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All results from a given calculation for CH2CHCHCH2 (1,3-Butadiene)

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
1 2 no C2 1A

Conformer 1 (C2H)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.566400
Energy at 298.15K-155.571709
Nuclear repulsion energy103.263568
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 QCISD/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3250 3101 0.00      
2 Ag 3168 3023 0.00      
3 Ag 3155 3010 0.00      
4 Ag 1731 1651 0.00      
5 Ag 1489 1421 0.00      
6 Ag 1320 1260 0.00      
7 Ag 1233 1177 0.00      
8 Ag 902 860 0.00      
9 Ag 514 491 0.00      
10 Au 1039 991 41.02      
11 Au 910 868 71.72      
12 Au 525 501 11.87      
13 Au 151 144 0.24      
14 Bg 985 940 0.00      
15 Bg 910 868 0.00      
16 Bg 755 720 0.00      
17 Bu 3251 3102 30.82      
18 Bu 3172 3026 13.38      
19 Bu 3158 3013 17.66      
20 Bu 1660 1583 12.15      
21 Bu 1426 1360 3.43      
22 Bu 1323 1262 2.15      
23 Bu 1005 959 1.26      
24 Bu 295 282 1.98      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18661.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9541) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17805.2 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 QCISD/6-311G**
ABC
1.39018 0.14654 0.13257

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/6-311G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.331 0.656 0.000
C2 0.331 -0.656 0.000
C3 0.331 1.826 0.000
C4 -0.331 -1.826 0.000
H5 -1.421 0.652 0.000
H6 1.421 -0.652 0.000
H7 -0.194 2.777 0.000
H8 1.419 1.859 0.000
H9 0.194 -2.777 0.000
H10 -1.419 -1.859 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.46951.34412.48181.09042.18662.12522.12373.47262.7405
C21.46952.48181.34412.18661.09043.47262.74052.12522.1237
C31.34412.48183.71112.10932.70691.08621.08834.60464.0795
C42.48181.34413.71112.70692.10934.60464.07951.08621.0883
H51.09042.18662.10932.70693.12752.45403.08623.79002.5113
H62.18661.09042.70692.10933.12753.79002.51132.45403.0862
H72.12523.47261.08624.60462.45403.79001.85535.56704.7953
H82.12372.74051.08834.07953.08622.51131.85534.79534.6778
H93.47262.12524.60461.08623.79002.45405.56704.79531.8553
H102.74052.12374.07951.08832.51133.08624.79534.67781.8553

picture of 1,3-Butadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 123.720 C1 C2 H6 116.556
C1 C3 H7 121.597 C1 C3 H8 121.277
C2 C1 C3 123.720 C2 C1 H5 116.556
C2 C4 H9 121.597 C2 C4 H10 121.277
C3 C1 H5 119.724 C4 C2 H6 119.724
H7 C3 H8 117.127 H9 C4 H10 117.127
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.562302
Energy at 298.15K-155.567638
HF Energy-154.953249
Nuclear repulsion energy104.435258
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 QCISD/6-311G**
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 3253 3104 6.32      
2 A 3176 3030 7.64      
3 A 3160 3015 17.62      
4 A 1700 1622 1.73      
5 A 1481 1413 8.11      
6 A 1342 1280 0.01      
7 A 1071 1022 0.03      
8 A 1002 956 4.04      
9 A 927 885 7.41      
10 A 892 851 0.65      
11 A 745 711 4.66      
12 A 277 264 0.00      
13 A 170 162 0.08      
14 B 3251 3102 23.53      
15 B 3166 3020 12.50      
16 B 3155 3011 4.46      
17 B 1697 1620 3.72      
18 B 1448 1382 0.75      
19 B 1310 1250 0.69      
20 B 1105 1054 2.99      
21 B 1023 976 35.01      
22 B 926 883 62.49      
23 B 623 595 7.61      
24 B 459 438 11.49      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18679.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9541) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17822.2 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 QCISD/6-311G**
ABC
0.70975 0.18592 0.15229

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/6-311G**

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.124 0.730 0.553
C2 -0.124 -0.730 0.553
C3 -0.124 1.540 -0.490
C4 0.124 -1.540 -0.490
H5 0.512 1.158 1.477
H6 -0.512 -1.158 1.477
H7 0.093 2.603 -0.442
H8 -0.558 1.159 -1.411
H9 -0.093 -2.603 -0.442
H10 0.558 -1.159 -1.411

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.48131.34292.49791.09032.19632.12122.12293.48562.7596
C21.48132.49791.34292.19631.09033.48562.75962.12122.1229
C31.34292.49793.08932.10253.36101.08651.08764.14342.9321
C42.49791.34293.08933.36102.10254.14342.93211.08651.0876
H51.09032.19632.10253.36102.53202.43953.08074.26573.7032
H62.19631.09033.36102.10252.53204.26573.70322.43953.0807
H72.12123.48561.08654.14342.43954.26571.85715.20993.9129
H82.12292.75961.08762.93213.08073.70321.85713.91292.5728
H93.48562.12124.14341.08654.26572.43955.20993.91291.8571
H102.75962.12292.93211.08763.70323.08073.91292.57281.8571

picture of 1,3-Butadiene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 124.294 C1 C2 H6 116.494
C1 C3 H7 121.292 C1 C3 H8 121.365
C2 C1 C3 124.294 C2 C1 H5 116.494
C2 C4 H9 121.292 C2 C4 H10 121.365
C3 C1 H5 119.198 C4 C2 H6 119.198
H7 C3 H8 117.341 H9 C4 H10 117.341
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability