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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C2 1A

Conformer 1 (C2H)

Jump to S1C2
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBE1PBE/6-31G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.783401
Energy at 298.15K-155.788745
HF Energy-155.783401
Nuclear repulsion energy104.883692
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 PBE1PBE/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 3278 3124 6.02      
2 A 3195 3045 0.69      
3 A 3182 3033 28.36      
4 A 1722 1641 1.49      
5 A 1484 1415 8.99      
6 A 1356 1293 0.07      
7 A 1080 1029 0.02      
8 A 1027 978 1.54      
9 A 943 898 5.03      
10 A 903 861 0.75      
11 A 763 727 3.71      
12 A 273 260 0.00      
13 A 168 160 0.12      
14 B 3276 3123 17.86      
15 B 3190 3040 6.30      
16 B 3172 3023 9.86      
17 B 1736 1654 2.33      
18 B 1452 1384 1.89      
19 B 1323 1261 0.24      
20 B 1112 1060 6.75      
21 B 1041 992 28.99      
22 B 943 899 80.66      
23 B 618 589 6.16      
24 B 474 451 11.96      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18853.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9531) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17969.6 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 PBE1PBE/6-31G**
ABC
0.71621 0.18863 0.15266

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G**

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.099 0.726 0.554
C2 -0.099 -0.726 0.554
C3 -0.099 1.533 -0.493
C4 0.099 -1.533 -0.493
H5 0.414 1.165 1.501
H6 -0.414 -1.165 1.501
H7 0.087 2.601 -0.429
H8 -0.467 1.153 -1.443
H9 -0.087 -2.601 -0.429
H10 0.467 -1.153 -1.443

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.46551.33642.48981.09042.17642.11712.11903.47432.7666
C21.46552.48981.33642.17641.09043.47432.76662.11712.1190
C31.33642.48983.07222.09143.36971.08611.08744.13442.9046
C42.48981.33643.07223.36972.09144.13442.90461.08611.0874
H51.09042.17642.09143.36972.47312.42773.07294.26163.7475
H62.17641.09043.36972.09142.47314.26163.74752.42773.0729
H72.11713.47431.08614.13442.42774.26161.85265.20493.9069
H82.11902.76661.08742.90463.07293.74751.85263.90692.4878
H93.47432.11714.13441.08614.26162.42775.20493.90691.8526
H102.76662.11902.90461.08743.74753.07293.90692.48781.8526

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 125.328 C1 C2 H6 115.978
C1 C3 H7 121.490 C1 C3 H8 121.566
C2 C1 C3 125.328 C2 C1 H5 115.978
C2 C4 H9 121.490 C2 C4 H10 121.566
C3 C1 H5 118.682 C4 C2 H6 118.682
H7 C3 H8 116.938 H9 C4 H10 116.938
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.128      
2 C -0.128      
3 C -0.383      
4 C -0.383      
5 H 0.167      
6 H 0.167      
7 H 0.172      
8 H 0.172      
9 H 0.172      
10 H 0.172      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.114 0.114
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -27.517 0.712 0.000
y 0.712 -22.611 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -22.549
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.937 0.712 0.000
y 0.712 2.422 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.515
Polar
3z2-r25.030
x2-y2-4.906
xy0.712
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.737 0.035 0.000
y 0.035 8.851 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.573


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 85.225
(<r2>)1/2 9.232