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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ

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 CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.988507
Energy at 298.15K-157.999132
HF Energy-157.313906
Nuclear repulsion energy129.695521
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 CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
Au 116 112 0.01      
Au 224 216 0.00      
Bu 257 248 0.00      
Bg 259 250 0.00      
Ag 426 410 0.00      
Au 730 703 1.67      
Bg 805 776 0.00      
Ag 850 819 0.00      
Au 954 919 0.41      
Bu 974 938 2.96      
Bu 1038 1000 0.17      
Ag 1089 1050 0.00      
Ag 1173 1131 0.00      
Bg 1208 1163 0.00      
Au 1285 1238 0.31      
Bu 1314 1266 3.56      
Bg 1325 1277 0.00      
Ag 1397 1346 0.00      
Bu 1408 1357 3.00      
Ag 1411 1360 0.00      
Ag 1480 1426 0.00      
Bu 1482 1428 1.40      
Bg 1491 1436 0.00      
Au 1492 1437 11.02      
Ag 1496 1441 0.00      
Bu 1502 1447 5.51      
Ag 3019 2908 0.00      
Bu 3025 2914 53.08      
Bu 3029 2918 74.86      
Ag 3031 2920 0.00      
Bg 3048 2936 0.00      
Au 3069 2956 21.16      
Bg 3100 2987 0.00      
Au 3104 2991 118.57      
Ag 3108 2994 0.00      
Bu 3109 2995 82.79      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28914.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9634) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27855.8 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 CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.76892 0.11987 0.11254

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.426 0.640 0.000
C2 0.426 -0.640 0.000
C3 0.426 1.920 0.000
C4 -0.426 -1.920 0.000
H5 -1.088 0.636 0.886
H6 -1.088 0.636 -0.886
H7 1.088 -0.636 0.886
H8 1.088 -0.636 -0.886
H9 -0.207 2.825 0.000
H10 1.076 1.961 0.893
H11 1.076 1.961 -0.893
H12 0.207 -2.825 0.000
H13 -1.076 -1.961 0.893
H14 -1.076 -1.961 -0.893

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.53751.53722.56071.10701.10702.16932.16932.19592.18992.18993.52272.82642.8264
C21.53752.56071.53722.16932.16931.10701.10703.52272.82642.82642.19592.18992.1899
C31.53722.56073.93402.17452.17452.78552.78551.10381.10501.10504.75074.25674.2567
C42.56071.53723.93402.78552.78552.17452.17454.75074.25674.25671.10381.10501.1050
H51.10702.16932.17452.78551.77302.52103.08202.52142.53793.09943.80022.59723.1481
H61.10702.16932.17452.78551.77303.08202.52102.52143.09942.53793.80023.14812.5972
H72.16931.10702.78552.17452.52103.08201.77303.80022.59723.14812.52142.53793.0994
H82.16931.10702.78552.17453.08202.52101.77303.80023.14812.59722.52143.09942.5379
H92.19593.52271.10384.75072.52142.52143.80023.80021.78531.78535.66564.94614.9461
H102.18992.82641.10504.25672.53793.09942.59723.14811.78531.78514.94614.47414.8171
H112.18992.82641.10504.25673.09942.53793.14812.59721.78531.78514.94614.81714.4741
H123.52272.19594.75071.10383.80023.80022.52142.52145.66564.94614.94611.78531.7853
H132.82642.18994.25671.10502.59723.14812.53793.09944.94614.47414.81711.78531.7851
H142.82642.18994.25671.10503.14812.59723.09942.53794.94614.81714.47411.78531.7851

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.777 C1 C2 H7 109.151
C1 C2 H8 109.151 C1 C3 H9 111.439
C1 C3 H11 110.894 C1 C3 H12 30.975
C2 C1 C3 112.777 C2 C1 H5 109.151
C2 C1 H6 109.151 C2 C4 H10 17.313
C2 C4 H13 110.894 C2 C4 H14 110.894
C3 C1 H5 109.571 C3 C1 H6 109.571
C4 C2 H7 109.571 C4 C2 H8 109.571
H5 C1 H6 106.419 H7 C2 H8 106.419
H9 C3 H11 107.854 H9 C3 H12 142.415
H10 C4 H13 94.128 H10 C4 H14 114.250
H11 C3 H12 93.680 H13 C4 H14 107.750
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.987514
Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 3119 3004 37.28      
2 A 3104 2990 1.94      
3 A 3063 2951 28.51      
4 A 3034 2923 19.42      
5 A 3024 2913 28.91      
6 A 1506 1450 0.80      
7 A 1498 1444 3.28      
8 A 1480 1426 0.13      
9 A 1409 1358 2.36      
10 A 1382 1331 0.25      
11 A 1308 1260 0.24      
12 A 1197 1153 0.07      
13 A 1108 1067 0.10      
14 A 991 955 0.15      
15 A 841 810 0.02      
16 A 797 767 0.90      
17 A 319 308 0.01      
18 A 276 266 0.01      
19 A 111 107 0.00      
20 B 3111 2997 60.69      
21 B 3105 2991 90.38      
22 B 3067 2955 28.33      
23 B 3031 2920 24.97      
24 B 3023 2912 31.67      
25 B 1497 1442 9.80      
26 B 1491 1436 4.81      
27 B 1477 1423 0.18      
28 B 1414 1362 5.15      
29 B 1365 1315 2.21      
30 B 1284 1237 0.42      
31 B 1156 1113 1.34      
32 B 981 945 1.05      
33 B 961 926 1.09      
34 B 743 716 1.93      
35 B 435 419 0.14      
36 B 214 206 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28960.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9634) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27900.5 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 CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.76892 0.11987 0.11254

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability