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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: CCD/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 CCD/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.985309
Energy at 298.15K-157.995939
HF Energy-157.313989
Nuclear repulsion energy129.724239
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 CCD/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 117 113 0.01      
Au 225 217 0.00      
Bu 258 249 0.00      
Bg 259 250 0.00      
Ag 426 411 0.00      
Au 731 705 1.77      
Bg 806 778 0.00      
Ag 852 821 0.00      
Au 955 921 0.43      
Bu 975 941 3.09      
Bu 1041 1004 0.15      
Ag 1092 1053 0.00      
Ag 1175 1134 0.00      
Bg 1209 1166 0.00      
Au 1287 1241 0.29      
Bu 1317 1270 3.27      
Bg 1327 1280 0.00      
Ag 1400 1350 0.00      
Bu 1411 1361 3.25      
Ag 1414 1364 0.00      
Ag 1482 1430 0.00      
Bu 1485 1432 1.45      
Bg 1493 1440 0.00      
Au 1494 1441 11.35      
Ag 1498 1445 0.00      
Bu 1504 1451 5.91      
Ag 3027 2919 0.00      
Bu 3033 2926 38.59      
Bu 3036 2928 85.70      
Ag 3037 2929 0.00      
Bg 3058 2950 0.00      
Au 3079 2970 21.11      
Bg 3110 3000 0.00      
Au 3114 3003 113.03      
Ag 3118 3007 0.00      
Bu 3119 3008 78.70      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28980.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9645) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27951.6 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 CCD/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.76948 0.11990 0.11256

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.425 0.640 0.000
C2 0.425 -0.640 0.000
C3 0.425 1.920 0.000
C4 -0.425 -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 1.075 1.962 0.892
H11 1.075 1.962 -0.892
H12 0.207 -2.825 0.000
H13 -1.075 -1.962 0.892
H14 -1.075 -1.962 -0.892

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.53721.53702.56041.10651.10652.16882.16882.19542.18952.18953.52202.82622.8262
C21.53722.56041.53702.16882.16881.10651.10653.52202.82622.82622.19542.18952.1895
C31.53702.56043.93362.17392.17392.78522.78521.10341.10461.10464.74994.25634.2563
C42.56041.53703.93362.78522.78522.17392.17394.74994.25634.25631.10341.10461.1046
H51.10652.16882.17392.78521.77212.52053.08112.52062.53743.09843.79942.59733.1477
H61.10652.16882.17392.78521.77213.08112.52052.52063.09842.53743.79943.14772.5973
H72.16881.10652.78522.17392.52053.08111.77213.79942.59733.14772.52062.53743.0984
H82.16881.10652.78522.17393.08112.52051.77213.79943.14772.59732.52063.09842.5374
H92.19543.52201.10344.74992.52062.52063.79943.79941.78451.78455.66444.94554.9455
H102.18952.82621.10464.25632.53743.09842.59733.14771.78451.78444.94554.47384.8165
H112.18952.82621.10464.25633.09842.53743.14772.59731.78451.78444.94554.81654.4738
H123.52202.19544.74991.10343.79943.79942.52062.52065.66444.94554.94551.78451.7845
H132.82622.18954.25631.10462.59733.14772.53743.09844.94554.47384.81651.78451.7844
H142.82622.18954.25631.10463.14772.59733.09842.53744.94554.81654.47381.78451.7844

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.791 C1 C2 H7 109.154
C1 C2 H8 109.154 C1 C3 H9 111.441
C1 C3 H11 110.903 C1 C3 H12 30.970
C2 C1 C3 112.791 C2 C1 H5 109.154
C2 C1 H6 109.154 C2 C4 H10 17.310
C2 C4 H13 110.903 C2 C4 H14 110.903
C3 C1 H5 109.567 C3 C1 H6 109.567
C4 C2 H7 109.567 C4 C2 H8 109.567
H5 C1 H6 106.404 H7 C2 H8 106.404
H9 C3 H11 107.846 H9 C3 H12 142.411
H10 C4 H13 94.141 H10 C4 H14 114.257
H11 C3 H12 93.692 H13 C4 H14 107.745
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at CCD/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.984296
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 CCD/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 3128 3017 35.16      
2 A 3114 3003 2.01      
3 A 3073 2964 27.11      
4 A 3041 2933 18.91      
5 A 3032 2925 28.72      
6 A 1508 1454 0.78      
7 A 1501 1447 3.51      
8 A 1482 1430 0.12      
9 A 1412 1362 2.54      
10 A 1384 1335 0.20      
11 A 1310 1264 0.26      
12 A 1199 1156 0.08      
13 A 1110 1071 0.09      
14 A 993 957 0.15      
15 A 843 813 0.02      
16 A 798 769 0.94      
17 A 320 309 0.01      
18 A 276 266 0.01      
19 A 111 108 0.00      
20 B 3121 3010 58.19      
21 B 3114 3004 85.99      
22 B 3078 2969 27.06      
23 B 3038 2930 24.58      
24 B 3031 2924 30.88      
25 B 1499 1446 10.22      
26 B 1493 1440 4.96      
27 B 1480 1427 0.19      
28 B 1416 1366 5.25      
29 B 1368 1319 1.98      
30 B 1286 1240 0.39      
31 B 1157 1116 1.39      
32 B 983 948 1.05      
33 B 963 929 1.15      
34 B 745 718 2.02      
35 B 436 420 0.15      
36 B 215 207 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29026.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9645) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27996.4 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 CCD/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.76948 0.11990 0.11256

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

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability