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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: CCD/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 CCD/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.023847
Energy at 298.15K-158.034523
HF Energy-157.351064
Nuclear repulsion energy130.742156
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 CCD/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 111 105 0.01      
Au 229 217 0.00      
Bg 257 244 0.00      
Bu 261 248 0.01      
Ag 432 409 0.00      
Au 751 712 1.23      
Bg 830 787 0.00      
Ag 864 819 0.00      
Au 981 930 0.37      
Bu 997 946 2.99      
Bu 1046 992 0.01      
Ag 1098 1041 0.00      
Ag 1201 1139 0.00      
Bg 1242 1177 0.00      
Au 1315 1247 0.43      
Bg 1353 1282 0.00      
Bu 1354 1283 3.13      
Ag 1441 1366 0.00      
Bu 1451 1375 3.86      
Ag 1452 1377 0.00      
Ag 1518 1439 0.00      
Bu 1519 1440 1.37      
Bg 1526 1447 0.00      
Au 1527 1447 12.01      
Ag 1532 1453 0.00      
Bu 1540 1460 6.70      
Ag 3057 2898 0.00      
Bu 3062 2903 21.76      
Bu 3065 2906 99.30      
Ag 3065 2906 0.00      
Bg 3087 2926 0.00      
Au 3107 2946 16.15      
Bg 3137 2974 0.00      
Au 3142 2978 122.34      
Ag 3143 2980 0.00      
Bu 3144 2980 81.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29417.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27888.0 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 CCD/TZVP
ABC
0.78457 0.12141 0.11403

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.422 0.636 0.000
C2 0.422 -0.636 0.000
C3 0.422 1.909 0.000
C4 -0.422 -1.909 0.000
H5 -1.076 0.631 0.878
H6 -1.076 0.631 -0.878
H7 1.076 -0.631 0.878
H8 1.076 -0.631 -0.878
H9 -0.205 2.804 0.000
H10 1.064 1.949 0.883
H11 1.064 1.949 -0.883
H12 0.205 -2.804 0.000
H13 -1.064 -1.949 0.883
H14 -1.064 -1.949 -0.883

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.52721.52712.54581.09481.09482.14972.14972.17802.17062.17063.49662.80662.8066
C21.52722.54581.52712.14972.14971.09481.09483.49662.80662.80662.17802.17062.1706
C31.52712.54583.91082.15602.15602.76632.76631.09181.09271.09274.71794.22794.2279
C42.54581.52713.91082.76632.76632.15602.15604.71794.22794.22791.09181.09271.0927
H51.09482.14972.15602.76631.75552.49513.05082.50002.51383.06913.76922.58013.1236
H61.09482.14972.15602.76631.75553.05082.49512.50003.06912.51383.76923.12362.5801
H72.14971.09482.76632.15602.49513.05081.75553.76922.58013.12362.50002.51383.0691
H82.14971.09482.76632.15603.05082.49511.75553.76923.12362.58012.50003.06912.5138
H92.17803.49661.09184.71792.50002.50003.76923.76921.76641.76645.62204.90984.9098
H102.17062.80661.09274.22792.51383.06912.58013.12361.76641.76604.90984.44144.7797
H112.17062.80661.09274.22793.06912.51383.12362.58011.76641.76604.90984.77974.4414
H123.49662.17804.71791.09183.76923.76922.50002.50005.62204.90984.90981.76641.7664
H132.80662.17064.22791.09272.58013.12362.51383.06914.90984.44144.77971.76641.7660
H142.80662.17064.22791.09273.12362.58013.06912.51384.90984.77974.44141.76641.7660

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.923 C1 C2 H7 109.032
C1 C2 H8 109.032 C1 C3 H9 111.450
C1 C3 H11 110.802 C1 C3 H12 30.898
C2 C1 C3 112.923 C2 C1 H5 109.032
C2 C1 H6 109.032 C2 C4 H10 17.278
C2 C4 H13 110.802 C2 C4 H14 110.802
C3 C1 H5 109.530 C3 C1 H6 109.530
C4 C2 H7 109.530 C4 C2 H8 109.530
H5 C1 H6 106.595 H7 C2 H8 106.595
H9 C3 H11 107.917 H9 C3 H12 142.348
H10 C4 H13 94.076 H10 C4 H14 114.116
H11 C3 H12 93.632 H13 C4 H14 107.808
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at CCD/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.022783
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 CCD/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 3153 2989 37.38      
2 A 3139 2976 1.09      
3 A 3100 2939 26.99      
4 A 3068 2908 18.91      
5 A 3061 2901 27.77      
6 A 1541 1461 0.10      
7 A 1532 1453 4.36      
8 A 1515 1436 0.06      
9 A 1452 1376 2.70      
10 A 1421 1347 0.37      
11 A 1338 1268 0.24      
12 A 1228 1164 0.08      
13 A 1117 1059 0.09      
14 A 1015 962 0.17      
15 A 853 809 0.00      
16 A 818 775 0.77      
17 A 324 307 0.00      
18 A 281 266 0.00      
19 A 117 110 0.00      
20 B 3146 2982 59.72      
21 B 3140 2977 92.06      
22 B 3105 2943 24.54      
23 B 3065 2906 23.65      
24 B 3060 2900 28.98      
25 B 1533 1453 9.40      
26 B 1526 1446 6.79      
27 B 1511 1433 0.52      
28 B 1456 1381 5.67      
29 B 1405 1332 1.85      
30 B 1316 1248 0.32      
31 B 1183 1122 1.46      
32 B 993 942 0.09      
33 B 985 934 1.77      
34 B 759 719 1.60      
35 B 444 421 0.09      
36 B 209 199 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29454.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27922.5 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 CCD/TZVP
ABC
0.78457 0.12141 0.11403

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

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability