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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: MP2/SDD

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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.603265
Energy at 298.15K-157.613857
HF Energy-157.247623
Nuclear repulsion energy128.430389
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/SDD
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
Au 111 108 0.00      
Au 217 210 0.00      
Bg 244 236 0.00      
Bu 258 249 0.11      
Ag 422 407 0.00      
Au 759 733 5.31      
Bg 840 811 0.00      
Ag 843 814 0.00      
Au 989 955 1.68      
Bu 994 960 10.02      
Bu 1023 988 1.82      
Ag 1081 1044 0.00      
Ag 1195 1154 0.00      
Bg 1255 1212 0.00      
Au 1312 1267 0.13      
Bg 1343 1297 0.00      
Bu 1367 1320 0.43      
Ag 1423 1373 0.00      
Bu 1455 1405 13.24      
Ag 1457 1407 0.00      
Ag 1527 1474 0.00      
Bu 1529 1476 1.65      
Bg 1540 1486 0.00      
Au 1541 1487 17.45      
Ag 1544 1490 0.00      
Bu 1547 1493 12.92      
Ag 3011 2906 0.00      
Bu 3011 2907 84.72      
Ag 3016 2911 0.00      
Bu 3021 2917 74.00      
Bg 3059 2953 0.00      
Au 3079 2972 23.84      
Bg 3111 3003 0.00      
Ag 3114 3006 0.00      
Bu 3115 3007 105.42      
Au 3116 3008 158.44      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29234.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9653) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28220.3 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/SDD
ABC
0.75657 0.11689 0.10973

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/SDD

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.433 0.649 0.000
C2 0.433 -0.649 0.000
C3 0.433 1.947 0.000
C4 -0.433 -1.947 0.000
H5 -1.092 0.642 0.892
H6 -1.092 0.642 -0.892
H7 1.092 -0.642 0.892
H8 1.092 -0.642 -0.892
H9 -0.202 2.852 0.000
H10 1.082 1.982 0.895
H11 1.082 1.982 -0.895
H12 0.202 -2.852 0.000
H13 -1.082 -1.982 0.895
H14 -1.082 -1.982 -0.895

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.56051.56052.59631.10901.10902.18862.18862.21522.20772.20773.55842.85432.8543
C21.56052.59631.56052.18862.18861.10901.10903.55842.85432.85432.21522.20772.2077
C31.56052.59633.98962.19642.19642.81722.81721.10551.10611.10614.80504.30564.3056
C42.59631.56053.98962.81722.81722.19642.19644.80504.30564.30561.10551.10611.1061
H51.10902.18862.19642.81721.78312.53473.09912.54382.55413.11693.83192.62493.1752
H61.10902.18862.19642.81721.78313.09912.53472.54383.11692.55413.83193.17522.6249
H72.18861.10902.81722.19642.53473.09911.78313.83192.62493.17522.54382.55413.1169
H82.18861.10902.81722.19643.09912.53471.78313.83193.17522.62492.54383.11692.5541
H92.21523.55841.10554.80502.54382.54383.83193.83191.79061.79065.71874.99494.9949
H102.20772.85431.10614.30562.55413.11692.62493.17521.79061.78994.99494.51694.8586
H112.20772.85431.10614.30563.11692.55413.17522.62491.79061.78994.99494.85864.5169
H123.55842.21524.80501.10553.83193.83192.54382.54385.71874.99494.99491.79061.7906
H132.85432.20774.30561.10612.62493.17522.55413.11694.99494.51694.85861.79061.7899
H142.85432.20774.30561.10613.17522.62493.11692.55414.99494.85864.51691.79061.7899

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.588 C1 C2 H7 108.968
C1 C2 H8 108.968 C1 C3 H9 111.238
C1 C3 H11 110.612 C1 C3 H12 30.950
C2 C1 C3 112.588 C2 C1 H5 108.968
C2 C1 H6 108.968 C2 C4 H10 17.347
C2 C4 H13 110.612 C2 C4 H14 110.612
C3 C1 H5 109.570 C3 C1 H6 109.570
C4 C2 H7 109.570 C4 C2 H8 109.570
H5 C1 H6 107.018 H7 C2 H8 107.018
H9 C3 H11 108.121 H9 C3 H12 142.189
H10 C4 H13 93.857 H10 C4 H14 113.806
H11 C3 H12 93.436 H13 C4 H14 108.023
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at MP2/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.602358
Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy130.250444
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/SDD
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 3127 3018 51.24      
2 A 3112 3004 0.38      
3 A 3070 2964 27.62      
4 A 3022 2917 13.92      
5 A 3016 2912 54.53      
6 A 1553 1499 2.39      
7 A 1540 1487 5.78      
8 A 1521 1468 0.21      
9 A 1459 1408 8.19      
10 A 1403 1354 0.37      
11 A 1330 1283 0.63      
12 A 1236 1193 0.12      
13 A 1111 1072 0.31      
14 A 1008 973 0.45      
15 A 847 818 0.60      
16 A 806 778 2.01      
17 A 318 307 0.03      
18 A 262 253 0.03      
19 A 95 92 0.00      
20 B 3119 3011 85.43      
21 B 3114 3006 108.34      
22 B 3076 2970 31.98      
23 B 3017 2913 39.04      
24 B 3014 2909 34.27      
25 B 1546 1493 11.79      
26 B 1538 1484 13.16      
27 B 1520 1467 1.39      
28 B 1451 1401 8.53      
29 B 1419 1369 0.59      
30 B 1311 1265 0.11      
31 B 1183 1142 3.22      
32 B 995 961 4.43      
33 B 970 937 3.03      
34 B 766 740 5.75      
35 B 435 420 0.54      
36 B 198 191 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29253.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9653) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28238.5 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 MP2/SDD
ABC
0.75657 0.11689 0.10973

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/SDD

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability