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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: MP4=FULL/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 MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.244531
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-157.356327
Nuclear repulsion energy131.112575
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=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.78568 0.12248 0.11496

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.422 0.633 0.000
C2 0.422 -0.633 0.000
C3 0.422 1.900 0.000
C4 -0.422 -1.900 0.000
H5 -1.077 0.626 0.877
H6 -1.077 0.626 -0.877
H7 1.077 -0.626 0.877
H8 1.077 -0.626 -0.877
H9 -0.201 2.796 0.000
H10 1.064 1.937 0.882
H11 1.064 1.937 -0.882
H12 0.201 -2.796 0.000
H13 -1.064 -1.937 0.882
H14 -1.064 -1.937 -0.882

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.52161.52192.53381.09451.09452.14502.14502.17432.16472.16473.48582.79272.7927
C21.52162.53381.52192.14502.14501.09451.09453.48582.79272.79272.17432.16472.1647
C31.52192.53383.89322.15342.15342.75362.75361.09081.09181.09184.70204.20884.2088
C42.53381.52193.89322.75362.75362.15342.15344.70204.20884.20881.09081.09181.0918
H51.09452.14502.15342.75361.75312.49183.04672.49912.51083.06523.75712.56373.1087
H61.09452.14502.15342.75361.75313.04672.49182.49913.06522.51083.75713.10872.5637
H72.14501.09452.75362.15342.49183.04671.75313.75712.56373.10872.49912.51083.0652
H82.14501.09452.75362.15343.04672.49181.75313.75713.10872.56372.49913.06522.5108
H92.17433.48581.09084.70202.49912.49913.75713.75711.76521.76525.60724.89204.8920
H102.16472.79271.09184.20882.51083.06522.56373.10871.76521.76354.89204.42094.7597
H112.16472.79271.09184.20883.06522.51083.10872.56371.76521.76354.89204.75974.4209
H123.48582.17434.70201.09083.75713.75712.49912.49915.60724.89204.89201.76521.7652
H132.79272.16474.20881.09182.56373.10872.51083.06524.89204.42094.75971.76521.7635
H142.79272.16474.20881.09183.10872.56373.06522.51084.89204.75974.42091.76521.7635

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.711 C1 C2 H7 109.057
C1 C2 H8 109.057 C1 C3 H9 111.585
C1 C3 H11 110.752 C1 C3 H12 30.947
C2 C1 C3 112.711 C2 C1 H5 109.057
C2 C1 H6 109.057 C2 C4 H10 17.307
C2 C4 H13 110.752 C2 C4 H14 110.752
C3 C1 H5 109.696 C3 C1 H6 109.696
C4 C2 H7 109.696 C4 C2 H8 109.696
H5 C1 H6 106.423 H7 C2 H8 106.423
H9 C3 H11 107.941 H9 C3 H12 142.533
H10 C4 H13 93.986 H10 C4 H14 114.073
H11 C3 H12 93.522 H13 C4 H14 107.720
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.243594
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=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.78568 0.12248 0.11496

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

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability