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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=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 B2PLYP=FULL/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.257362
Energy at 298.15K-158.268036
HF Energy-158.060986
Nuclear repulsion energy130.164677
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 B2PLYP=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 127 121 0.00      
Au 231 221 0.00      
Bu 258 247 0.04      
Bg 271 259 0.00      
Ag 428 410 0.00      
Au 746 715 3.04      
Bg 815 781 0.00      
Ag 855 820 0.00      
Au 962 922 1.06      
Bu 983 942 4.61      
Bu 1040 997 0.04      
Ag 1091 1046 0.00      
Ag 1176 1127 0.00      
Bg 1211 1160 0.00      
Au 1291 1237 0.08      
Bu 1320 1265 6.19      
Bg 1334 1278 0.00      
Ag 1400 1342 0.00      
Bu 1412 1354 2.17      
Ag 1414 1355 0.00      
Ag 1478 1417 0.00      
Bu 1482 1420 1.70      
Bg 1488 1426 0.00      
Au 1490 1428 12.07      
Ag 1497 1435 0.00      
Bu 1502 1440 5.12      
Ag 3038 2912 0.00      
Bu 3044 2918 61.17      
Bu 3052 2926 65.95      
Ag 3054 2927 0.00      
Bg 3068 2940 0.00      
Au 3089 2961 29.19      
Bg 3129 2999 0.00      
Au 3132 3002 102.02      
Ag 3136 3006 0.00      
Bu 3137 3006 71.88      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29088.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9585) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27881.4 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 B2PLYP=FULL/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.77734 0.12060 0.11327

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.421 0.639 0.000
C2 0.421 -0.639 0.000
C3 0.421 1.914 0.000
C4 -0.421 -1.914 0.000
H5 -1.086 0.634 0.882
H6 -1.086 0.634 -0.882
H7 1.086 -0.634 0.882
H8 1.086 -0.634 -0.882
H9 -0.209 2.817 0.000
H10 1.072 1.960 0.889
H11 1.072 1.960 -0.889
H12 0.209 -2.817 0.000
H13 -1.072 -1.960 0.889
H14 -1.072 -1.960 -0.889

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.53031.52882.55311.10461.10462.16072.16072.18812.18252.18253.51242.82232.8223
C21.53032.55311.52882.16072.16071.10461.10463.51242.82232.82232.18812.18252.1825
C31.52882.55313.92042.16582.16582.77702.77701.10061.10201.10204.73574.24604.2460
C42.55311.52883.92042.77702.77702.16582.16584.73574.24604.24601.10061.10201.1020
H51.10462.16072.16582.77701.76452.51443.07182.51252.53263.09033.78932.59353.1404
H61.10462.16072.16582.77701.76453.07182.51442.51253.09032.53263.78933.14042.5935
H72.16071.10462.77702.16582.51443.07181.76453.78932.59353.14042.51252.53263.0903
H82.16071.10462.77702.16583.07182.51441.76453.78933.14042.59352.51253.09032.5326
H92.18813.51241.10064.73572.51252.51253.78933.78931.77861.77865.64874.93444.9344
H102.18252.82231.10204.24602.53263.09032.59353.14041.77861.77704.93444.46754.8079
H112.18252.82231.10204.24603.09032.53263.14042.59351.77861.77704.93444.80794.4675
H123.51242.18814.73571.10063.78933.78932.51252.51255.64874.93444.93441.77861.7786
H132.82232.18254.24601.10202.59353.14042.53263.09034.93444.46754.80791.77861.7770
H142.82232.18254.24601.10203.14042.59353.09032.53264.93444.80794.46751.77861.7770

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 113.152 C1 C2 H7 109.108
C1 C2 H8 109.108 C1 C3 H9 111.613
C1 C3 H11 111.083 C1 C3 H12 30.876
C2 C1 C3 113.152 C2 C1 H5 109.108
C2 C1 H6 109.108 C2 C4 H10 17.224
C2 C4 H13 111.083 C2 C4 H14 111.083
C3 C1 H5 109.606 C3 C1 H6 109.606
C4 C2 H7 109.606 C4 C2 H8 109.606
H5 C1 H6 106.010 H7 C2 H8 106.010
H9 C3 H11 107.704 H9 C3 H12 142.489
H10 C4 H13 94.386 H10 C4 H14 114.451
H11 C3 H12 93.884 H13 C4 H14 107.467
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.256079
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 B2PLYP=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 3145 3015 34.30      
2 A 3132 3002 1.21      
3 A 3083 2955 28.67      
4 A 3057 2931 20.41      
5 A 3043 2917 26.13      
6 A 1501 1439 0.21      
7 A 1495 1433 4.40      
8 A 1478 1416 0.11      
9 A 1411 1352 1.66      
10 A 1385 1328 0.69      
11 A 1316 1261 0.17      
12 A 1198 1148 0.03      
13 A 1111 1065 0.07      
14 A 997 955 0.31      
15 A 845 810 0.00      
16 A 803 770 1.45      
17 A 328 314 0.01      
18 A 268 257 0.03      
19 A 114 109 0.01      
20 B 3138 3008 49.11      
21 B 3132 3002 77.87      
22 B 3087 2959 32.33      
23 B 3055 2928 24.19      
24 B 3041 2915 31.60      
25 B 1496 1434 7.84      
26 B 1487 1426 7.30      
27 B 1472 1411 0.37      
28 B 1416 1357 6.34      
29 B 1369 1312 4.19      
30 B 1290 1237 0.71      
31 B 1158 1110 2.17      
32 B 985 944 1.50      
33 B 970 929 1.90      
34 B 754 723 3.31      
35 B 434 416 0.33      
36 B 222 213 0.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29107.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9585) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27899.6 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 B2PLYP=FULL/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.77734 0.12060 0.11327

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability