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All results from a given calculation for CH2CHCHCH2 (1,3-Butadiene)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
1 2 no C2 1A

Conformer 1 (C2H)

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Energy calculated at MP2/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.481737
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-154.935805
Nuclear repulsion energy103.520053
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 MP2/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/6-31+G**
ABC
1.40018 0.14723 0.13322

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.330 0.650 0.000
C2 0.330 -0.650 0.000
C3 0.330 1.823 0.000
C4 -0.330 -1.823 0.000
H5 -1.417 0.648 0.000
H6 1.417 -0.648 0.000
H7 -0.196 2.767 0.000
H8 1.413 1.858 0.000
H9 0.196 -2.767 0.000
H10 -1.413 -1.858 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.45771.34682.47311.08622.17602.12192.12073.45732.7311
C21.45772.47311.34682.17601.08623.45732.73112.12192.1207
C31.34682.47313.70602.10562.69931.08081.08294.59264.0729
C42.47311.34683.70602.69932.10564.59264.07291.08081.0829
H51.08622.17602.10562.69933.11522.44583.07713.77672.5056
H62.17601.08622.69932.10563.11523.77672.50562.44583.0771
H72.12193.45731.08084.59262.44583.77671.84805.54854.7824
H82.12072.73111.08294.07293.07712.50561.84804.78244.6678
H93.45732.12194.59261.08083.77672.44585.54854.78241.8480
H102.73112.12074.07291.08292.50563.07714.78244.66781.8480

picture of 1,3-Butadiene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 123.674 C1 C2 H6 116.848
C1 C3 H7 121.482 C1 C3 H8 121.199
C2 C1 C3 123.674 C2 C1 H5 116.848
C2 C4 H9 121.482 C2 C4 H10 121.199
C3 C1 H5 119.479 C4 C2 H6 119.479
H7 C3 H8 117.319 H9 C4 H10 117.319
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2)

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Energy calculated at MP2/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.477736
Energy at 298.15K-155.483101
HF Energy-154.930739
Nuclear repulsion energy104.751566
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 MP2/6-31+G**
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 3337 3139 4.02      
2 A 3243 3050 4.11      
3 A 3230 3038 16.49      
4 A 1699 1598 1.92      
5 A 1504 1414 7.15      
6 A 1356 1276 0.01      
7 A 1088 1024 0.07      
8 A 1006 946 6.31      
9 A 921 867 8.78      
10 A 910 856 3.14      
11 A 749 704 4.81      
12 A 275 259 0.00      
13 A 189 178 0.08      
14 B 3335 3137 17.87      
15 B 3235 3043 9.48      
16 B 3225 3033 5.88      
17 B 1700 1599 5.25      
18 B 1468 1381 0.36      
19 B 1325 1246 0.34      
20 B 1116 1050 3.44      
21 B 1030 969 42.95      
22 B 920 865 77.53      
23 B 630 592 10.57      
24 B 461 434 15.87      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18975.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9406) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17848.5 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 MP2/6-31+G**
ABC
0.70666 0.18809 0.15371

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.125 0.724 0.556
C2 -0.125 -0.724 0.556
C3 -0.125 1.531 -0.492
C4 0.125 -1.531 -0.492
H5 0.516 1.157 1.471
H6 -0.516 -1.157 1.471
H7 0.097 2.588 -0.451
H8 -0.567 1.147 -1.402
H9 -0.097 -2.588 -0.451
H10 0.567 -1.147 -1.402

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.46971.34572.48651.08562.18792.11862.11943.46892.7443
C21.46972.48651.34572.18791.08563.46892.74432.11862.1194
C31.34572.48653.07172.09903.35141.08111.08234.11922.9118
C42.48651.34573.07173.35142.09904.11922.91181.08111.0823
H51.08562.18792.09903.35142.53332.43303.07114.25393.6837
H62.18791.08563.35142.09902.53334.25393.68372.43303.0711
H72.11863.46891.08114.11922.43304.25391.85005.17983.8831
H82.11942.74431.08232.91183.07113.68371.85003.88312.5593
H93.46892.11864.11921.08114.25392.43305.17983.88311.8500
H102.74432.11942.91181.08233.68373.07113.88312.55931.8500

picture of 1,3-Butadiene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 123.999 C1 C2 H6 116.997
C1 C3 H7 121.235 C1 C3 H8 121.212
C2 C1 C3 123.999 C2 C1 H5 116.997
C2 C4 H9 121.235 C2 C4 H10 121.212
C3 C1 H5 118.991 C4 C2 H6 118.991
H7 C3 H8 117.548 H9 C4 H10 117.548
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability