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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.962544
Energy at 298.15K-157.973217
HF Energy-157.308813
Nuclear repulsion energy129.747575
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 QCISD/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 122 117 0.00      
Au 232 223 0.00      
Bu 258 248 0.01      
Bg 270 259 0.00      
Ag 428 411 0.00      
Au 739 709 1.94      
Bg 812 779 0.00      
Ag 859 824 0.00      
Au 960 921 0.70      
Bu 982 942 3.08      
Bu 1049 1006 0.11      
Ag 1099 1055 0.00      
Ag 1180 1132 0.00      
Bg 1216 1167 0.00      
Au 1293 1240 0.20      
Bu 1322 1269 5.95      
Bg 1333 1279 0.00      
Ag 1408 1351 0.00      
Bu 1421 1364 1.80      
Ag 1429 1371 0.00      
Ag 1487 1426 0.00      
Bu 1490 1429 1.34      
Bg 1496 1436 0.00      
Au 1498 1437 10.90      
Ag 1504 1443 0.00      
Bu 1509 1448 4.48      
Ag 3039 2916 0.00      
Bu 3044 2920 73.13      
Bu 3049 2926 51.88      
Ag 3052 2928 0.00      
Bg 3071 2947 0.00      
Au 3092 2966 27.87      
Bg 3129 3002 0.00      
Au 3132 3005 105.78      
Ag 3135 3008 0.00      
Bu 3136 3008 74.44      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29136.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27953.8 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 QCISD/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.76997 0.12003 0.11270

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/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 2.825 0.000
H10 1.076 1.961 0.893
H11 1.076 1.961 -0.893
H12 0.209 -2.825 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
C11.53531.53442.55891.10881.10882.16842.16842.19522.18882.18883.52202.82622.8262
C21.53532.55891.53442.16842.16841.10881.10883.52202.82622.82622.19522.18882.1888
C31.53442.55893.93032.17372.17372.78412.78411.10501.10631.10634.74844.25434.2543
C42.55891.53443.93032.78412.78412.17372.17374.74844.25434.25431.10501.10631.1063
H51.10882.16842.17372.78411.77352.52203.08312.52112.53903.10063.80022.59593.1474
H61.10882.16842.17372.78411.77353.08312.52202.52113.10062.53903.80023.14742.5959
H72.16841.10882.78412.17372.52203.08311.77353.80022.59593.14742.52112.53903.1006
H82.16841.10882.78412.17373.08312.52201.77353.80023.14742.59592.52113.10062.5390
H92.19523.52201.10504.74842.52112.52113.80023.80021.78721.78725.66484.94474.9447
H102.18882.82621.10634.25432.53903.10062.59593.14741.78721.78594.94474.47324.8166
H112.18882.82621.10634.25433.10062.53903.14742.59591.78721.78594.94474.81664.4732
H123.52202.19524.74841.10503.80023.80022.52112.52115.66484.94474.94471.78721.7872
H132.82622.18884.25431.10632.59593.14742.53903.10064.94474.47324.81661.78721.7859
H142.82622.18884.25431.10633.14742.59593.10062.53904.94474.81664.47321.78721.7859

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.944 C1 C2 H7 109.126
C1 C2 H8 109.126 C1 C3 H9 111.510
C1 C3 H11 110.928 C1 C3 H12 30.948
C2 C1 C3 112.944 C2 C1 H5 109.126
C2 C1 H6 109.126 C2 C4 H10 17.276
C2 C4 H13 110.928 C2 C4 H14 110.928
C3 C1 H5 109.603 C3 C1 H6 109.603
C4 C2 H7 109.603 C4 C2 H8 109.603
H5 C1 H6 106.212 H7 C2 H8 106.212
H9 C3 H11 107.841 H9 C3 H12 142.458
H10 C4 H13 94.181 H10 C4 H14 114.314
H11 C3 H12 93.704 H13 C4 H14 107.630
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.961400
Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy131.563883
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 QCISD/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 3145 3017 34.61      
2 A 3130 3003 0.90      
3 A 3085 2960 26.95      
4 A 3055 2931 11.59      
5 A 3045 2921 36.78      
6 A 1510 1448 0.23      
7 A 1504 1443 3.70      
8 A 1487 1426 0.13      
9 A 1422 1364 1.58      
10 A 1396 1340 0.35      
11 A 1318 1264 0.19      
12 A 1204 1155 0.05      
13 A 1119 1073 0.05      
14 A 999 959 0.20      
15 A 848 814 0.01      
16 A 803 771 1.01      
17 A 326 312 0.00      
18 A 273 262 0.02      
19 A 113 109 0.01      
20 B 3137 3009 52.80      
21 B 3131 3004 81.76      
22 B 3090 2964 30.34      
23 B 3051 2928 24.08      
24 B 3041 2918 31.09      
25 B 1504 1443 7.41      
26 B 1496 1436 6.27      
27 B 1482 1422 0.29      
28 B 1427 1369 4.94      
29 B 1373 1318 4.19      
30 B 1292 1240 0.58      
31 B 1163 1116 1.59      
32 B 991 951 0.99      
33 B 968 929 1.24      
34 B 752 721 2.19      
35 B 436 418 0.18      
36 B 222 213 0.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29168.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27984.2 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 QCISD/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.76997 0.12003 0.11270

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

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability