0.18      
31 A" 994 893 0.50      
32 A" 836 750 0.00      
33 A" 773 694 2.07      
34 A" 261 234 0.04      
35 A" 119 107 0.27      
36 A" 110 99 1.67      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29046.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.898) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26083.5 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 HF/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.55975 0.04336 0.04148

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.215 -0.619 0.000
H2 -1.242 -1.247 0.885
H3 -1.242 -1.247 -0.885
C4 0.000 0.314 0.000
H5 -0.045 0.960 0.878
H6 -0.045 0.960 -0.878
C7 1.319 -0.484 0.000
H8 1.353 -1.136 -0.877
H9 1.353 -1.136 0.877
C10 2.553 0.439 0.000
H11 2.560 1.082 -0.883
H12 2.560 1.082 0.883
H13 3.477 -0.143 0.000
Cl14 -2.766 0.318 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 C4 H5 H6 C7 H8 H9 C10 H11 H12 H13 Cl14
C11.08511.08511.53222.15272.15272.53812.76302.76303.91384.23414.23414.71591.8118
H21.08511.76952.18242.51093.06782.81543.13922.59814.24594.79664.45914.92642.3563
H31.08511.76952.18243.06782.51092.81542.59813.13924.24594.45914.79664.92642.3563
C41.53222.18242.18241.09081.09081.54222.16892.16892.55612.81502.81503.50672.7657
H52.15272.51093.06781.09081.75572.17223.07072.51982.79163.14692.60833.79352.9301
H62.15273.06782.51091.09081.75572.17222.51983.07072.79162.60833.14693.79352.9301
C72.53812.81542.81541.54222.17222.17221.09321.09321.54052.18442.18442.18414.1632
H82.76303.13922.59812.16893.07072.51981.09321.75422.16492.52493.07772.50264.4554
H92.76302.59813.13922.16892.51983.07071.09321.75422.16493.07772.52492.50264.4554
C103.91384.24594.24592.55612.79162.79161.54052.16492.16491.09231.09231.09145.3202
H114.23414.79664.45912.81503.14692.60832.18442.52493.07771.09231.76551.76615.4526
H124.23414.45914.79662.81502.60833.14692.18443.07772.52491.09231.76551.76615.4526
H134.71594.92644.92643.50673.79353.79352.18412.50262.50261.09141.76611.76616.2594
Cl141.81182.35632.35632.76572.93012.93014.16324.45544.45545.32025.45265.45266.2594

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 109.150 C1 C4 H6 109.150
C1 C4 C7 111.287 H2 C1 H3 109.243
H2 C1 C4 111.853 H2 C1 Cl14 106.125
H3 C1 C4 111.853 H3 C1 Cl14 106.125
C4 C1 Cl14 111.325 C4 C7 H8 109.589
C4 C7 H9 109.589 C4 C7 C10 112.026
H5 C4 H6 107.174 H5 C4 C7 109.992
H6 C4 C7 109.992 C7 C10 H11 110.986
C7 C10 H12 110.986 C7 C10 H13 111.013
H8 C7 H9 106.703 H8 C7 C10 109.395
H9 C7 C10 109.395 H11 C10 H12 107.825
H11 C10 H13 107.946 H12 C10 H13 107.946
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.156      
2 H 0.137      
3 H 0.137      
4 C -0.161      
5 H 0.102      
6 H 0.102      
7 C -0.146      
8 H 0.078      
9 H 0.078      
10 C -0.299      
11 H 0.095      
12 H 0.095      
13 H 0.139      
14 Cl -0.201      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.449 -1.079 0.000 2.676
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -47.421 1.463 0.000
y 1.463 -38.716 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -38.277
Traceless
 xyz
x -8.925 1.463 0.000
y 1.463 4.133 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.792
Polar
3z2-r29.583
x2-y2-8.705
xy1.463
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.834 -0.643 0.000
y -0.643 6.754 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.921


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 170.785
(<r2>)1/2 13.068