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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: MP3/Def2TZVPP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Anti 1Ag
Energy calculated at MP3/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.124935
Energy at 298.15K-158.135569
HF Energy-157.359706
Nuclear repulsion energy130.958053
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 MP3/Def2TZVPP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
Au 115 115 0.02      
Au 224 224 0.00      
Bu 256 256 0.00      
Bg 258 258 0.00      
Ag 427 427 0.00      
Au 740 740 2.50      
Bg 815 815 0.00      
Ag 859 859 0.00      
Au 967 967 0.68      
Bu 988 988 4.48      
Bu 1045 1045 0.02      
Ag 1096 1096 0.00      
Ag 1188 1188 0.00      
Bg 1226 1226 0.00      
Au 1305 1305 0.22      
Bu 1334 1334 2.31      
Bg 1349 1349 0.00      
Ag 1417 1417 0.00      
Ag 1432 1432 0.00      
Bu 1433 1433 5.42      
Ag 1506 1506 0.00      
Bu 1512 1512 1.28      
Bg 1519 1519 0.00      
Au 1521 1521 13.88      
Ag 1526 1526 0.00      
Bu 1530 1530 8.47      
Ag 3065 3065 0.00      
Bu 3072 3072 18.02      
Ag 3074 3074 0.00      
Bu 3074 3074 89.77      
Bg 3093 3093 0.00      
Au 3114 3114 15.10      
Bg 3144 3144 0.00      
Au 3148 3148 98.76      
Ag 3152 3152 0.00      
Bu 3152 3152 66.68      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29338.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29338.1 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 MP3/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.78534 0.12190 0.11441

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.423 0.635 0.000
C2 0.423 -0.635 0.000
C3 0.423 1.905 0.000
C4 -0.423 -1.905 0.000
H5 -1.077 0.629 0.874
H6 -1.077 0.629 -0.874
H7 1.077 -0.629 0.874
H8 1.077 -0.629 -0.874
H9 -0.198 2.800 0.000
H10 1.065 1.944 0.880
H11 1.065 1.944 -0.880
H12 0.198 -2.800 0.000
H13 -1.065 -1.944 0.880
H14 -1.065 -1.944 -0.880

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.52621.52612.54051.09181.09182.14772.14772.17602.16792.16793.49042.79932.7993
C21.52622.54051.52612.14772.14771.09181.09183.49042.79932.79932.17602.16792.1679
C31.52612.54053.90352.15452.15452.75982.75981.08871.08991.08994.71034.21934.2193
C42.54051.52613.90352.75982.75982.15452.15454.71034.21934.21931.08871.08991.0899
H51.09182.14772.15452.75981.74862.49453.04632.49932.51293.06463.76122.57293.1140
H61.09182.14772.15452.75981.74863.04632.49452.49933.06462.51293.76123.11402.5729
H72.14771.09182.75982.15452.49453.04631.74863.76122.57293.11402.49932.51293.0646
H82.14771.09182.75982.15453.04632.49451.74863.76123.11402.57292.49933.06462.5129
H92.17603.49041.08874.71032.49932.49933.76123.76121.76131.76135.61304.90134.9013
H102.16792.79931.08994.21932.51293.06462.57293.11401.76131.75964.90134.43254.7690
H112.16792.79931.08994.21933.06462.51293.11402.57291.76131.75964.90134.76904.4325
H123.49042.17604.71031.08873.76123.76122.49932.49935.61304.90134.90131.76131.7613
H132.79932.16794.21931.08992.57293.11402.51293.06464.90134.43254.76901.76131.7596
H142.79932.16794.21931.08993.11402.57293.06462.51294.90134.76904.43251.76131.7596

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.683 C1 C2 H7 109.115
C1 C2 H8 109.115 C1 C3 H9 111.557
C1 C3 H11 110.837 C1 C3 H12 30.925
C2 C1 C3 112.683 C2 C1 H5 109.115
C2 C1 H6 109.115 C2 C4 H10 17.304
C2 C4 H13 110.837 C2 C4 H14 110.837
C3 C1 H5 109.659 C3 C1 H6 109.659
C4 C2 H7 109.659 C4 C2 H8 109.659
H5 C1 H6 106.412 H7 C2 H8 106.412
H9 C3 H11 107.895 H9 C3 H12 142.482
H10 C4 H13 94.095 H10 C4 H14 114.084
H11 C3 H12 93.620 H13 C4 H14 107.662
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability