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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-618.069514
Energy at 298.15K-618.079374
Nuclear repulsion energy232.201104
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 B3LYP/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 3145 3022 19.73      
2 A 3137 3014 22.35      
3 A 3122 2999 29.72      
4 A 3116 2994 31.95      
5 A 3095 2974 10.16      
6 A 3073 2953 4.17      
7 A 3048 2929 9.69      
8 A 3048 2929 35.85      
9 A 3027 2908 19.07      
10 A 1522 1462 5.32      
11 A 1512 1453 7.94      
12 A 1511 1452 0.92      
13 A 1501 1442 5.74      
14 A 1488 1429 0.51      
15 A 1430 1374 4.85      
16 A 1426 1371 3.14      
17 A 1405 1350 0.27      
18 A 1334 1281 10.28      
19 A 1326 1274 13.25      
20 A 1269 1220 17.64      
21 A 1183 1137 8.40      
22 A 1131 1087 2.95      
23 A 1100 1057 3.64      
24 A 1037 997 1.43      
25 A 1010 971 9.13      
26 A 975 937 7.45      
27 A 851 817 8.73      
28 A 801 769 12.49      
29 A 599 576 29.41      
30 A 460 442 1.49      
31 A 387 372 3.17      
32 A 325 313 1.61      
33 A 252 242 0.20      
34 A 233 224 0.07      
35 A 215 207 1.32      
36 A 115 111 0.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27104.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9608) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26041.7 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 B3LYP/6-31G**
ABC
0.15090 0.10223 0.06589

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.316 1.484 -0.009
H2 -1.488 1.500 -1.089
H3 -2.266 1.274 0.488
H4 -0.977 2.479 0.301
C5 -0.259 0.451 0.358
H6 -0.128 0.409 1.443
Cl7 -0.900 -1.226 -0.069
C8 1.086 0.689 -0.325
H9 1.366 1.729 -0.104
H10 0.946 0.630 -1.411
C11 2.212 -0.246 0.119
H12 2.381 -0.179 1.199
H13 1.978 -1.287 -0.121
H14 3.150 0.015 -0.382

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 H4 C5 H6 Cl7 C8 H9 H10 C11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09381.09221.09621.52252.16242.74222.55042.69502.79493.93174.22994.30624.7161
H21.09381.77331.77562.16873.07432.96942.80483.02742.60414.26574.79794.55174.9205
H31.09221.77331.77452.17242.49622.90243.49883.70783.78624.74334.92014.99405.6276
H41.09621.77561.77452.15172.51203.72412.80252.49323.17004.19884.37534.80554.8547
C51.52252.16872.17242.15171.09361.84531.52802.11852.14802.57912.84172.87353.5156
H62.16243.07432.49622.51201.09362.35652.16332.52353.05732.76742.58823.12343.7719
Cl72.74222.96942.90243.72411.84532.35652.77103.72372.94133.26793.66992.87944.2468
C82.55042.80483.49882.80251.52802.16332.77101.09921.09661.52932.18002.17752.1714
H92.69503.02743.70782.49322.11852.52353.72371.09921.75872.16032.52353.07732.4895
H102.79492.60413.78623.17002.14803.05732.94131.09661.75872.17063.08672.53102.5092
C113.93174.26574.74334.19882.57912.76743.26791.52932.16032.17061.09581.09291.0942
H124.22994.79794.92014.37532.84172.58823.66992.18002.52353.08671.09581.76961.7685
H134.30624.55174.99404.80552.87353.12342.87942.17753.07732.53101.09291.76961.7702
H144.71614.92055.62764.85473.51563.77194.24682.17142.48952.50921.09421.76851.7702

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 110.423 C1 C5 Cl7 108.648
C1 C5 C8 113.453 H2 C1 H3 108.419
H2 C1 H4 108.338 H2 C1 C5 110.908
H3 C1 H4 108.354 H3 C1 C5 111.308
H4 C1 C5 109.428 C5 C8 H9 106.335
C5 C8 H10 108.739 C5 C8 C11 115.042
H6 C5 Cl7 103.641 H6 C5 C8 110.109
Cl7 C5 C8 110.107 C8 C11 H12 111.213
C8 C11 H13 111.187 C8 C11 H14 110.622
H9 C8 H10 106.438 H9 C8 C11 109.455
H10 C8 C11 110.418 H12 C11 H13 107.899
H12 C11 H14 107.708 H13 C11 H14 108.068
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.303      
2 H 0.126      
3 H 0.126      
4 H 0.112      
5 C -0.163      
6 H 0.144      
7 Cl -0.118      
8 C -0.162      
9 H 0.104      
10 H 0.115      
11 C -0.322      
12 H 0.103      
13 H 0.132      
14 H 0.105      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.885 2.118 0.371 2.326
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -39.600 -1.450 -0.304
y -1.450 -40.116 0.298
z -0.304 0.298 -38.976
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.054 -1.450 -0.304
y -1.450 -0.829 0.298
z -0.304 0.298 0.882
Polar
3z2-r21.765
x2-y20.517
xy-1.450
xz-0.304
yz0.298


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.396 0.331 0.046
y 0.331 8.816 0.206
z 0.046 0.206 6.658


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 183.518
(<r2>)1/2 13.547