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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: MP2/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 MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.926372
Energy at 298.15K-157.937005
HF Energy-157.314341
Nuclear repulsion energy130.057719
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/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 119 114 0.01      
Au 228 218 0.00      
Bu 256 246 0.01      
Bg 264 253 0.00      
Ag 426 408 0.00      
Au 731 701 2.25      
Bg 804 771 0.00      
Ag 852 817 0.00      
Au 951 912 0.57      
Bu 970 930 4.10      
Bu 1043 1001 0.22      
Ag 1095 1050 0.00      
Ag 1171 1123 0.00      
Bg 1200 1151 0.00      
Au 1279 1227 0.30      
Bu 1301 1248 2.76      
Bg 1322 1268 0.00      
Ag 1382 1325 0.00      
Ag 1394 1337 0.00      
Bu 1395 1338 4.35      
Ag 1474 1413 0.00      
Bu 1478 1418 1.10      
Bg 1489 1428 0.00      
Au 1491 1430 13.28      
Ag 1493 1432 0.00      
Bu 1497 1436 7.51      
Ag 3044 2920 0.00      
Bu 3052 2927 30.95      
Bu 3055 2930 90.73      
Ag 3055 2930 0.00      
Bg 3086 2959 0.00      
Au 3107 2980 23.95      
Bg 3142 3013 0.00      
Au 3145 3016 91.68      
Ag 3149 3020 0.00      
Bu 3150 3021 66.33      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29043.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.959) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27852.8 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/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.77179 0.12070 0.11329

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.425 0.638 0.000
C2 0.425 -0.638 0.000
C3 0.425 1.914 0.000
C4 -0.425 -1.914 0.000
H5 -1.087 0.631 0.885
H6 -1.087 0.631 -0.885
H7 1.087 -0.631 0.885
H8 1.087 -0.631 -0.885
H9 -0.202 2.819 0.000
H10 1.074 1.952 0.891
H11 1.074 1.952 -0.891
H12 0.202 -2.819 0.000
H13 -1.074 -1.952 0.891
H14 -1.074 -1.952 -0.891

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.53301.53312.55151.10491.10492.16312.16312.19252.18332.18333.51332.81452.8145
C21.53302.55151.53312.16312.16311.10491.10493.51332.81452.81452.19252.18332.1833
C31.53312.55153.92062.17082.17082.77462.77461.10141.10251.10254.73794.24064.2406
C42.55151.53313.92062.77462.77462.17082.17084.73794.24064.24061.10141.10251.1025
H51.10492.16312.17082.77461.76992.51353.07412.52012.53223.09263.78812.58343.1347
H61.10492.16312.17082.77461.76993.07412.51352.52013.09262.53223.78813.13472.5834
H72.16311.10492.77462.17082.51353.07411.76993.78812.58343.13472.52012.53223.0926
H82.16311.10492.77462.17083.07412.51351.76993.78813.13472.58342.52013.09262.5322
H92.19253.51331.10144.73792.52012.52013.78813.78811.78141.78145.65254.93104.9310
H102.18332.81451.10254.24062.53223.09262.58343.13471.78141.78114.93104.45584.7985
H112.18332.81451.10254.24063.09262.53223.13472.58341.78141.78114.93104.79854.4558
H123.51332.19254.73791.10143.78813.78812.52012.52015.65254.93104.93101.78141.7814
H132.81452.18334.24061.10252.58343.13472.53223.09264.93104.45584.79851.78141.7811
H142.81452.18334.24061.10253.13472.58343.09262.53224.93104.79854.45581.78141.7811

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.649 C1 C2 H7 109.097
C1 C2 H8 109.097 C1 C3 H9 111.607
C1 C3 H11 110.807 C1 C3 H12 30.980
C2 C1 C3 112.649 C2 C1 H5 109.097
C2 C1 H6 109.097 C2 C4 H10 17.331
C2 C4 H13 110.807 C2 C4 H14 110.807
C3 C1 H5 109.686 C3 C1 H6 109.686
C4 C2 H7 109.686 C4 C2 H8 109.686
H5 C1 H6 106.430 H7 C2 H8 106.430
H9 C3 H11 107.859 H9 C3 H12 142.586
H10 C4 H13 94.018 H10 C4 H14 114.161
H11 C3 H12 93.575 H13 C4 H14 107.746
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.925504
Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy132.032458
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/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 3159 3029 28.13      
2 A 3144 3015 1.42      
3 A 3100 2973 23.47      
4 A 3059 2933 25.88      
5 A 3050 2925 23.23      
6 A 1505 1443 1.53      
7 A 1494 1432 3.47      
8 A 1475 1415 0.01      
9 A 1396 1338 3.29      
10 A 1366 1310 0.32      
11 A 1303 1250 0.26      
12 A 1190 1141 0.05      
13 A 1112 1067 0.12      
14 A 987 946 0.12      
15 A 844 810 0.05      
16 A 797 765 1.15      
17 A 321 308 0.01      
18 A 282 271 0.01      
19 A 115 110 0.01      
20 B 3152 3022 48.16      
21 B 3144 3015 71.10      
22 B 3106 2978 26.67      
23 B 3056 2931 24.60      
24 B 3050 2925 30.55      
25 B 1494 1432 12.10      
26 B 1489 1428 5.73      
27 B 1471 1411 0.36      
28 B 1400 1342 5.90      
29 B 1353 1297 1.47      
30 B 1278 1226 0.45      
31 B 1151 1104 1.52      
32 B 986 945 1.47      
33 B 958 919 1.46      
34 B 742 711 2.58      
35 B 435 417 0.23      
36 B 218 209 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29089.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.959) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27897.2 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/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.77179 0.12070 0.11329

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability