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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: MP4=FULL/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 MP4=FULL/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.988303
Energy at 298.15K-157.998948
HF Energy-157.308823
Nuclear repulsion energy129.778995
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 MP4=FULL/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 119 115        
Au 231 223        
Bu 255 246        
Bg 270 261        
Ag 425 410        
Au 736 710        
Bg 806 778        
Ag 855 825        
Au 954 921        
Bu 976 942        
Bu 1045 1008        
Ag 1096 1058        
Ag 1173 1132        
Bg 1208 1166        
Au 1285 1240        
Bu 1312 1266        
Bg 1326 1279        
Ag 1397 1349        
Bu 1412 1362        
Ag 1417 1368        
Ag 1479 1427        
Bu 1484 1432        
Bg 1492 1440        
Au 1493 1441        
Ag 1499 1446        
Bu 1502 1450        
Ag 3034 2928        
Bu 3039 2933        
Bu 3047 2941        
Ag 3049 2943        
Bg 3071 2964        
Au 3092 2984        
Bg 3133 3024        
Au 3136 3026        
Ag 3139 3029        
Bu 3139 3030        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29061.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9651) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28047.5 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 MP4=FULL/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.77001 0.12012 0.11279

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/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 1.918 0.000
C4 -0.424 -1.918 0.000
H5 -1.090 0.634 0.887
H6 -1.090 0.634 -0.887
H7 1.090 -0.634 0.887
H8 1.090 -0.634 -0.887
H9 -0.208 2.824 0.000
H10 1.076 1.959 0.893
H11 1.076 1.959 -0.893
H12 0.208 -2.824 0.000
H13 -1.076 -1.959 0.893
H14 -1.076 -1.959 -0.893

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.53481.53402.55791.10901.10902.16782.16782.19522.18802.18803.52132.82442.8244
C21.53482.55791.53402.16782.16781.10901.10903.52132.82442.82442.19522.18802.1880
C31.53402.55793.92892.17412.17412.78262.78261.10491.10611.10614.74744.25224.2522
C42.55791.53403.92892.78262.78262.17412.17414.74744.25224.25221.10491.10611.1061
H51.10902.16782.17412.78261.77372.52133.08272.52222.53883.10043.79882.59333.1452
H61.10902.16782.17412.78261.77373.08272.52132.52223.10042.53883.79883.14522.5933
H72.16781.10902.78262.17412.52133.08271.77373.79882.59333.14522.52222.53883.1004
H82.16781.10902.78262.17413.08272.52131.77373.79883.14522.59332.52223.10042.5388
H92.19523.52131.10494.74742.52222.52223.79883.79881.78711.78715.66404.94304.9430
H102.18802.82441.10614.25222.53883.10042.59333.14521.78711.78564.94304.47044.8138
H112.18802.82441.10614.25223.10042.53883.14522.59331.78711.78564.94304.81384.4704
H123.52132.19524.74741.10493.79883.79882.52222.52225.66404.94304.94301.78711.7871
H132.82442.18804.25221.10612.59333.14522.53883.10044.94304.47044.81381.78711.7856
H142.82442.18804.25221.10613.14522.59333.10042.53884.94304.81384.47041.78711.7856

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.919 C1 C2 H7 109.103
C1 C2 H8 109.103 C1 C3 H9 111.549
C1 C3 H11 110.896 C1 C3 H12 30.947
C2 C1 C3 112.919 C2 C1 H5 109.103
C2 C1 H6 109.103 C2 C4 H10 17.278
C2 C4 H13 110.896 C2 C4 H14 110.896
C3 C1 H5 109.643 C3 C1 H6 109.643
C4 C2 H7 109.643 C4 C2 H8 109.643
H5 C1 H6 106.205 H7 C2 H8 106.205
H9 C3 H11 107.852 H9 C3 H12 142.496
H10 C4 H13 94.145 H10 C4 H14 114.281
H11 C3 H12 93.668 H13 C4 H14 107.633
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at MP4=FULL/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.987226
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 MP4=FULL/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 3148 3038        
2 A 3134 3025        
3 A 3085 2977        
4 A 3052 2945        
5 A 3041 2935        
6 A 1505 1452        
7 A 1498 1445        
8 A 1480 1428        
9 A 1411 1362        
10 A 1385 1337        
11 A 1309 1264        
12 A 1196 1154        
13 A 1114 1075        
14 A 992 958        
15 A 845 816        
16 A 800 772        
17 A 324 313        
18 A 273 263        
19 A 110 106        
20 B 3141 3031        
21 B 3135 3026        
22 B 3090 2982        
23 B 3049 2943        
24 B 3037 2931        
25 B 1498 1446        
26 B 1491 1439        
27 B 1475 1423        
28 B 1417 1367        
29 B 1362 1315        
30 B 1285 1240        
31 B 1156 1116        
32 B 987 952        
33 B 962 929        
34 B 747 721        
35 B 433 418        
36 B 222 215        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29094.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9651) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28078.6 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 MP4=FULL/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.77001 0.12012 0.11279

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability