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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-31G**

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/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.928171
Energy at 298.15K-157.938924
HF Energy-157.313810
Nuclear repulsion energy131.091265
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/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
Au 125 117 0.00      
Au 239 224 0.00      
Bu 265 248 0.03      
Bg 277 259 0.00      
Ag 436 408 0.00      
Au 754 704 2.75      
Bg 835 780 0.00      
Ag 877 819 0.00      
Au 990 925 0.83      
Bu 1008 942 5.27      
Bu 1066 996 0.16      
Ag 1118 1044 0.00      
Ag 1211 1132 0.00      
Bg 1257 1175 0.00      
Au 1335 1247 0.25      
Bu 1361 1272 3.72      
Bg 1375 1284 0.00      
Ag 1448 1353 0.00      
Ag 1467 1371 0.00      
Bu 1468 1372 3.35      
Ag 1547 1445 0.00      
Bu 1553 1451 1.02      
Bg 1562 1460 0.00      
Au 1563 1461 11.12      
Ag 1568 1465 0.00      
Bu 1572 1469 4.75      
Ag 3114 2910 0.00      
Bu 3121 2917 36.65      
Bu 3126 2921 67.71      
Ag 3126 2921 0.00      
Bg 3159 2952 0.00      
Au 3179 2971 29.25      
Bg 3220 3009 0.00      
Au 3222 3011 84.84      
Ag 3223 3012 0.00      
Bu 3224 3012 62.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29996.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28028.7 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/6-31G**
ABC
0.78873 0.12205 0.11460

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.421 0.635 0.000
C2 0.421 -0.635 0.000
C3 0.421 1.904 0.000
C4 -0.421 -1.904 0.000
H5 -1.076 0.629 0.874
H6 -1.076 0.629 -0.874
H7 1.076 -0.629 0.874
H8 1.076 -0.629 -0.874
H9 -0.202 2.797 0.000
H10 1.062 1.943 0.880
H11 1.062 1.943 -0.880
H12 0.202 -2.797 0.000
H13 -1.062 -1.943 0.880
H14 -1.062 -1.943 -0.880

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.52361.52292.53951.09221.09222.14502.14502.17282.16402.16403.48812.79882.7988
C21.52362.53951.52292.14502.14501.09221.09223.48812.79882.79882.17282.16402.1640
C31.52292.53953.90062.15162.15162.75892.75891.08841.08901.08904.70644.21634.2163
C42.53951.52293.90062.75892.75892.15162.15164.70644.21634.21631.08841.08901.0890
H51.09222.14502.15162.75891.74802.49223.04412.49522.50913.06113.75952.57263.1134
H61.09222.14502.15162.75891.74803.04412.49222.49523.06112.50913.75953.11342.5726
H72.14501.09222.75892.15162.49223.04411.74803.75952.57263.11342.49522.50913.0611
H82.14501.09222.75892.15163.04412.49221.74803.75953.11342.57262.49523.06112.5091
H92.17283.48811.08844.70642.49522.49523.75953.75951.76051.76055.60844.89734.8973
H102.16402.79881.08904.21632.50913.06112.57263.11341.76051.75914.89734.42914.7656
H112.16402.79881.08904.21633.06112.50913.11342.57261.76051.75914.89734.76564.4291
H123.48812.17284.70641.08843.75953.75952.49522.49525.60844.89734.89731.76051.7605
H132.79882.16404.21631.08902.57263.11342.50913.06114.89734.42914.76561.76051.7591
H142.79882.16404.21631.08903.11342.57263.06112.50914.89734.76564.42911.76051.7591

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.934 C1 C2 H7 109.062
C1 C2 H8 109.062 C1 C3 H9 111.547
C1 C3 H11 110.800 C1 C3 H12 30.881
C2 C1 C3 112.934 C2 C1 H5 109.062
C2 C1 H6 109.062 C2 C4 H10 17.270
C2 C4 H13 110.800 C2 C4 H14 110.800
C3 C1 H5 109.627 C3 C1 H6 109.627
C4 C2 H7 109.627 C4 C2 H8 109.627
H5 C1 H6 106.310 H7 C2 H8 106.310
H9 C3 H11 107.903 H9 C3 H12 142.428
H10 C4 H13 94.082 H10 C4 H14 114.089
H11 C3 H12 93.622 H13 C4 H14 107.736
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.927154
Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy133.024240
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/6-31G**
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 3235 3023 28.24      
2 A 3220 3009 0.28      
3 A 3169 2961 21.03      
4 A 3131 2925 18.57      
5 A 3120 2915 25.44      
6 A 1575 1472 1.40      
7 A 1567 1464 2.75      
8 A 1548 1446 0.01      
9 A 1469 1372 2.49      
10 A 1431 1337 0.52      
11 A 1356 1267 0.23      
12 A 1242 1160 0.05      
13 A 1137 1062 0.03      
14 A 1027 959 0.10      
15 A 867 810 0.00      
16 A 824 770 1.34      
17 A 332 310 0.02      
18 A 285 266 0.01      
19 A 116 109 0.01      
20 B 3227 3015 43.87      
21 B 3221 3010 66.84      
22 B 3176 2968 29.50      
23 B 3128 2923 20.03      
24 B 3118 2913 26.36      
25 B 1568 1465 7.17      
26 B 1561 1459 7.18      
27 B 1544 1443 0.28      
28 B 1471 1375 5.29      
29 B 1415 1322 3.21      
30 B 1334 1246 0.45      
31 B 1195 1117 2.26      
32 B 1010 944 0.46      
33 B 997 931 2.50      
34 B 768 718 3.23      
35 B 448 419 0.36      
36 B 228 213 0.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 30029.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28059.8 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/6-31G**
ABC
0.78873 0.12205 0.11460

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability