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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHClCH2CH3 (Butane, 2-chloro-)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-617.629203
Energy at 298.15K-617.638944
Nuclear repulsion energy231.958604
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 PBEPBE/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 3090 3048 15.16      
2 A 3081 3039 17.41      
3 A 3067 3025 25.42      
4 A 3064 3022 22.57      
5 A 3026 2984 18.83      
6 A 3009 2968 0.46      
7 A 2988 2947 20.90      
8 A 2987 2946 20.91      
9 A 2966 2925 18.22      
10 A 1471 1451 6.06      
11 A 1462 1442 9.50      
12 A 1460 1440 0.97      
13 A 1449 1429 6.72      
14 A 1433 1414 0.69      
15 A 1376 1357 6.35      
16 A 1371 1353 5.50      
17 A 1353 1335 0.46      
18 A 1285 1268 14.30      
19 A 1279 1261 5.94      
20 A 1225 1209 15.37      
21 A 1147 1131 9.17      
22 A 1106 1090 3.21      
23 A 1064 1049 3.34      
24 A 1023 1009 2.35      
25 A 976 963 11.44      
26 A 946 933 7.94      
27 A 833 822 8.94      
28 A 775 765 12.93      
29 A 593 585 25.22      
30 A 450 444 1.35      
31 A 378 373 2.80      
32 A 317 313 1.56      
33 A 248 244 0.21      
34 A 227 224 0.06      
35 A 209 206 1.39      
36 A 116 114 0.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26426.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26064.0 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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
ABC
0.15052 0.10245 0.06594

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.333 1.472 -0.011
H2 -1.502 1.486 -1.099
H3 -2.289 1.252 0.486
H4 -1.003 2.478 0.302
C5 -0.265 0.450 0.359
H6 -0.133 0.408 1.454
Cl7 -0.885 -1.232 -0.070
C8 1.081 0.702 -0.321
H9 1.355 1.750 -0.090
H10 0.938 0.652 -1.416
C11 2.211 -0.233 0.116
H12 2.384 -0.170 1.204
H13 1.972 -1.280 -0.127
H14 3.154 0.029 -0.389

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 H4 C5 H6 Cl7 C8 H9 H10 C11 H12 H13 H14
C11.10161.09991.10381.52392.17162.74192.55322.70302.79373.93504.24094.30304.7286
H21.10161.78571.78772.17483.09052.97132.80923.04072.59774.26794.81054.54594.9297
H31.09991.78571.78682.18042.50892.90693.50913.72243.79364.75304.93664.99465.6469
H41.10381.78771.78682.15902.52333.73062.80842.49823.17054.20894.39254.81264.8740
C51.52392.17482.18042.15901.10311.84281.52982.12512.15402.58022.84862.87013.5255
H62.17163.09052.50892.52331.10312.36142.17062.52913.07252.77432.59463.12813.7877
Cl72.74192.97132.90693.73061.84282.36142.76913.72902.94663.25783.66482.85794.2427
C82.55322.80923.50912.80841.52982.17062.76911.10731.10491.53022.18662.18182.1802
H92.70303.04073.72242.49822.12512.52913.72901.10731.77092.16992.53343.09262.5079
H102.79372.59773.79363.17052.15403.07252.94661.10491.77092.17923.10252.54212.5202
C113.93504.26794.75304.20892.58022.77433.25781.53022.16992.17921.10331.10091.1015
H124.24094.81054.93664.39252.84862.59463.66482.18662.53343.10251.10331.78141.7806
H134.30304.54594.99464.81262.87013.12812.85792.18183.09262.54211.10091.78141.7827
H144.72864.92975.64694.87403.52553.78774.24272.18022.50792.52021.10151.78061.7827

picture of Butane, 2-chloro- state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 H6 110.491 C1 C5 Cl7 108.688
C1 C5 C8 113.461 H2 C1 H3 108.417
H2 C1 H4 108.313 H2 C1 C5 110.828
H3 C1 H4 108.353 H3 C1 C5 111.384
H4 C1 C5 109.458 C5 C8 H9 106.277
C5 C8 H10 108.605 C5 C8 C11 114.963
H6 C5 Cl7 103.707 H6 C5 C8 110.003
Cl7 C5 C8 110.036 C8 C11 H12 111.230
C8 C11 H13 110.992 C8 C11 H14 110.829
H9 C8 H10 106.356 H9 C8 C11 109.674
H10 C8 C11 110.542 H12 C11 H13 107.838
H12 C11 H14 107.725 H13 C11 H14 108.084
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.348      
2 H 0.142      
3 H 0.142      
4 H 0.129      
5 C -0.208      
6 H 0.162      
7 Cl -0.095      
8 C -0.197      
9 H 0.123      
10 H 0.132      
11 C -0.370      
12 H 0.120      
13 H 0.147      
14 H 0.123      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.837 2.068 0.356 2.259
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -39.388 -1.391 -0.294
y -1.391 -39.937 0.290
z -0.294 0.290 -38.920
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.040 -1.391 -0.294
y -1.391 -0.783 0.290
z -0.294 0.290 0.743
Polar
3z2-r21.485
x2-y20.549
xy-1.391
xz-0.294
yz0.290


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.705 0.276 0.036
y 0.276 9.022 0.187
z 0.036 0.187 6.805


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 183.478
(<r2>)1/2 13.545