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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-156.270630
Energy at 298.15K-156.281082
HF Energy-156.198645
Nuclear repulsion energy128.938800
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/STO-3G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
Au 119 119 0.00      
Au 214 214 0.00      
Bg 249 249 0.00      
Bu 271 271 0.20      
Ag 442 442 0.00      
Au 796 796 6.00      
Bg 895 895 0.00      
Ag 933 933 0.00      
Au 1068 1068 1.49      
Bu 1082 1082 5.42      
Bu 1133 1133 1.20      
Ag 1172 1172 0.00      
Ag 1283 1283 0.00      
Bg 1343 1343 0.00      
Au 1423 1423 0.06      
Bg 1460 1460 0.00      
Bu 1466 1466 11.93      
Ag 1572 1572 0.00      
Bu 1605 1605 0.19      
Ag 1608 1608 0.00      
Ag 1695 1695 0.00      
Bu 1708 1708 0.69      
Au 1716 1716 5.11      
Bg 1717 1717 0.00      
Ag 1725 1725 0.00      
Bu 1728 1728 2.07      
Ag 3352 3352 0.00      
Bu 3352 3352 6.37      
Ag 3379 3379 0.00      
Bu 3385 3385 10.46      
Bg 3483 3483 0.00      
Au 3496 3496 5.67      
Ag 3526 3526 0.00      
Bu 3526 3526 5.66      
Bg 3527 3527 0.00      
Au 3528 3528 9.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 32488.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 32488.6 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/STO-3G
ABC
0.75945 0.11792 0.11062

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/STO-3G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.434 0.648 0.000
C2 0.434 -0.648 0.000
C3 0.434 1.938 0.000
C4 -0.434 -1.938 0.000
H5 -1.088 0.647 0.888
H6 -1.088 0.647 -0.888
H7 1.088 -0.647 0.888
H8 1.088 -0.647 -0.888
H9 -0.204 2.835 0.000
H10 1.078 1.973 0.891
H11 1.078 1.973 -0.891
H12 0.204 -2.835 0.000
H13 -1.078 -1.973 0.891
H14 -1.078 -1.973 -0.891

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.55931.55482.58631.10311.10312.18642.18642.19892.19872.19873.54062.84232.8423
C21.55932.58631.55482.18642.18641.10311.10313.54062.84232.84232.19892.19872.1987
C31.55482.58633.97262.18472.18472.81052.81051.10001.09991.09994.77874.28704.2870
C42.58631.55483.97262.81052.81052.18472.18474.77874.28704.28701.10001.09991.0999
H51.10312.18642.18472.81051.77562.53183.09232.52162.54003.10083.81812.61983.1665
H61.10312.18642.18472.81051.77563.09232.53182.52163.10082.54003.81813.16652.6198
H72.18641.10312.81052.18472.53183.09231.77563.81812.61983.16652.52162.54003.1008
H82.18641.10312.81052.18473.09232.53181.77563.81813.16652.61982.52163.10082.5400
H92.19893.54061.10004.77872.52162.52163.81813.81811.78281.78285.68434.96734.9673
H102.19872.84231.09994.28702.54003.10082.61983.16651.78281.78174.96734.49674.8368
H112.19872.84231.09994.28703.10082.54003.16652.61981.78281.78174.96734.83684.4967
H123.54062.19894.77871.10003.81813.81812.52162.52165.68434.96734.96731.78281.7828
H132.84232.19874.28701.09992.61983.16652.54003.10084.96734.49674.83681.78281.7817
H142.84232.19874.28701.09993.16652.61983.10082.54004.96734.83684.49671.78281.7817

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.305 C1 C2 H7 109.212
C1 C2 H8 109.212 C1 C3 H9 110.681
C1 C3 H11 110.668 C1 C3 H12 31.147
C2 C1 C3 112.305 C2 C1 H5 109.212
C2 C1 H6 109.212 C2 C4 H10 17.456
C2 C4 H13 110.668 C2 C4 H14 110.668
C3 C1 H5 109.394 C3 C1 H6 109.394
C4 C2 H7 109.394 C4 C2 H8 109.394
H5 C1 H6 107.188 H7 C2 H8 107.188
H9 C3 H11 108.276 H9 C3 H12 141.828
H10 C4 H13 93.845 H10 C4 H14 113.808
H11 C3 H12 93.427 H13 C4 H14 108.180
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-156.269568
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/STO-3G
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 3533 3533 2.91      
2 A 3525 3525 0.03      
3 A 3483 3483 2.10      
4 A 3380 3380 5.77      
5 A 3355 3355 2.65      
6 A 1728 1728 0.00      
7 A 1722 1722 1.87      
8 A 1702 1702 0.08      
9 A 1608 1608 0.13      
10 A 1552 1552 0.67      
11 A 1440 1440 0.33      
12 A 1324 1324 0.08      
13 A 1196 1196 0.08      
14 A 1104 1104 0.36      
15 A 924 924 0.13      
16 A 871 871 2.37      
17 A 328 328 0.11      
18 A 255 255 0.01      
19 A 109 109 0.00      
20 B 3531 3531 4.94      
21 B 3526 3526 5.94      
22 B 3490 3490 4.71      
23 B 3379 3379 4.98      
24 B 3354 3354 2.87      
25 B 1724 1724 2.65      
26 B 1715 1715 3.30      
27 B 1695 1695 0.05      
28 B 1608 1608 0.87      
29 B 1528 1528 12.80      
30 B 1420 1420 0.58      
31 B 1272 1272 3.17      
32 B 1079 1079 1.75      
33 B 1067 1067 2.52      
34 B 827 827 5.42      
35 B 455 455 0.58      
36 B 210 210 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 32509.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 32509.2 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 B2PLYP=FULL/STO-3G
ABC
0.75945 0.11792 0.11062

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/STO-3G

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability