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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.300342
Energy at 298.15K-158.311010
HF Energy-158.073339
Nuclear repulsion energy130.684254
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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
Au 127 127 0.01      
Au 227 227 0.00      
Bu 258 258 0.07      
Bg 267 267 0.00      
Ag 427 427 0.00      
Au 743 743 3.35      
Bg 819 819 0.00      
Ag 855 855 0.00      
Au 972 972 1.02      
Bu 990 990 5.19      
Bu 1037 1037 0.05      
Ag 1087 1087 0.00      
Ag 1185 1185 0.00      
Bg 1226 1226 0.00      
Au 1307 1307 0.08      
Bu 1336 1336 5.44      
Bg 1351 1351 0.00      
Ag 1412 1412 0.00      
Ag 1428 1428 0.00      
Bu 1430 1430 2.62      
Ag 1507 1507 0.00      
Bu 1513 1513 1.21      
Bg 1522 1522 0.00      
Au 1523 1523 10.62      
Ag 1529 1529 0.00      
Bu 1535 1535 4.35      
Ag 3050 3050 0.00      
Bu 3058 3058 39.38      
Bu 3066 3066 67.74      
Ag 3066 3066 0.00      
Bg 3079 3079 0.00      
Au 3101 3101 22.64      
Bg 3139 3139 0.00      
Au 3143 3143 92.28      
Ag 3143 3143 0.00      
Bu 3144 3144 65.63      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29299.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29299.6 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.78386 0.12131 0.11388

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.422 0.637 0.000
C2 0.422 -0.637 0.000
C3 0.422 1.910 0.000
C4 -0.422 -1.910 0.000
H5 -1.080 0.632 0.875
H6 -1.080 0.632 -0.875
H7 1.080 -0.632 0.875
H8 1.080 -0.632 -0.875
H9 -0.202 2.805 0.000
H10 1.066 1.953 0.882
H11 1.066 1.953 -0.882
H12 0.202 -2.805 0.000
H13 -1.066 -1.953 0.882
H14 -1.066 -1.953 -0.882

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.52811.52732.54671.09521.09522.15252.15252.17962.17322.17323.49852.81022.8102
C21.52812.54671.52732.15252.15251.09521.09523.49852.81022.81022.17962.17322.1732
C31.52732.54673.91172.15752.15752.76782.76781.09181.09271.09274.72034.23194.2319
C42.54671.52733.91172.76782.76782.15752.15754.72034.23194.23191.09181.09271.0927
H51.09522.15252.15752.76781.75082.50303.05452.50192.51993.07193.77202.58473.1253
H61.09522.15252.15752.76781.75083.05452.50302.50193.07192.51993.77203.12532.5847
H72.15251.09522.76782.15752.50303.05451.75083.77202.58473.12532.50192.51993.0719
H82.15251.09522.76782.15753.05452.50301.75083.77203.12532.58472.50193.07192.5199
H92.17963.49851.09184.72032.50192.50193.77203.77201.76461.76465.62534.91544.9154
H102.17322.81021.09274.23192.51993.07192.58473.12531.76461.76314.91544.44934.7859
H112.17322.81021.09274.23193.07192.51993.12532.58471.76461.76314.91544.78594.4493
H123.49852.17964.72031.09183.77203.77202.50192.50195.62534.91544.91541.76461.7646
H132.81022.17324.23191.09272.58473.12532.51993.07194.91544.44934.78591.76461.7631
H142.81022.17324.23191.09273.12532.58473.07192.51994.91544.78594.44931.76461.7631

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.925 C1 C2 H7 109.163
C1 C2 H8 109.163 C1 C3 H9 111.570
C1 C3 H11 111.002 C1 C3 H12 30.881
C2 C1 C3 112.925 C2 C1 H5 109.163
C2 C1 H6 109.163 C2 C4 H10 17.260
C2 C4 H13 111.002 C2 C4 H14 111.002
C3 C1 H5 109.615 C3 C1 H6 109.615
C4 C2 H7 109.615 C4 C2 H8 109.615
H5 C1 H6 106.132 H7 C2 H8 106.132
H9 C3 H11 107.763 H9 C3 H12 142.450
H10 C4 H13 94.299 H10 C4 H14 114.273
H11 C3 H12 93.813 H13 C4 H14 107.565
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.299165
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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3155 3155 32.62      
2 A 3141 3141 0.62      
3 A 3092 3092 23.88      
4 A 3070 3070 20.56      
5 A 3055 3055 20.49      
6 A 1535 1535 1.14      
7 A 1528 1528 3.05      
8 A 1508 1508 0.03      
9 A 1431 1431 1.97      
10 A 1395 1395 0.94      
11 A 1329 1329 0.16      
12 A 1211 1211 0.05      
13 A 1107 1107 0.07      
14 A 1003 1003 0.23      
15 A 847 847 0.01      
16 A 804 804 1.44      
17 A 326 326 0.04      
18 A 272 272 0.01      
19 A 112 112 0.00      
20 B 3147 3147 45.19      
21 B 3142 3142 70.86      
22 B 3097 3097 28.30      
23 B 3068 3068 20.35      
24 B 3053 3053 25.02      
25 B 1529 1529 6.58      
26 B 1521 1521 6.74      
27 B 1505 1505 0.16      
28 B 1431 1431 5.61      
29 B 1387 1387 4.33      
30 B 1306 1306 0.59      
31 B 1168 1168 2.32      
32 B 983 983 0.72      
33 B 978 978 2.67      
34 B 757 757 3.59      
35 B 433 433 0.43      
36 B 217 217 0.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29321.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29321.4 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.78386 0.12131 0.11388

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability