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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: MP2/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 MP2/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.898981
Energy at 298.15K-157.909671
HF Energy-157.309249
Nuclear repulsion energy130.100566
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/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 124 119 0.00      
Au 237 226 0.00      
Bu 257 245 0.03      
Bg 276 263 0.00      
Ag 428 408 0.00      
Au 743 708 2.75      
Bg 812 773 0.00      
Ag 863 822 0.00      
Au 959 913 0.99      
Bu 980 934 4.54      
Bu 1056 1006 0.13      
Ag 1107 1054 0.00      
Ag 1180 1124 0.00      
Bg 1212 1154 0.00      
Au 1290 1229 0.14      
Bu 1313 1251 4.76      
Bg 1333 1269 0.00      
Ag 1398 1331 0.00      
Bu 1412 1345 2.90      
Ag 1416 1348 0.00      
Ag 1482 1412 0.00      
Bu 1488 1417 1.06      
Bg 1496 1425 0.00      
Au 1498 1427 13.09      
Ag 1504 1432 0.00      
Bu 1506 1434 6.41      
Ag 3067 2921 0.00      
Bu 3073 2927 60.30      
Bu 3076 2930 53.99      
Ag 3078 2931 0.00      
Bg 3111 2963 0.00      
Au 3131 2983 28.25      
Bg 3172 3021 0.00      
Au 3174 3023 80.40      
Ag 3176 3025 0.00      
Bu 3177 3026 58.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29300.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9525) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27909.1 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 MP2/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.77306 0.12080 0.11341

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.423 0.638 0.000
C2 0.423 -0.638 0.000
C3 0.423 1.913 0.000
C4 -0.423 -1.913 0.000
H5 -1.087 0.631 0.885
H6 -1.087 0.631 -0.885
H7 1.087 -0.631 0.885
H8 1.087 -0.631 -0.885
H9 -0.205 2.818 0.000
H10 1.074 1.952 0.891
H11 1.074 1.952 -0.891
H12 0.205 -2.818 0.000
H13 -1.074 -1.952 0.891
H14 -1.074 -1.952 -0.891

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.53101.53032.55041.10661.10662.16252.16252.19142.18242.18243.51292.81532.8153
C21.53102.55041.53032.16252.16251.10661.10663.51292.81532.81532.19142.18242.1824
C31.53032.55043.91782.16962.16962.77422.77421.10261.10371.10374.73604.23954.2395
C42.55041.53033.91782.77422.77422.16962.16964.73604.23954.23951.10261.10371.1037
H51.10662.16252.16962.77421.77022.51483.07532.51882.53303.09353.78882.58383.1353
H61.10662.16252.16962.77421.77023.07532.51482.51883.09352.53303.78883.13532.5838
H72.16251.10662.77422.16962.51483.07531.77023.78882.58383.13532.51882.53303.0935
H82.16251.10662.77422.16963.07532.51481.77023.78883.13532.58382.51883.09352.5330
H92.19143.51291.10264.73602.51882.51883.78883.78881.78311.78315.65174.93034.9303
H102.18242.81531.10374.23952.53303.09352.58383.13531.78311.78164.93034.45654.7994
H112.18242.81531.10374.23953.09352.53303.13532.58381.78311.78164.93034.79944.4565
H123.51292.19144.73601.10263.78883.78882.51882.51885.65174.93034.93031.78311.7831
H132.81532.18244.23951.10372.58383.13532.53303.09354.93034.45654.79941.78311.7816
H142.81532.18244.23951.10373.13532.58383.09352.53304.93034.79944.45651.78311.7816

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.841 C1 C2 H7 109.085
C1 C2 H8 109.085 C1 C3 H9 111.646
C1 C3 H11 110.861 C1 C3 H12 30.952
C2 C1 C3 112.841 C2 C1 H5 109.085
C2 C1 H6 109.085 C2 C4 H10 17.290
C2 C4 H13 110.861 C2 C4 H14 110.861
C3 C1 H5 109.689 C3 C1 H6 109.689
C4 C2 H7 109.689 C4 C2 H8 109.689
H5 C1 H6 106.233 H7 C2 H8 106.233
H9 C3 H11 107.843 H9 C3 H12 142.597
H10 C4 H13 94.096 H10 C4 H14 114.242
H11 C3 H12 93.621 H13 C4 H14 107.624
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at MP2/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.897955
Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy131.990348
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/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 3186 3035 25.97      
2 A 3172 3021 0.46      
3 A 3122 2974 21.59      
4 A 3081 2934 14.73      
5 A 3073 2927 32.09      
6 A 1510 1438 0.76      
7 A 1501 1430 4.09      
8 A 1483 1413 0.01      
9 A 1411 1344 2.37      
10 A 1386 1320 0.29      
11 A 1317 1254 0.23      
12 A 1200 1143 0.03      
13 A 1126 1072 0.06      
14 A 998 951 0.16      
15 A 854 813 0.04      
16 A 806 768 1.37      
17 A 328 313 0.01      
18 A 278 265 0.03      
19 A 116 110 0.01      
20 B 3179 3028 40.93      
21 B 3172 3022 62.62      
22 B 3129 2980 27.88      
23 B 3078 2932 22.10      
24 B 3070 2924 28.93      
25 B 1502 1431 8.37      
26 B 1496 1425 8.50      
27 B 1477 1407 0.42      
28 B 1417 1350 5.79      
29 B 1365 1300 3.04      
30 B 1290 1229 0.63      
31 B 1161 1106 2.00      
32 B 997 950 1.39      
33 B 967 921 1.80      
34 B 752 716 3.10      
35 B 436 416 0.32      
36 B 225 215 0.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29329.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9525) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27936.7 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/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.77306 0.12080 0.11341

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability