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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/STO-3G

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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=FULLultrafine/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-156.270622
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-156.198637
Nuclear repulsion energy128.936892
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/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 117 117 0.00      
Au 217 217 0.00      
Bg 251 251 0.00      
Bu 272 272 0.20      
Ag 443 443 0.00      
Au 796 796 6.00      
Bg 894 894 0.00      
Ag 933 933 0.00      
Au 1067 1067 1.49      
Bu 1082 1082 5.40      
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 1459 1459 0.00      
Bu 1466 1466 11.95      
Ag 1571 1571 0.00      
Bu 1605 1605 0.19      
Ag 1608 1608 0.00      
Ag 1695 1695 0.00      
Bu 1707 1707 0.67      
Au 1716 1716 5.11      
Bg 1717 1717 0.00      
Ag 1725 1725 0.00      
Bu 1728 1728 2.10      
Ag 3352 3352 0.00      
Bu 3352 3352 6.38      
Ag 3378 3378 0.00      
Bu 3384 3384 10.46      
Bg 3482 3482 0.00      
Au 3495 3495 5.70      
Ag 3526 3526 0.00      
Bu 3526 3526 5.66      
Bg 3527 3527 0.00      
Au 3527 3527 9.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 32484.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 32484.0 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/STO-3G
ABC
0.75954 0.11791 0.11061

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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
C11.55931.55472.58651.10311.10312.18642.18642.19882.19872.19873.54072.84262.8426
C21.55932.58651.55472.18642.18641.10311.10313.54072.84262.84262.19882.19872.1987
C31.55472.58653.97272.18462.18462.81072.81071.10001.09991.09994.77884.28734.2873
C42.58651.55473.97272.81072.81072.18462.18464.77884.28734.28731.10001.09991.0999
H51.10312.18642.18462.81071.77562.53183.09232.52152.54003.10083.81832.62023.1669
H61.10312.18642.18462.81071.77563.09232.53182.52153.10082.54003.81833.16692.6202
H72.18641.10312.81072.18462.53183.09231.77563.81832.62023.16692.52152.54003.1008
H82.18641.10312.81072.18463.09232.53181.77563.81833.16692.62022.52153.10082.5400
H92.19883.54071.10004.77882.52152.52153.81833.81831.78281.78285.68434.96764.9676
H102.19872.84261.09994.28732.54003.10082.62023.16691.78281.78174.96764.49714.8372
H112.19872.84261.09994.28733.10082.54003.16692.62021.78281.78174.96764.83724.4971
H123.54072.19884.77881.10003.81833.81832.52152.52155.68434.96764.96761.78281.7828
H132.84262.19874.28731.09992.62023.16692.54003.10084.96764.49714.83721.78281.7817
H142.84262.19874.28731.09993.16692.62023.10082.54004.96764.83724.49711.78281.7817

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.316 C1 C2 H7 109.213
C1 C2 H8 109.213 C1 C3 H9 110.677
C1 C3 H11 110.673 C1 C3 H12 31.145
C2 C1 C3 112.316 C2 C1 H5 109.213
C2 C1 H6 109.213 C2 C4 H10 17.454
C2 C4 H13 110.673 C2 C4 H14 110.673
C3 C1 H5 109.388 C3 C1 H6 109.388
C4 C2 H7 109.388 C4 C2 H8 109.388
H5 C1 H6 107.190 H7 C2 H8 107.190
H9 C3 H11 108.272 H9 C3 H12 141.822
H10 C4 H13 93.852 H10 C4 H14 113.814
H11 C3 H12 93.435 H13 C4 H14 108.180
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-156.197517
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/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 3532 3532 2.89      
2 A 3525 3525 0.03      
3 A 3483 3483 2.09      
4 A 3380 3380 5.76      
5 A 3355 3355 2.68      
6 A 1728 1728 0.00      
7 A 1722 1722 1.86      
8 A 1702 1702 0.08      
9 A 1608 1608 0.14      
10 A 1553 1553 0.67      
11 A 1441 1441 0.33      
12 A 1324 1324 0.08      
13 A 1196 1196 0.08      
14 A 1104 1104 0.35      
15 A 924 924 0.13      
16 A 871 871 2.37      
17 A 328 328 0.11      
18 A 252 252 0.01      
19 A 110 110 0.00      
20 B 3530 3530 5.11      
21 B 3525 3525 5.83      
22 B 3490 3490 4.68      
23 B 3378 3378 4.98      
24 B 3353 3353 2.85      
25 B 1724 1724 2.75      
26 B 1716 1716 3.21      
27 B 1695 1695 0.06      
28 B 1609 1609 0.88      
29 B 1528 1528 12.78      
30 B 1421 1421 0.57      
31 B 1272 1272 3.17      
32 B 1080 1080 1.78      
33 B 1067 1067 2.50      
34 B 827 827 5.43      
35 B 456 456 0.58      
36 B 212 212 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=FULLultrafine/STO-3G
ABC
0.75954 0.11791 0.11061

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

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability