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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/STO-3G

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=FULL/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.679298
Energy at 298.15K-155.689796
HF Energy-155.463420
Nuclear repulsion energy128.556097
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=FULL/STO-3G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
Au 119 106 0.00      
Au 219 195 0.00      
Bg 254 226 0.00      
Bu 274 244 0.12      
Ag 446 397 0.00      
Au 800 711 3.79      
Bg 901 801 0.00      
Ag 944 839 0.00      
Au 1078 958 0.95      
Bu 1093 971 3.35      
Bu 1149 1021 0.58      
Ag 1189 1057 0.00      
Ag 1298 1154 0.00      
Bg 1359 1208 0.00      
Au 1441 1281 0.01      
Bg 1478 1313 0.00      
Bu 1481 1317 16.45      
Ag 1591 1415 0.00      
Bu 1623 1443 1.00      
Ag 1630 1449 0.00      
Ag 1715 1524 0.00      
Bu 1728 1536 0.63      
Au 1737 1544 2.77      
Bg 1738 1545 0.00      
Ag 1746 1552 0.00      
Bu 1748 1553 0.41      
Ag 3374 2999 0.00      
Bu 3374 2999 7.55      
Ag 3402 3024 0.00      
Bu 3406 3028 11.62      
Bg 3510 3120 0.00      
Au 3521 3130 8.03      
Ag 3554 3159 0.00      
Bu 3554 3159 7.32      
Bg 3555 3160 0.00      
Au 3555 3160 10.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 32792.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8889) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29149.2 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=FULL/STO-3G
ABC
0.75510 0.11723 0.10997

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/STO-3G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.435 0.650 0.000
C2 0.435 -0.650 0.000
C3 0.435 1.944 0.000
C4 -0.435 -1.944 0.000
H5 -1.092 0.649 0.890
H6 -1.092 0.649 -0.890
H7 1.092 -0.649 0.890
H8 1.092 -0.649 -0.890
H9 -0.204 2.844 0.000
H10 1.081 1.980 0.893
H11 1.081 1.980 -0.893
H12 0.204 -2.844 0.000
H13 -1.081 -1.980 0.893
H14 -1.081 -1.980 -0.893

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.56351.55922.59361.10651.10652.19312.19312.20632.20582.20583.55142.85142.8514
C21.56352.59361.55922.19312.19311.10651.10653.55142.85142.85142.20632.20582.2058
C31.55922.59363.98392.19102.19102.81912.81911.10341.10331.10334.79334.30034.3003
C42.59361.55923.98392.81912.81912.19102.19104.79334.30034.30031.10341.10331.1033
H51.10652.19312.19102.81911.78062.54033.10222.52972.54833.11053.83022.62883.1767
H61.10652.19312.19102.81911.78063.10222.54032.52973.11052.54833.83023.17672.6288
H72.19311.10652.81912.19102.54033.10221.78063.83022.62883.17672.52972.54833.1105
H82.19311.10652.81912.19103.10222.54031.78063.83023.17672.62882.52973.11052.5483
H92.20633.55141.10344.79332.52972.52973.83023.83021.78761.78765.70224.98364.9836
H102.20582.85141.10334.30032.54833.11052.62883.17671.78761.78674.98364.51174.8526
H112.20582.85141.10334.30033.11052.54833.17672.62881.78761.78674.98364.85264.5117
H123.55142.20634.79331.10343.83023.83022.52972.52975.70224.98364.98361.78761.7876
H132.85142.20584.30031.10332.62883.17672.54833.11054.98364.51174.85261.78761.7867
H142.85142.20584.30031.10333.17672.62883.11052.54834.98364.85264.51171.78761.7867

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.316 C1 C2 H7 109.249
C1 C2 H8 109.249 C1 C3 H9 110.749
C1 C3 H11 110.720 C1 C3 H12 31.132
C2 C1 C3 112.316 C2 C1 H5 109.249
C2 C1 H6 109.249 C2 C4 H10 17.448
C2 C4 H13 110.720 C2 C4 H14 110.720
C3 C1 H5 109.377 C3 C1 H6 109.377
C4 C2 H7 109.377 C4 C2 H8 109.377
H5 C1 H6 107.136 H7 C2 H8 107.136
H9 C3 H11 108.210 H9 C3 H12 141.881
H10 C4 H13 93.903 H10 C4 H14 113.859
H11 C3 H12 93.484 H13 C4 H14 108.132
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.678149
Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy130.327572
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=FULL/STO-3G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3561 3165 3.48      
2 A 3553 3158 0.05      
3 A 3510 3120 2.74      
4 A 3403 3025 6.45      
5 A 3377 3002 3.20      
6 A 1749 1555 0.03      
7 A 1743 1549 0.76      
8 A 1723 1532 0.27      
9 A 1628 1447 0.06      
10 A 1575 1400 1.45      
11 A 1458 1296 0.18      
12 A 1341 1192 0.08      
13 A 1213 1078 0.05      
14 A 1117 993 0.30      
15 A 934 830 0.07      
16 A 879 781 1.52      
17 A 330 294 0.07      
18 A 257 229 0.01      
19 A 110 97 0.00      
20 B 3558 3162 5.98      
21 B 3553 3158 7.52      
22 B 3516 3125 6.30      
23 B 3401 3023 5.78      
24 B 3375 3000 3.30      
25 B 1744 1551 0.93      
26 B 1737 1544 1.71      
27 B 1716 1525 0.05      
28 B 1629 1448 0.27      
29 B 1545 1373 17.47      
30 B 1437 1278 0.60      
31 B 1288 1145 2.33      
32 B 1092 971 0.70      
33 B 1080 960 1.83      
34 B 834 741 3.45      
35 B 459 408 0.33      
36 B 213 190 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 32817.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8889) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29171.3 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 MP2=FULL/STO-3G
ABC
0.75510 0.11723 0.10997

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/STO-3G

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability