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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/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 B3LYPultrafine/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.524224
Energy at 298.15K-158.534831
HF Energy-158.524224
Nuclear repulsion energy130.580507
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 124 124 0.01      
Au 216 216 0.00      
Bg 255 255 0.00      
Bu 258 258 0.02      
Ag 424 424 0.00      
Au 739 739 3.43      
Bg 816 816 0.00      
Ag 840 840 0.00      
Au 967 967 0.78      
Bu 981 981 5.26      
Bu 1016 1016 0.12      
Ag 1063 1063 0.00      
Ag 1170 1170 0.00      
Bg 1212 1212 0.00      
Au 1293 1293 0.20      
Bu 1330 1330 2.74      
Bg 1336 1336 0.00      
Ag 1396 1396 0.00      
Ag 1414 1414 0.00      
Bu 1416 1416 4.90      
Ag 1490 1490 0.00      
Bu 1493 1493 2.25      
Bg 1499 1499 0.00      
Au 1501 1501 13.97      
Ag 1506 1506 0.00      
Bu 1515 1515 8.14      
Ag 3004 3004 0.00      
Bu 3013 3013 41.15      
Bg 3022 3022 0.00      
Bu 3023 3023 86.03      
Ag 3024 3024 0.00      
Au 3045 3045 19.40      
Bg 3080 3080 0.00      
Au 3085 3085 115.58      
Ag 3087 3087 0.00      
Bu 3088 3088 80.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28868.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28868.5 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 B3LYPultrafine/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.78706 0.12071 0.11340

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.420 0.639 0.000
C2 0.420 -0.639 0.000
C3 0.420 1.915 0.000
C4 -0.420 -1.915 0.000
H5 -1.079 0.635 0.874
H6 -1.079 0.635 -0.874
H7 1.079 -0.635 0.874
H8 1.079 -0.635 -0.874
H9 -0.208 2.807 0.000
H10 1.064 1.962 0.881
H11 1.064 1.962 -0.881
H12 0.208 -2.807 0.000
H13 -1.064 -1.962 0.881
H14 -1.064 -1.962 -0.881

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.52931.52782.55391.09451.09452.15252.15252.17882.17492.17493.50302.82092.8209
C21.52932.55391.52782.15252.15251.09451.09453.50302.82092.82092.17882.17492.1749
C31.52782.55393.92102.15612.15612.77492.77491.09111.09221.09224.72714.24414.2441
C42.55391.52783.92102.77492.77492.15612.15614.72714.24414.24411.09111.09221.0922
H51.09452.15252.15612.77491.74852.50323.05342.49842.52043.07133.77742.59753.1349
H61.09452.15252.15612.77491.74853.05342.50322.49843.07132.52043.77743.13492.5975
H72.15251.09452.77492.15612.50323.05341.74853.77742.59753.13492.49842.52043.0713
H82.15251.09452.77492.15613.05342.50321.74853.77743.13492.59752.49843.07132.5204
H92.17883.50301.09114.72712.49842.49843.77743.77741.76271.76275.63014.92554.9255
H102.17492.82091.09224.24412.52043.07132.59753.13491.76271.76184.92554.46464.7996
H112.17492.82091.09224.24413.07132.52043.13492.59751.76271.76184.92554.79964.4646
H123.50302.17884.72711.09113.77743.77742.49842.49845.63014.92554.92551.76271.7627
H132.82092.17494.24411.09222.59753.13492.52043.07134.92554.46464.79961.76271.7618
H142.82092.17494.24411.09223.13492.59753.07132.52044.92554.79964.46461.76271.7618

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 113.313 C1 C2 H7 109.117
C1 C2 H8 109.117 C1 C3 H9 111.511
C1 C3 H11 111.130 C1 C3 H12 30.787
C2 C1 C3 113.313 C2 C1 H5 109.117
C2 C1 H6 109.117 C2 C4 H10 17.189
C2 C4 H13 111.130 C2 C4 H14 111.130
C3 C1 H5 109.503 C3 C1 H6 109.503
C4 C2 H7 109.503 C4 C2 H8 109.503
H5 C1 H6 106.028 H7 C2 H8 106.028
H9 C3 H11 107.678 H9 C3 H12 142.298
H10 C4 H13 94.498 H10 C4 H14 114.409
H11 C3 H12 94.008 H13 C4 H14 107.526
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.073      
2 C -0.073      
3 C -0.254      
4 C -0.254      
5 H 0.050      
6 H 0.050      
7 H 0.050      
8 H 0.050      
9 H 0.082      
10 H 0.072      
11 H 0.072      
12 H 0.082      
13 H 0.072      
14 H 0.072      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.053 -0.447 0.000
y -0.447 -29.480 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.241
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.193 -0.447 0.000
y -0.447 -0.833 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.026
Polar
3z2-r22.051
x2-y20.426
xy-0.447
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 7.347 0.295 0.000
y 0.295 8.833 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.975


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 119.415
(<r2>)1/2 10.928