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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.028599
Energy at 298.15K-158.039264
HF Energy-157.350986
Nuclear repulsion energy130.666713
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 QCISD/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 111 106 0.01      
Au 228 218 0.00      
Bg 256 245 0.00      
Bu 260 249 0.01      
Ag 430 411 0.00      
Au 750 716 1.13      
Bg 829 792 0.00      
Ag 861 822 0.00      
Au 978 935 0.35      
Bu 995 950 2.86      
Bu 1042 995 0.01      
Ag 1094 1045 0.00      
Ag 1198 1144 0.00      
Bg 1239 1184 0.00      
Au 1312 1254 0.45      
Bg 1349 1289 0.00      
Bu 1350 1290 3.47      
Ag 1437 1373 0.00      
Bu 1447 1382 3.51      
Ag 1448 1383 0.00      
Ag 1515 1447 0.00      
Bu 1516 1449 1.31      
Bg 1523 1455 0.00      
Au 1523 1455 11.56      
Ag 1529 1461 0.00      
Bu 1537 1468 6.16      
Ag 3045 2909 0.00      
Bu 3051 2915 24.15      
Bu 3053 2917 100.35      
Ag 3055 2918 0.00      
Bg 3073 2935 0.00      
Au 3093 2955 16.48      
Bg 3123 2984 0.00      
Au 3128 2988 127.97      
Ag 3129 2989 0.00      
Bu 3130 2990 85.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29317.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9553) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28006.6 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 QCISD/TZVP
ABC
0.78355 0.12128 0.11391

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.422 0.637 0.000
C2 0.422 -0.637 0.000
C3 0.422 1.910 0.000
C4 -0.422 -1.910 0.000
H5 -1.077 0.631 0.878
H6 -1.077 0.631 -0.878
H7 1.077 -0.631 0.878
H8 1.077 -0.631 -0.878
H9 -0.205 2.805 0.000
H10 1.065 1.950 0.884
H11 1.065 1.950 -0.884
H12 0.205 -2.805 0.000
H13 -1.065 -1.950 0.884
H14 -1.065 -1.950 -0.884

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.52801.52802.54711.09561.09562.15092.15092.17922.17182.17183.49852.80802.8080
C21.52802.54711.52802.15092.15091.09561.09563.49852.80802.80802.17922.17182.1718
C31.52802.54713.91282.15742.15742.76772.76771.09251.09351.09354.72054.23014.2301
C42.54711.52803.91282.76772.76772.15742.15744.72054.23014.23011.09251.09351.0935
H51.09562.15092.15742.76771.75692.49643.05272.50152.51523.07103.77132.58123.1253
H61.09562.15092.15742.76771.75693.05272.49642.50153.07102.51523.77133.12532.5812
H72.15091.09562.76772.15742.49643.05271.75693.77132.58123.12532.50152.51523.0710
H82.15091.09562.76772.15743.05272.49641.75693.77133.12532.58122.50153.07102.5152
H92.17923.49851.09254.72052.50152.50153.77133.77131.76761.76765.62524.91234.9123
H102.17182.80801.09354.23012.51523.07102.58123.12531.76761.76724.91234.44364.7821
H112.17182.80801.09354.23013.07102.51523.12532.58121.76761.76724.91234.78214.4436
H123.49852.17924.72051.09253.77133.77132.50152.50155.62524.91234.91231.76761.7676
H132.80802.17184.23011.09352.58123.12532.51523.07104.91234.44364.78211.76761.7672
H142.80802.17184.23011.09353.12532.58123.07102.51524.91234.78214.44361.76761.7672

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.916 C1 C2 H7 109.027
C1 C2 H8 109.027 C1 C3 H9 111.447
C1 C3 H11 110.796 C1 C3 H12 30.902
C2 C1 C3 112.916 C2 C1 H5 109.027
C2 C1 H6 109.027 C2 C4 H10 17.280
C2 C4 H13 110.796 C2 C4 H14 110.796
C3 C1 H5 109.530 C3 C1 H6 109.530
C4 C2 H7 109.530 C4 C2 H8 109.530
H5 C1 H6 106.610 H7 C2 H8 106.610
H9 C3 H11 107.922 H9 C3 H12 142.349
H10 C4 H13 94.068 H10 C4 H14 114.112
H11 C3 H12 93.625 H13 C4 H14 107.815
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.027558
Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 QCISD/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 3140 3000 39.51      
2 A 3125 2986 0.95      
3 A 3086 2948 28.28      
4 A 3057 2920 19.69      
5 A 3048 2912 27.82      
6 A 1538 1469 0.11      
7 A 1529 1461 4.09      
8 A 1512 1444 0.07      
9 A 1448 1383 2.44      
10 A 1416 1353 0.45      
11 A 1334 1275 0.22      
12 A 1225 1171 0.08      
13 A 1113 1063 0.09      
14 A 1012 966 0.17      
15 A 850 812 0.00      
16 A 816 779 0.72      
17 A 323 308 0.00      
18 A 281 268 0.00      
19 A 117 112 0.00      
20 B 3132 2992 62.57      
21 B 3127 2987 96.27      
22 B 3090 2952 26.06      
23 B 3054 2918 23.93      
24 B 3047 2911 29.82      
25 B 1530 1462 8.87      
26 B 1522 1454 6.58      
27 B 1508 1440 0.49      
28 B 1452 1387 5.49      
29 B 1401 1339 2.13      
30 B 1313 1254 0.35      
31 B 1180 1127 1.39      
32 B 990 946 0.06      
33 B 982 938 1.72      
34 B 757 723 1.50      
35 B 443 424 0.08      
36 B 209 200 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29353.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9553) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28041.6 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 QCISD/TZVP
ABC
0.78355 0.12128 0.11391

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

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability