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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: MP2/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Anti 1Ag
1 2 no Gauche 1A

Conformer 1 (Anti)

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Energy calculated at MP2/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.970196
Energy at 298.15K-157.980878
HF Energy-157.351133
Nuclear repulsion energy130.992531
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/TZVP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
Au 113 107 0.01      
Au 232 220 0.00      
Bu 260 246 0.00      
Bg 262 248 0.00      
Ag 431 408 0.00      
Au 754 714 1.71      
Bg 829 786 0.00      
Ag 864 819 0.00      
Au 977 926 0.53      
Bu 993 941 4.17      
Bu 1047 992 0.04      
Ag 1100 1043 0.00      
Ag 1197 1135 0.00      
Bg 1234 1169 0.00      
Au 1308 1240 0.39      
Bu 1340 1270 2.44      
Bg 1346 1276 0.00      
Ag 1424 1349 0.00      
Ag 1435 1361 0.00      
Bu 1436 1361 5.43      
Ag 1509 1430 0.00      
Bu 1512 1433 1.08      
Bg 1521 1442 0.00      
Au 1522 1442 14.12      
Ag 1527 1447 0.00      
Bu 1532 1452 8.66      
Ag 3070 2910 0.00      
Bu 3076 2916 24.04      
Ag 3078 2918 0.00      
Bu 3079 2919 91.74      
Bg 3110 2948 0.00      
Au 3131 2968 19.13      
Bg 3163 2999 0.00      
Au 3167 3002 98.59      
Ag 3168 3003 0.00      
Bu 3168 3003 66.89      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29455.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9479) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27921.2 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/TZVP
ABC
0.78658 0.12200 0.11457

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/TZVP

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.421 0.635 0.000
C2 0.421 -0.635 0.000
C3 0.421 1.905 0.000
C4 -0.421 -1.905 0.000
H5 -1.075 0.628 0.877
H6 -1.075 0.628 -0.877
H7 1.075 -0.628 0.877
H8 1.075 -0.628 -0.877
H9 -0.202 2.800 0.000
H10 1.063 1.942 0.882
H11 1.063 1.942 -0.882
H12 0.202 -2.800 0.000
H13 -1.063 -1.942 0.882
H14 -1.063 -1.942 -0.882

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.52371.52412.53921.09381.09382.14522.14522.17592.16592.16593.49032.79812.7981
C21.52372.53921.52412.14522.14521.09381.09383.49032.79812.79812.17592.16592.1659
C31.52412.53923.90122.15342.15342.75862.75861.09061.09141.09144.70924.21654.2165
C42.53921.52413.90122.75862.75862.15342.15344.70924.21654.21651.09061.09141.0914
H51.09382.14522.15342.75861.75472.48923.04552.49942.50943.06463.76122.57013.1146
H61.09382.14522.15342.75861.75473.04552.48922.49943.06462.50943.76123.11462.5701
H72.14521.09382.75862.15342.48923.04551.75473.76122.57013.11462.49942.50943.0646
H82.14521.09382.75862.15343.04552.48921.75473.76123.11462.57012.49943.06462.5094
H92.17593.49031.09064.70922.49942.49943.76123.76121.76451.76455.61364.89934.8993
H102.16592.79811.09144.21652.50943.06462.57013.11461.76451.76394.89934.42824.7666
H112.16592.79811.09144.21653.06462.50943.11462.57011.76451.76394.89934.76664.4282
H123.49032.17594.70921.09063.76123.76122.49942.49945.61364.89934.89931.76451.7645
H132.79812.16594.21651.09142.57013.11462.50943.06464.89934.42824.76661.76451.7639
H142.79812.16594.21651.09143.11462.57013.06462.50944.89934.76664.42821.76451.7639

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.845 C1 C2 H7 108.979
C1 C2 H8 108.979 C1 C3 H9 111.573
C1 C3 H11 110.723 C1 C3 H12 30.900
C2 C1 C3 112.845 C2 C1 H5 108.979
C2 C1 H6 108.979 C2 C4 H10 17.289
C2 C4 H13 110.723 C2 C4 H14 110.723
C3 C1 H5 109.591 C3 C1 H6 109.591
C4 C2 H7 109.591 C4 C2 H8 109.591
H5 C1 H6 106.663 H7 C2 H8 106.663
H9 C3 H11 107.927 H9 C3 H12 142.473
H10 C4 H13 93.980 H10 C4 H14 114.046
H11 C3 H12 93.543 H13 C4 H14 107.823
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at MP2/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.969241
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-157.349388
Nuclear repulsion energy133.042835
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/TZVP
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 3179 3013 29.36      
2 A 3164 2999 0.64      
3 A 3121 2959 23.02      
4 A 3081 2920 25.09      
5 A 3074 2914 22.11      
6 A 1536 1456 0.44      
7 A 1525 1445 4.84      
8 A 1506 1428 0.00      
9 A 1437 1362 3.74      
10 A 1404 1331 0.45      
11 A 1331 1261 0.28      
12 A 1220 1157 0.06      
13 A 1119 1061 0.13      
14 A 1010 957 0.15      
15 A 854 810 0.01      
16 A 819 776 1.03      
17 A 325 308 0.00      
18 A 286 271 0.01      
19 A 122 115 0.01      
20 B 3171 3006 48.49      
21 B 3165 3000 74.74      
22 B 3127 2964 24.55      
23 B 3079 2918 23.07      
24 B 3073 2913 28.26      
25 B 1527 1447 10.34      
26 B 1520 1441 8.98      
27 B 1502 1423 0.65      
28 B 1441 1366 6.57      
29 B 1391 1319 1.25      
30 B 1309 1241 0.31      
31 B 1177 1115 1.71      
32 B 994 942 0.55      
33 B 983 931 2.08      
34 B 756 717 2.20      
35 B 444 421 0.16      
36 B 213 201 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29491.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9479) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27954.5 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/TZVP
ABC
0.78658 0.12200 0.11457

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/TZVP

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability