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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/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 CCSD=FULL/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.207188
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-157.359733
Nuclear repulsion energy131.107522
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 CCSD=FULL/Def2TZVPP
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD=FULL/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.78725 0.12221 0.11471

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.422 0.634 0.000
C2 0.422 -0.634 0.000
C3 0.422 1.903 0.000
C4 -0.422 -1.903 0.000
H5 -1.076 0.629 0.874
H6 -1.076 0.629 -0.874
H7 1.076 -0.629 0.874
H8 1.076 -0.629 -0.874
H9 -0.200 2.796 0.000
H10 1.063 1.942 0.880
H11 1.063 1.942 -0.880
H12 0.200 -2.796 0.000
H13 -1.063 -1.942 0.880
H14 -1.063 -1.942 -0.880

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.52361.52362.53721.09151.09152.14512.14512.17312.16542.16543.48622.79652.7965
C21.52362.53721.52362.14512.14511.09151.09153.48622.79652.79652.17312.16542.1654
C31.52362.53723.89822.15192.15192.75672.75671.08821.08941.08944.70414.21434.2143
C42.53721.52363.89822.75672.75672.15192.15194.70414.21434.21431.08821.08941.0894
H51.09152.14512.15192.75671.74792.49183.04372.49582.51003.06193.75752.57023.1114
H61.09152.14512.15192.75671.74793.04372.49182.49583.06192.51003.75753.11142.5702
H72.14511.09152.75672.15192.49183.04371.74793.75752.57023.11142.49582.51003.0619
H82.14511.09152.75672.15193.04372.49181.74793.75753.11142.57022.49583.06192.5100
H92.17313.48621.08824.70412.49582.49583.75753.75751.76061.76065.60634.89534.8953
H102.16542.79651.08944.21432.51003.06192.57023.11141.76061.75914.89534.42754.7642
H112.16542.79651.08944.21433.06192.51003.11142.57021.76061.75914.89534.76424.4275
H123.48622.17314.70411.08823.75753.75752.49582.49585.60634.89534.89531.76061.7606
H132.79652.16544.21431.08942.57023.11142.51003.06194.89534.42754.76421.76061.7591
H142.79652.16544.21431.08943.11142.57023.06192.51004.89534.76424.42751.76061.7591

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.739 C1 C2 H7 109.112
C1 C2 H8 109.112 C1 C3 H9 111.525
C1 C3 H11 110.839 C1 C3 H12 30.924
C2 C1 C3 112.739 C2 C1 H5 109.112
C2 C1 H6 109.112 C2 C4 H10 17.297
C2 C4 H13 110.839 C2 C4 H14 110.839
C3 C1 H5 109.642 C3 C1 H6 109.642
C4 C2 H7 109.642 C4 C2 H8 109.642
H5 C1 H6 106.393 H7 C2 H8 106.393
H9 C3 H11 107.897 H9 C3 H12 142.449
H10 C4 H13 94.098 H10 C4 H14 114.111
H11 C3 H12 93.629 H13 C4 H14 107.690
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability