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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.300335
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-158.073332
Nuclear repulsion energy130.682478
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=FULLultrafine/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 124 124 0.01      
Au 229 229 0.00      
Bu 258 258 0.07      
Bg 269 269 0.00      
Ag 427 427 0.00      
Au 743 743 3.36      
Bg 818 818 0.00      
Ag 856 856 0.00      
Au 971 971 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 1306 1306 0.09      
Bu 1335 1335 5.44      
Bg 1349 1349 0.00      
Ag 1412 1412 0.00      
Ag 1428 1428 0.00      
Bu 1430 1430 2.63      
Ag 1507 1507 0.00      
Bu 1513 1513 1.16      
Bg 1522 1522 0.00      
Au 1524 1524 10.61      
Ag 1528 1528 0.00      
Bu 1534 1534 4.41      
Ag 3049 3049 0.00      
Bu 3057 3057 40.49      
Bu 3065 3065 66.72      
Ag 3066 3066 0.00      
Bg 3078 3078 0.00      
Au 3100 3100 22.92      
Bg 3139 3139 0.00      
Au 3142 3142 91.97      
Ag 3143 3143 0.00      
Bu 3144 3144 65.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29294.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29294.7 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=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.78398 0.12129 0.11387

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 -0.203 2.805 0.000
H10 1.066 1.953 0.882
H11 1.066 1.953 -0.882
H12 0.203 -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
C11.52801.52722.54681.09521.09522.15252.15252.17952.17332.17333.49852.81062.8106
C21.52802.54681.52722.15252.15251.09521.09523.49852.81062.81062.17952.17332.1733
C31.52722.54683.91192.15742.15742.76802.76801.09181.09271.09274.72034.23234.2323
C42.54681.52723.91192.76802.76802.15742.15744.72034.23234.23231.09181.09271.0927
H51.09522.15252.15742.76801.75082.50293.05452.50172.51993.07193.77212.58523.1257
H61.09522.15252.15742.76801.75083.05452.50292.50173.07192.51993.77213.12572.5852
H72.15251.09522.76802.15742.50293.05451.75083.77212.58523.12572.50172.51993.0719
H82.15251.09522.76802.15743.05452.50291.75083.77213.12572.58522.50173.07192.5199
H92.17953.49851.09184.72032.50172.50173.77213.77211.76451.76455.62534.91564.9156
H102.17332.81061.09274.23232.51993.07192.58523.12571.76451.76314.91564.44994.7864
H112.17332.81061.09274.23233.07192.51993.12572.58521.76451.76314.91564.78644.4499
H123.49852.17954.72031.09183.77213.77212.50172.50175.62534.91564.91561.76451.7645
H132.81062.17334.23231.09272.58523.12572.51993.07194.91564.44994.78641.76451.7631
H142.81062.17334.23231.09273.12572.58523.07192.51994.91564.78644.44991.76451.7631

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.938 C1 C2 H7 109.164
C1 C2 H8 109.164 C1 C3 H9 111.564
C1 C3 H11 111.010 C1 C3 H12 30.878
C2 C1 C3 112.938 C2 C1 H5 109.164
C2 C1 H6 109.164 C2 C4 H10 17.257
C2 C4 H13 111.010 C2 C4 H14 111.010
C3 C1 H5 109.607 C3 C1 H6 109.607
C4 C2 H7 109.607 C4 C2 H8 109.607
H5 C1 H6 106.131 H7 C2 H8 106.131
H9 C3 H11 107.758 H9 C3 H12 142.442
H10 C4 H13 94.309 H10 C4 H14 114.282
H11 C3 H12 93.823 H13 C4 H14 107.565
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.071874
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=FULLultrafine/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 3154 3154 32.28      
2 A 3140 3140 0.76      
3 A 3092 3092 23.81      
4 A 3070 3070 20.67      
5 A 3055 3055 20.64      
6 A 1535 1535 1.10      
7 A 1528 1528 3.07      
8 A 1508 1508 0.03      
9 A 1431 1431 2.00      
10 A 1396 1396 0.94      
11 A 1329 1329 0.16      
12 A 1212 1212 0.05      
13 A 1107 1107 0.07      
14 A 1003 1003 0.22      
15 A 847 847 0.02      
16 A 805 805 1.44      
17 A 326 326 0.04      
18 A 268 268 0.01      
19 A 114 114 0.00      
20 B 3146 3146 45.88      
21 B 3141 3141 71.12      
22 B 3097 3097 27.69      
23 B 3067 3067 20.01      
24 B 3053 3053 24.96      
25 B 1529 1529 6.88      
26 B 1521 1521 6.46      
27 B 1505 1505 0.15      
28 B 1431 1431 5.62      
29 B 1388 1388 4.33      
30 B 1306 1306 0.57      
31 B 1169 1169 2.30      
32 B 983 983 0.62      
33 B 979 979 2.78      
34 B 757 757 3.60      
35 B 435 435 0.43      
36 B 219 219 0.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29322.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29322.9 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=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.78398 0.12129 0.11387

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

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability