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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ

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 MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.085236
Energy at 298.15K-158.095904
HF Energy-157.356415
Nuclear repulsion energy131.100867
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-pVTZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
Au 121 116 0.01      
Au 227 216 0.00      
Bu 257 244 0.01      
Bg 265 252 0.00      
Ag 427 407 0.00      
Au 738 703 2.79      
Bg 814 775 0.00      
Ag 858 818 0.00      
Au 966 921 0.74      
Bu 984 938 5.09      
Bu 1044 995 0.05      
Ag 1095 1043 0.00      
Ag 1183 1128 0.00      
Bg 1216 1159 0.00      
Au 1298 1237 0.23      
Bu 1324 1262 2.11      
Bg 1342 1279 0.00      
Ag 1397 1331 0.00      
Ag 1415 1348 0.00      
Bu 1417 1350 5.37      
Ag 1499 1428 0.00      
Bu 1507 1436 1.06      
Bg 1518 1446 0.00      
Au 1520 1448 14.43      
Ag 1522 1450 0.00      
Bu 1526 1454 9.21      
Ag 3051 2907 0.00      
Bu 3060 2916 21.29      
Ag 3063 2918 0.00      
Bu 3063 2919 86.22      
Bg 3089 2944 0.00      
Au 3111 2965 18.92      
Bg 3147 2998 0.00      
Au 3149 3001 77.79      
Ag 3153 3004 0.00      
Bu 3153 3005 56.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29258.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9529) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27880.6 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 MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.78441 0.12249 0.11493

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.423 0.633 0.000
C2 0.423 -0.633 0.000
C3 0.423 1.900 0.000
C4 -0.423 -1.900 0.000
H5 -1.078 0.626 0.876
H6 -1.078 0.626 -0.876
H7 1.078 -0.626 0.876
H8 1.078 -0.626 -0.876
H9 -0.195 2.798 0.000
H10 1.066 1.936 0.881
H11 1.066 1.936 -0.881
H12 0.195 -2.798 0.000
H13 -1.066 -1.936 0.881
H14 -1.066 -1.936 -0.881

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.52341.52352.53371.09341.09342.14582.14582.17622.16502.16503.48622.79072.7907
C21.52342.53371.52352.14582.14581.09341.09343.48622.79072.79072.17622.16502.1650
C31.52352.53373.89362.15502.15502.75242.75241.08961.09071.09074.70344.20784.2078
C42.53371.52353.89362.75242.75242.15502.15504.70344.20784.20781.08961.09071.0907
H51.09342.14582.15502.75241.75122.49253.04622.50262.51203.06513.75572.56133.1056
H61.09342.14582.15502.75241.75123.04622.49252.50263.06512.51203.75573.10562.5613
H72.14581.09342.75242.15502.49253.04621.75123.75572.56133.10562.50262.51203.0651
H82.14581.09342.75242.15503.04622.49251.75123.75573.10562.56132.50263.06512.5120
H92.17623.48621.08964.70342.50262.50263.75573.75571.76291.76295.60874.89254.8925
H102.16502.79071.09074.20782.51203.06512.56133.10561.76291.76134.89254.41904.7571
H112.16502.79071.09074.20783.06512.51203.10562.56131.76291.76134.89254.75714.4190
H123.48622.17624.70341.08963.75573.75572.50262.50265.60874.89254.89251.76291.7629
H132.79072.16504.20781.09072.56133.10562.51203.06514.89254.41904.75711.76291.7613
H142.79072.16504.20781.09073.10562.56133.06512.51204.89254.75714.41901.76291.7613

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.520 C1 C2 H7 109.071
C1 C2 H8 109.071 C1 C3 H9 111.696
C1 C3 H11 110.738 C1 C3 H12 30.961
C2 C1 C3 112.520 C2 C1 H5 109.071
C2 C1 H6 109.071 C2 C4 H10 17.337
C2 C4 H13 110.738 C2 C4 H14 110.738
C3 C1 H5 109.786 C3 C1 H6 109.786
C4 C2 H7 109.786 C4 C2 H8 109.786
H5 C1 H6 106.417 H7 C2 H8 106.417
H9 C3 H11 107.911 H9 C3 H12 142.657
H10 C4 H13 93.952 H10 C4 H14 114.011
H11 C3 H12 93.491 H13 C4 H14 107.693
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.084369
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 MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 3162 3013 24.62      
2 A 3148 3000 1.39      
3 A 3104 2958 20.33      
4 A 3066 2922 27.00      
5 A 3057 2913 15.57      
6 A 1531 1459 1.53      
7 A 1521 1449 4.41      
8 A 1502 1431 0.03      
9 A 1417 1351 3.82      
10 A 1383 1317 0.46      
11 A 1322 1260 0.28      
12 A 1205 1148 0.05      
13 A 1113 1060 0.15      
14 A 999 952 0.15      
15 A 850 810 0.01      
16 A 805 767 1.42      
17 A 323 308 0.02      
18 A 278 265 0.01      
19 A 110 105 0.01      
20 B 3155 3007 39.97      
21 B 3149 3000 60.18      
22 B 3110 2963 21.54      
23 B 3064 2920 22.78      
24 B 3058 2914 26.45      
25 B 1523 1451 10.48      
26 B 1516 1445 9.02      
27 B 1498 1428 0.46      
28 B 1417 1351 5.98      
29 B 1377 1312 1.30      
30 B 1298 1237 0.32      
31 B 1164 1109 1.73      
32 B 988 941 1.26      
33 B 973 927 2.24      
34 B 753 717 3.12      
35 B 434 414 0.30      
36 B 215 205 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29293.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9529) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27914.1 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 MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.78441 0.12249 0.11493

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

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability