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All results from a given calculation for CH2CHCHCH2 (1,3-Butadiene)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-121G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
1 2 no C2 1A

Conformer 1 (C2H)

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Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-25.913912
Energy at 298.15K-25.919121
HF Energy-25.405113
Nuclear repulsion energy55.804826
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-121G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3278 3123 0.00      
2 Ag 3181 3031 0.00      
3 Ag 3169 3020 0.00      
4 Ag 1693 1613 0.00      
5 Ag 1490 1419 0.00      
6 Ag 1313 1251 0.00      
7 Ag 1235 1177 0.00      
8 Ag 903 860 0.00      
9 Ag 512 488 0.00      
10 Au 1019 971 60.92      
11 Au 832 792 94.66      
12 Au 509 485 14.17      
13 Au 150 143 0.24      
14 Bg 963 917 0.00      
15 Bg 831 792 0.00      
16 Bg 722 688 0.00      
17 Bu 3278 3124 31.19      
18 Bu 3184 3034 16.68      
19 Bu 3172 3022 18.86      
20 Bu 1631 1554 13.03      
21 Bu 1419 1352 2.87      
22 Bu 1319 1256 1.95      
23 Bu 1003 956 2.75      
24 Bu 294 280 2.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18549.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9528) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17673.8 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/CEP-121G*
ABC
1.37811 0.14554 0.13164

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.735 0.000
C2 0.000 -0.735 0.000
C3 1.131 1.481 0.000
C4 -1.131 -1.481 0.000
H5 -0.973 1.230 0.000
H6 0.973 -1.230 0.000
H7 1.094 2.567 0.000
H8 2.114 1.016 0.000
H9 -1.094 -2.567 0.000
H10 -2.114 -1.016 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.47031.35482.48821.09152.19262.13342.13293.47842.7451
C21.47032.48821.35482.19261.09153.47842.74512.13342.1329
C31.35482.48823.72712.11882.71561.08621.08834.61904.0946
C42.48821.35483.72712.71562.11884.61904.09461.08621.0883
H51.09152.19262.11882.71563.13622.46153.09483.79852.5188
H62.19261.09152.71562.11883.13623.79852.51882.46153.0948
H72.13343.47841.08624.61902.46153.79851.85705.58034.8089
H82.13292.74511.08834.09463.09482.51881.85704.80894.6913
H93.47842.13344.61901.08623.79852.46155.58034.80891.8570
H102.74512.13294.09461.08832.51883.09484.80894.69131.8570

picture of 1,3-Butadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 123.418 C1 C2 H6 116.946
C1 C3 H7 121.461 C1 C3 H8 121.246
C2 C1 C3 123.418 C2 C1 H5 116.946
C2 C4 H9 121.461 C2 C4 H10 121.246
C3 C1 H5 119.636 C4 C2 H6 119.636
H7 C3 H8 117.293 H9 C4 H10 117.293
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2)

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Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-25.909967
Energy at 298.15K-25.915278
HF Energy-25.399742
Nuclear repulsion energy56.448798
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-121G*
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 3283 3128 5.64      
2 A 3192 3041 9.54      
3 A 3175 3025 15.71      
4 A 1661 1583 2.14      
5 A 1481 1411 8.14      
6 A 1332 1269 0.06      
7 A 1073 1022 0.19      
8 A 988 941 6.93      
9 A 896 854 0.03      
10 A 875 834 14.29      
11 A 739 704 4.86      
12 A 276 263 0.01      
13 A 191 182 0.06      
14 B 3281 3126 24.30      
15 B 3181 3031 16.44      
16 B 3172 3022 3.25      
17 B 1662 1584 4.08      
18 B 1444 1376 0.49      
19 B 1300 1238 0.18      
20 B 1097 1046 4.53      
21 B 1014 966 47.83      
22 B 868 827 85.92      
23 B 627 597 9.67      
24 B 456 434 13.79      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18630.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9528) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17751.4 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-121G*
ABC
0.69640 0.18592 0.15245

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.134 0.729 0.559
C2 -0.134 -0.729 0.559
C3 -0.134 1.537 -0.494
C4 0.134 -1.537 -0.494
H5 0.545 1.163 1.471
H6 -0.545 -1.163 1.471
H7 0.099 2.598 -0.463
H8 -0.601 1.149 -1.396
H9 -0.099 -2.598 -0.463
H10 0.601 -1.149 -1.396

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.48211.35402.49871.09092.20742.13052.13013.48802.7504
C21.48212.49871.35402.20741.09093.48802.75042.13052.1301
C31.35402.49873.08642.11253.36481.08651.08754.13572.9275
C42.49871.35403.08643.36482.11254.13572.92751.08651.0875
H51.09092.20742.11253.36482.56862.44933.08774.27793.6836
H62.20741.09093.36482.11252.56864.27793.68362.44933.0877
H72.13053.48801.08654.13572.44934.27791.86025.20003.8940
H82.13012.75041.08752.92753.08773.68361.86023.89402.5931
H93.48802.13054.13571.08654.27792.44935.20003.89401.8602
H102.75042.13012.92751.08753.68363.08773.89402.59311.8602

picture of 1,3-Butadiene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 123.470 C1 C2 H6 117.353
C1 C3 H7 121.226 C1 C3 H8 121.103
C2 C1 C3 123.470 C2 C1 H5 117.353
C2 C4 H9 121.226 C2 C4 H10 121.103
C3 C1 H5 119.157 C4 C2 H6 119.157
H7 C3 H8 117.668 H9 C4 H10 117.668
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability