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

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

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 MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.470933
Energy at 298.15K-155.476272
HF Energy-154.929050
Nuclear repulsion energy103.682177
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 MP2/6-31G**
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 3342 3130 0.00      
2 Ag 3243 3037 0.00      
3 Ag 3229 3024 0.00      
4 Ag 1747 1636 0.00      
5 Ag 1521 1424 0.00      
6 Ag 1343 1258 0.00      
7 Ag 1260 1180 0.00      
8 Ag 923 864 0.00      
9 Ag 519 486 0.00      
10 Au 1062 995 35.25      
11 Au 915 857 69.26      
12 Au 534 500 8.73      
13 Au 158 148 0.18      
14 Bg 1001 937 0.00      
15 Bg 916 858 0.00      
16 Bg 767 718 0.00      
17 Bu 3342 3130 24.38      
18 Bu 3243 3037 7.53      
19 Bu 3235 3029 21.20      
20 Bu 1681 1574 6.56      
21 Bu 1452 1360 2.36      
22 Bu 1346 1260 2.09      
23 Bu 1022 957 1.61      
24 Bu 296 277 2.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19048.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17838.4 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 MP2/6-31G**
ABC
1.40399 0.14773 0.13366

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.728 0.000
C2 0.000 -0.728 0.000
C3 1.118 1.473 0.000
C4 -1.118 -1.473 0.000
H5 -0.969 1.217 0.000
H6 0.969 -1.217 0.000
H7 1.079 2.553 0.000
H8 2.098 1.014 0.000
H9 -1.079 -2.553 0.000
H10 -2.098 -1.014 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.45681.34322.46931.08562.17352.11962.11693.45412.7270
C21.45682.46931.34322.17351.08563.45412.72702.11962.1169
C31.34322.46933.69872.10282.69451.08011.08224.58654.0652
C42.46931.34323.69872.69452.10284.58654.06521.08011.0822
H51.08562.17352.10282.69453.11182.44553.07373.77142.5002
H62.17351.08562.69452.10283.11183.77142.50022.44553.0737
H72.11963.45411.08014.58652.44553.77141.84525.54304.7764
H82.11692.72701.08224.06523.07372.50021.84524.77644.6597
H93.45412.11964.58651.08013.77142.44555.54304.77641.8452
H102.72702.11694.06521.08222.50023.07374.77644.65971.8452

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 123.688 C1 C2 H6 116.746
C1 C3 H7 121.635 C1 C3 H8 121.202
C2 C1 C3 123.688 C2 C1 H5 116.746
C2 C4 H9 121.635 C2 C4 H10 121.202
C3 C1 H5 119.566 C4 C2 H6 119.566
H7 C3 H8 117.162 H9 C4 H10 117.162
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2)

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Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.466769
Energy at 298.15K-155.472150
HF Energy-154.924146
Nuclear repulsion energy104.956488
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 MP2/6-31G**
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 3345 3132 4.96      
2 A 3250 3044 3.54      
3 A 3237 3032 18.83      
4 A 1714 1605 1.20      
5 A 1511 1415 6.04      
6 A 1365 1278 0.00      
7 A 1091 1022 0.05      
8 A 1023 958 3.26      
9 A 928 869 5.59      
10 A 915 857 0.73      
11 A 759 711 4.02      
12 A 276 258 0.00      
13 A 188 176 0.03      
14 B 3343 3131 19.66      
15 B 3243 3037 8.87      
16 B 3231 3026 7.95      
17 B 1718 1609 1.56      
18 B 1475 1382 0.49      
19 B 1332 1247 0.61      
20 B 1121 1050 3.20      
21 B 1045 978 32.36      
22 B 930 871 60.70      
23 B 628 588 5.80      
24 B 470 440 9.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19068.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17857.4 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 MP2/6-31G**
ABC
0.70578 0.18983 0.15424

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

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.117 0.725 0.559
C2 -0.117 -0.725 0.559
C3 -0.117 1.523 -0.494
C4 0.117 -1.523 -0.494
H5 0.487 1.164 1.480
H6 -0.487 -1.164 1.480
H7 0.093 2.583 -0.456
H8 -0.537 1.132 -1.411
H9 -0.093 -2.583 -0.456
H10 0.537 -1.132 -1.411

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.46851.34222.48261.08502.18612.11702.11513.46592.7393
C21.46852.48261.34222.18611.08503.46592.73932.11702.1151
C31.34222.48263.05592.09543.35451.08041.08164.10622.8844
C42.48261.34223.05593.35452.09544.10622.88441.08041.0816
H51.08502.18612.09543.35452.52292.43233.06684.25643.6914
H62.18611.08503.35452.09542.52294.25643.69142.43233.0668
H72.11703.46591.08044.10622.43234.25641.84725.16843.8609
H82.11512.73931.08162.88443.06683.69141.84723.86092.5059
H93.46592.11704.10621.08044.25642.43235.16843.86091.8472
H102.73932.11512.88441.08163.69143.06683.86092.50591.8472

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 124.021 C1 C2 H6 116.974
C1 C3 H7 121.447 C1 C3 H8 121.157
C2 C1 C3 124.021 C2 C1 H5 116.974
C2 C4 H9 121.447 C2 C4 H10 121.157
C3 C1 H5 118.997 C4 C2 H6 118.997
H7 C3 H8 117.392 H9 C4 H10 117.392
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability