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All results from a given calculation for C4H8Cl2 (Butane, 1,2-dichloro-)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1075.114633
Energy at 298.15K-1075.124036
Nuclear repulsion energy358.837765
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 HF/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 3353 3027 4.13      
2 A 3292 2972 23.53      
3 A 3279 2960 1.59      
4 A 3279 2960 29.50      
5 A 3256 2939 41.98      
6 A 3244 2928 4.13      
7 A 3203 2891 14.40      
8 A 3190 2879 31.40      
9 A 1635 1476 5.81      
10 A 1626 1468 5.60      
11 A 1620 1462 5.43      
12 A 1613 1456 2.82      
13 A 1558 1407 1.96      
14 A 1538 1389 0.14      
15 A 1473 1330 7.80      
16 A 1455 1313 3.75      
17 A 1422 1284 14.44      
18 A 1367 1234 22.37      
19 A 1320 1191 12.22      
20 A 1221 1102 0.85      
21 A 1202 1085 2.20      
22 A 1156 1044 3.91      
23 A 1099 992 1.01      
24 A 1031 931 7.09      
25 A 899 811 12.16      
26 A 882 796 3.72      
27 A 802 724 65.33      
28 A 711 642 67.98      
29 A 493 445 2.67      
30 A 415 374 2.13      
31 A 318 287 0.04      
32 A 258 233 0.68      
33 A 238 215 3.35      
34 A 202 183 3.58      
35 A 123 111 4.94      
36 A 97 88 1.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26935.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24311.8 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 HF/6-31G**
ABC
0.10112 0.04349 0.03188

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.836 0.965 1.500
H2 -1.184 -1.729 -0.159
H3 -0.996 -0.858 1.361
C4 -1.023 -0.762 0.287
H5 0.171 0.019 -1.312
Cl6 1.554 -1.373 -0.037
C7 0.255 -0.125 -0.245
C8 0.647 1.174 0.451
H9 2.745 1.276 -0.111
H10 2.037 2.816 0.340
H11 1.666 2.107 -1.220
C12 1.848 1.879 -0.174
H13 -0.215 1.831 0.408
Cl14 -2.462 0.231 -0.123

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 H2 H3 C4 H5 Cl6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 C12 H13 Cl14
H13.75382.58822.81263.04082.88892.13821.08612.51752.49293.06472.15911.74633.7484
H23.75381.76201.07712.49462.76392.15663.48574.94695.59284.89524.71303.73302.3402
H32.58821.76201.07913.04592.95352.16362.76664.55154.87234.74744.23502.95812.3536
C42.81261.07711.07912.14292.66851.52362.56154.30254.70814.21073.92802.71861.7954
H53.04082.49463.04592.14292.34051.08022.16073.10643.74582.56932.75082.52792.8963
Cl62.88892.76392.95352.66852.34051.81342.74742.90524.23333.67733.26823.68744.3253
C72.13822.15662.16361.52361.08021.81341.52492.86053.48812.81492.56122.11542.7427
C81.08613.48572.76662.56152.16072.74741.52492.17512.15452.16861.52681.08513.2988
H92.51754.94694.55154.30253.10642.90522.86052.17511.75381.75691.08323.05685.3110
H102.49295.59284.87234.70813.74584.23333.48812.15451.75381.75291.08472.45935.2092
H113.06474.89524.74744.21072.56933.67732.81492.16861.75691.75291.08622.50294.6646
C122.15914.71304.23503.92802.75083.26822.56121.52681.08321.08471.08622.14434.6144
H131.74633.73302.95812.71862.52793.68742.11541.08513.05682.45932.50292.14432.8087
Cl143.74842.34022.35361.79542.89634.32532.74273.29885.31105.20924.66464.61442.8087

picture of Butane, 1,2-dichloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H1 C8 C7 108.786 H1 C8 C12 110.301
H1 C8 H13 107.081 H2 C4 H3 109.598
H2 C4 C7 110.865 H2 C4 Cl14 106.408
H3 C4 C7 111.316 H3 C4 Cl14 107.284
C4 C7 H5 109.593 C4 C7 Cl6 105.873
C4 C7 C8 114.332 H5 C7 Cl6 105.136
H5 C7 C8 110.922 Cl6 C7 C8 110.475
C7 C4 Cl14 111.188 C7 C8 C12 114.122
C7 C8 H13 107.080 C8 C12 H9 111.763
C8 C12 H10 110.022 C8 C12 H11 111.057
H9 C12 H10 107.995 H9 C12 H11 108.166
H10 C12 H11 107.695 C12 C8 H13 109.193
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.135 0.007    
2 H 0.197 0.149    
3 H 0.185 0.144    
4 C -0.278 -0.163    
5 H 0.191 0.122    
6 Cl -0.101 -0.225    
7 C -0.209 0.034    
8 C -0.216 0.171    
9 H 0.140 0.054    
10 H 0.124 0.057    
11 H 0.116 0.049    
12 C -0.341 -0.209    
13 H 0.154 -0.007    
14 Cl -0.098 -0.184    


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.339 0.713 0.314 0.850
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -59.116 3.989 -0.353
y 3.989 -51.751 -0.231
z -0.353 -0.231 -50.877
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.802 3.989 -0.353
y 3.989 3.246 -0.231
z -0.353 -0.231 4.556
Polar
3z2-r29.113
x2-y2-7.365
xy3.989
xz-0.353
yz-0.231


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 10.584 -1.229 0.292
y -1.229 9.102 -0.194
z 0.292 -0.194 6.960


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 323.226
(<r2>)1/2 17.978