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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: MP4/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 MP4/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.007998
Energy at 298.15K-158.018568
HF Energy-157.313557
Nuclear repulsion energy129.553374
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 MP4/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
Au 120 117        
Au 231 226        
Bu 264 258        
Bg 268 262        
Ag 433 423        
Au 746 729        
Bg 828 809        
Ag 865 845        
Au 981 959        
Bu 999 976        
Bu 1052 1028        
Ag 1103 1077        
Ag 1198 1170        
Bg 1248 1219        
Au 1321 1290        
Bu 1350 1318        
Bg 1358 1326        
Ag 1437 1404        
Ag 1458 1424        
Bu 1458 1425        
Ag 1537 1501        
Bu 1538 1503        
Bg 1546 1510        
Au 1546 1511        
Ag 1550 1514        
Bu 1559 1523        
Ag 3033 2963        
Bu 3039 2969        
Bu 3050 2980        
Ag 3051 2981        
Bg 3065 2994        
Au 3086 3015        
Bg 3128 3056        
Au 3131 3059        
Ag 3132 3060        
Bu 3133 3061        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29419.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9769) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28740.0 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 MP4/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.76645 0.11969 0.11235

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.426 0.641 0.000
C2 0.426 -0.641 0.000
C3 0.426 1.922 0.000
C4 -0.426 -1.922 0.000
H5 -1.090 0.635 0.888
H6 -1.090 0.635 -0.888
H7 1.090 -0.635 0.888
H8 1.090 -0.635 -0.888
H9 -0.204 2.829 0.000
H10 1.077 1.961 0.894
H11 1.077 1.961 -0.894
H12 0.204 -2.829 0.000
H13 -1.077 -1.961 0.894
H14 -1.077 -1.961 -0.894

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.53911.53932.56241.10871.10872.17152.17152.20022.19212.19213.52682.82722.8272
C21.53912.56241.53932.17152.17151.10871.10873.52682.82722.82722.20022.19212.1921
C31.53932.56243.93722.17862.17862.78652.78651.10511.10631.10634.75654.25924.2592
C42.56241.53933.93722.78652.78652.17862.17864.75654.25924.25921.10511.10631.1063
H51.10872.17152.17862.78651.77572.52333.08552.52812.54183.10393.80312.59613.1486
H61.10872.17152.17862.78651.77573.08552.52332.52813.10392.54183.80313.14862.5961
H72.17151.10872.78652.17862.52333.08551.77573.80312.59613.14862.52812.54183.1039
H82.17151.10872.78652.17863.08552.52331.77573.80313.14862.59612.52813.10392.5418
H92.20023.52681.10514.75652.52812.52813.80313.80311.78731.78735.67364.95124.9512
H102.19212.82721.10634.25922.54183.10392.59613.14861.78731.78734.95124.47594.8195
H112.19212.82721.10634.25923.10392.54183.14862.59611.78731.78734.95124.81954.4759
H123.52682.20024.75651.10513.80313.80312.52812.52815.67364.95124.95121.78731.7873
H132.82722.19214.25921.10632.59613.14862.54183.10394.95124.47594.81951.78731.7873
H142.82722.19214.25921.10633.14862.59613.10392.54184.95124.81954.47591.78731.7873

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.690 C1 C2 H7 109.112
C1 C2 H8 109.112 C1 C3 H9 111.560
C1 C3 H11 110.848 C1 C3 H12 30.972
C2 C1 C3 112.690 C2 C1 H5 109.112
C2 C1 H6 109.112 C2 C4 H10 17.325
C2 C4 H13 110.848 C2 C4 H14 110.848
C3 C1 H5 109.654 C3 C1 H6 109.654
C4 C2 H7 109.654 C4 C2 H8 109.654
H5 C1 H6 106.420 H7 C2 H8 106.420
H9 C3 H11 107.836 H9 C3 H12 142.532
H10 C4 H13 94.069 H10 C4 H14 114.200
H11 C3 H12 93.629 H13 C4 H14 107.755
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at MP4/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.007102
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 MP4/6-31G*
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 3144 3071        
2 A 3129 3057        
3 A 3077 3006        
4 A 3055 2985        
5 A 3039 2968        
6 A 1558 1522        
7 A 1553 1517        
8 A 1535 1500        
9 A 1459 1425        
10 A 1419 1386        
11 A 1341 1310        
12 A 1232 1203        
13 A 1122 1096        
14 A 1016 993        
15 A 855 835        
16 A 814 795        
17 A 327 320        
18 A 277 270        
19 A 111 108        
20 B 3136 3063        
21 B 3130 3058        
22 B 3083 3012        
23 B 3052 2982        
24 B 3036 2966        
25 B 1553 1517        
26 B 1545 1509        
27 B 1533 1498        
28 B 1460 1426        
29 B 1403 1371        
30 B 1319 1289        
31 B 1184 1156        
32 B 996 973        
33 B 987 964        
34 B 762 744        
35 B 444 434        
36 B 223 218        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29453.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9769) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28773.2 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 MP4/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.76645 0.11969 0.11235

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability