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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/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)

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Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.009871
Energy at 298.15K-158.020439
HF Energy-157.313460
Nuclear repulsion energy129.501283
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(T)/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 112 108        
Au 219 211        
Bu 254 244        
Bg 255 245        
Ag 421 405        
Au 723 695        
Bg 796 766        
Ag 841 809        
Au 943 908        
Bu 963 927        
Bu 1027 989        
Ag 1078 1038        
Ag 1161 1117        
Bg 1194 1149        
Au 1271 1224        
Bu 1299 1250        
Bg 1312 1263        
Ag 1381 1329        
Bu 1393 1340        
Ag 1393 1341        
Ag 1466 1411        
Bu 1469 1414        
Bg 1479 1423        
Au 1480 1425        
Ag 1483 1427        
Bu 1489 1433        
Ag 2996 2883        
Bu 3002 2890        
Bu 3008 2896        
Ag 3010 2897        
Bg 3026 2912        
Au 3047 2933        
Bg 3082 2966        
Au 3085 2970        
Ag 3090 2974        
Bu 3090 2974        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28667.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9625) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27592.1 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(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.76590 0.11958 0.11225

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.427 0.641 0.000
C2 0.427 -0.641 0.000
C3 0.427 1.923 0.000
C4 -0.427 -1.923 0.000
H5 -1.091 0.635 0.888
H6 -1.091 0.635 -0.888
H7 1.091 -0.635 0.888
H8 1.091 -0.635 -0.888
H9 -0.205 2.830 0.000
H10 1.078 1.963 0.894
H11 1.078 1.963 -0.894
H12 0.205 -2.830 0.000
H13 -1.078 -1.963 0.894
H14 -1.078 -1.963 -0.894

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.53981.53982.56351.10901.10902.17242.17242.20062.19312.19313.52802.82872.8287
C21.53982.56351.53982.17242.17241.10901.10903.52802.82872.82872.20062.19312.1931
C31.53982.56353.93882.17912.17912.78792.78791.10551.10681.10684.75804.26124.2612
C42.56351.53983.93882.78792.78792.17912.17914.75804.26124.26121.10551.10681.1068
H51.10902.17242.17912.78791.77642.52443.08672.52822.54263.10503.80472.59783.1504
H61.10902.17242.17912.78791.77643.08672.52442.52823.10502.54263.80473.15042.5978
H72.17241.10902.78792.17912.52443.08671.77643.80472.59783.15042.52822.54263.1050
H82.17241.10902.78792.17913.08672.52441.77643.80473.15042.59782.52823.10502.5426
H92.20063.52801.10554.75802.52822.52823.80473.80471.78801.78805.67524.95314.9531
H102.19312.82871.10684.26122.54263.10502.59783.15041.78801.78804.95314.47824.8220
H112.19312.82871.10684.26123.10502.54263.15042.59781.78801.78804.95314.82204.4782
H123.52802.20064.75801.10553.80473.80472.52822.52825.67524.95314.95311.78801.7880
H132.82872.19314.26121.10682.59783.15042.54263.10504.95314.47824.82201.78801.7880
H142.82872.19314.26121.10683.15042.59783.10502.54264.95314.82204.47821.78801.7880

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.699 C1 C2 H7 109.121
C1 C2 H8 109.121 C1 C3 H9 111.527
C1 C3 H11 110.861 C1 C3 H12 30.977
C2 C1 C3 112.699 C2 C1 H5 109.121
C2 C1 H6 109.121 C2 C4 H10 17.325
C2 C4 H13 110.861 C2 C4 H14 110.861
C3 C1 H5 109.638 C3 C1 H6 109.638
C4 C2 H7 109.638 C4 C2 H8 109.638
H5 C1 H6 106.427 H7 C2 H8 106.427
H9 C3 H11 107.840 H9 C3 H12 142.504
H10 C4 H13 94.082 H10 C4 H14 114.213
H11 C3 H12 93.641 H13 C4 H14 107.755
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.008957
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(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.76590 0.11958 0.11225

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

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability