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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: CCSD/cc-pVDZ

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 CCSD/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.962013
Energy at 298.15K-157.972687
HF Energy-157.308836
Nuclear repulsion energy129.758298
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/cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
Au 122 116 0.00      
Au 233 220 0.00      
Bu 258 245 0.01      
Bg 270 256 0.00      
Ag 428 406 0.00      
Au 740 701 1.96      
Bg 812 769 0.00      
Ag 859 814 0.00      
Au 960 910 0.71      
Bu 982 931 3.11      
Bu 1049 994 0.10      
Ag 1100 1042 0.00      
Ag 1181 1119 0.00      
Bg 1217 1153 0.00      
Au 1293 1225 0.19      
Bu 1323 1253 5.86      
Bg 1334 1263 0.00      
Ag 1408 1334 0.00      
Bu 1422 1347 1.86      
Ag 1430 1354 0.00      
Ag 1487 1409 0.00      
Bu 1490 1412 1.35      
Bg 1497 1418 0.00      
Au 1498 1419 10.99      
Ag 1505 1425 0.00      
Bu 1509 1430 4.58      
Ag 3041 2881 0.00      
Bu 3046 2886 72.33      
Bu 3052 2891 51.57      
Ag 3054 2893 0.00      
Bg 3073 2911 0.00      
Au 3094 2931 27.57      
Bg 3131 2966 0.00      
Au 3134 2969 104.76      
Ag 3137 2972 0.00      
Bu 3138 2972 73.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29152.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9473) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27616.2 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 CCSD/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.77009 0.12005 0.11272

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.424 0.640 0.000
C2 0.424 -0.640 0.000
C3 0.424 1.919 0.000
C4 -0.424 -1.919 0.000
H5 -1.089 0.635 0.887
H6 -1.089 0.635 -0.887
H7 1.089 -0.635 0.887
H8 1.089 -0.635 -0.887
H9 -0.209 2.824 0.000
H10 1.076 1.961 0.893
H11 1.076 1.961 -0.893
H12 0.209 -2.824 0.000
H13 -1.076 -1.961 0.893
H14 -1.076 -1.961 -0.893

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.53521.53422.55871.10871.10872.16832.16832.19492.18862.18863.52172.82592.8259
C21.53522.55871.53422.16832.16831.10871.10873.52172.82592.82592.19492.18862.1886
C31.53422.55873.93002.17362.17362.78392.78391.10491.10621.10624.74804.25404.2540
C42.55871.53423.93002.78392.78392.17362.17364.74804.25404.25401.10491.10621.1062
H51.10872.16832.17362.78391.77332.52183.08292.52092.53873.10033.79992.59573.1471
H61.10872.16832.17362.78391.77333.08292.52182.52093.10032.53873.79993.14712.5957
H72.16831.10872.78392.17362.52183.08291.77333.79992.59573.14712.52092.53873.1003
H82.16831.10872.78392.17363.08292.52181.77333.79993.14712.59572.52093.10032.5387
H92.19493.52171.10494.74802.52092.52093.79993.79991.78711.78715.66424.94434.9443
H102.18862.82591.10624.25402.53873.10032.59573.14711.78711.78574.94434.47284.8161
H112.18862.82591.10624.25403.10032.53873.14712.59571.78711.78574.94434.81614.4728
H123.52172.19494.74801.10493.79993.79992.52092.52095.66424.94434.94431.78711.7871
H132.82592.18864.25401.10622.59573.14712.53873.10034.94434.47284.81611.78711.7857
H142.82592.18864.25401.10623.14712.59573.10032.53874.94434.81614.47281.78711.7857

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.943 C1 C2 H7 109.126
C1 C2 H8 109.126 C1 C3 H9 111.506
C1 C3 H11 110.927 C1 C3 H12 30.949
C2 C1 C3 112.943 C2 C1 H5 109.126
C2 C1 H6 109.126 C2 C4 H10 17.276
C2 C4 H13 110.927 C2 C4 H14 110.927
C3 C1 H5 109.603 C3 C1 H6 109.603
C4 C2 H7 109.603 C4 C2 H8 109.603
H5 C1 H6 106.214 H7 C2 H8 106.214
H9 C3 H11 107.843 H9 C3 H12 142.455
H10 C4 H13 94.181 H10 C4 H14 114.312
H11 C3 H12 93.703 H13 C4 H14 107.632
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at CCSD/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.960869
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 CCSD/cc-pVDZ
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 3147 2981 34.28      
2 A 3132 2967 0.91      
3 A 3087 2924 26.77      
4 A 3057 2896 11.76      
5 A 3047 2887 36.12      
6 A 1510 1430 0.22      
7 A 1504 1425 3.76      
8 A 1487 1409 0.14      
9 A 1422 1347 1.62      
10 A 1397 1323 0.33      
11 A 1318 1249 0.19      
12 A 1204 1141 0.05      
13 A 1119 1060 0.05      
14 A 1000 947 0.20      
15 A 849 804 0.01      
16 A 804 761 1.02      
17 A 326 309 0.00      
18 A 273 259 0.02      
19 A 113 107 0.01      
20 B 3139 2973 52.31      
21 B 3133 2968 80.96      
22 B 3092 2929 30.05      
23 B 3054 2893 23.77      
24 B 3043 2883 30.80      
25 B 1504 1425 7.50      
26 B 1497 1418 6.31      
27 B 1483 1404 0.30      
28 B 1428 1353 4.98      
29 B 1374 1302 4.11      
30 B 1293 1224 0.57      
31 B 1164 1103 1.61      
32 B 991 939 1.00      
33 B 969 918 1.25      
34 B 752 712 2.22      
35 B 436 413 0.18      
36 B 222 210 0.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29184.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9473) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27646.4 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 CCSD/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.77009 0.12005 0.11272

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability