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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHClCH2CH3 (Butane, 2-chloro-)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-617.965882
Energy at 298.15K-617.975734
Nuclear repulsion energy233.619804
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 B3PW91/6-31G(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 3149 3028 14.93      
2 A 3142 3021 19.27      
3 A 3127 3007 23.14      
4 A 3124 3003 24.69      
5 A 3092 2972 13.25      
6 A 3075 2956 0.79      
7 A 3048 2930 15.14      
8 A 3047 2929 27.25      
9 A 3030 2913 17.63      
10 A 1500 1442 5.19      
11 A 1491 1433 9.01      
12 A 1489 1431 0.60      
13 A 1479 1421 6.96      
14 A 1464 1408 0.73      
15 A 1406 1352 5.67      
16 A 1403 1348 4.35      
17 A 1388 1334 0.37      
18 A 1319 1268 10.97      
19 A 1312 1261 8.62      
20 A 1256 1208 15.21      
21 A 1177 1132 8.61      
22 A 1132 1089 2.60      
23 A 1090 1048 3.49      
24 A 1045 1005 2.24      
25 A 1001 962 9.89      
26 A 969 931 6.49      
27 A 855 822 9.32      
28 A 793 762 11.43      
29 A 623 599 22.40      
30 A 457 440 1.22      
31 A 385 371 2.21      
32 A 322 310 1.28      
33 A 249 239 0.14      
34 A 230 221 0.06      
35 A 211 203 1.15      
36 A 115 110 0.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26996.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9614) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25954.3 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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.15325 0.10353 0.06686

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.333 1.456 -0.008
H2 -1.503 1.472 -1.089
H3 -2.281 1.231 0.486
H4 -1.008 2.455 0.305
C5 -0.267 0.439 0.356
H6 -0.134 0.400 1.442
Cl7 -0.874 -1.222 -0.070
C8 1.071 0.697 -0.324
H9 1.337 1.741 -0.103
H10 0.930 0.637 -1.410
C11 2.202 -0.223 0.118
H12 2.372 -0.152 1.199
H13 1.977 -1.266 -0.118
H14 3.137 0.044 -0.383

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 H4 C5 H6 Cl7 C8 H9 H10 C11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09391.09231.09611.51792.15782.71812.54042.68672.78523.91564.21494.28694.7023
H21.09391.77301.77562.16373.07012.94772.79413.01772.59184.24894.78294.53264.9048
H31.09231.77301.77502.16772.49262.88193.48913.70063.77584.72694.90544.97265.6135
H41.09611.77561.77502.14922.50703.69912.79452.48563.16294.18524.36154.78974.8444
C51.51792.16372.16772.14921.09421.81921.52312.11642.14282.56732.83202.85783.5055
H62.15783.07012.49262.50701.09422.33742.15822.51963.05282.75592.57693.10843.7621
Cl72.71812.94772.88193.69911.81922.33742.74483.69732.91673.24013.64572.85194.2180
C82.54042.79413.48912.79451.52312.15822.74481.09901.09671.52392.17512.17242.1674
H92.68673.01773.70062.48562.11642.51963.69731.09901.75832.15722.51933.07432.4889
H102.78522.59183.77583.16292.14283.05282.91671.09671.75832.16633.08282.52712.5048
C113.91564.24894.72694.18522.56732.75593.24011.52392.15722.16631.09561.09321.0940
H124.21494.78294.90544.36152.83202.57693.64572.17512.51933.08281.09561.76941.7681
H134.28694.53264.97264.78972.85783.10842.85192.17243.07432.52711.09321.76941.7702
H144.70234.90485.61354.84443.50553.76214.21802.16742.48892.50481.09401.76811.7702

picture of Butane, 2-chloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 H6 110.346 C1 C5 Cl7 108.741
C1 C5 C8 113.311 H2 C1 H3 108.383
H2 C1 H4 108.342 H2 C1 C5 110.826
H3 C1 H4 108.405 H3 C1 C5 111.246
H4 C1 C5 109.557 C5 C8 H9 106.509
C5 C8 H10 108.665 C5 C8 C11 114.820
H6 C5 Cl7 103.909 H6 C5 C8 110.010
Cl7 C5 C8 110.100 C8 C11 H12 111.214
C8 C11 H13 111.143 C8 C11 H14 110.694
H9 C8 H10 106.413 H9 C8 C11 109.591
H10 C8 C11 110.447 H12 C11 H13 107.875
H12 C11 H14 107.705 H13 C11 H14 108.066
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.445      
2 H 0.158      
3 H 0.160      
4 H 0.146      
5 C -0.026      
6 H 0.154      
7 Cl -0.196      
8 C -0.218      
9 H 0.132      
10 H 0.142      
11 C -0.452      
12 H 0.138      
13 H 0.166      
14 H 0.141      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.817 2.039 0.354 2.224
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -39.255 -1.253 -0.306
y -1.253 -39.693 0.342
z -0.306 0.342 -38.534
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.141 -1.253 -0.306
y -1.253 -0.799 0.342
z -0.306 0.342 0.940
Polar
3z2-r21.880
x2-y20.438
xy-1.253
xz-0.306
yz0.342


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.904 0.207 0.041
y 0.207 9.085 0.144
z 0.041 0.144 7.069


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 181.208
(<r2>)1/2 13.461