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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ

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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(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.990684
Energy at 298.15K-158.001321
HF Energy-157.308720
Nuclear repulsion energy129.717832
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(T)=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 118 113 0.00      
Au 230 221 0.00      
Bu 255 245 0.00      
Bg 269 258 0.00      
Ag 425 407 0.00      
Au 735 705 0.00      
Bg 805 772 0.00      
Ag 853 818 0.00      
Au 953 914 0.00      
Bu 975 935 0.00      
Bu 1042 999 0.00      
Ag 1093 1049 0.00      
Ag 1172 1124 0.00      
Bg 1207 1157 0.00      
Au 1284 1231 0.00      
Bu 1311 1257 0.00      
Bg 1324 1270 0.00      
Ag 1397 1339 0.00      
Bu 1411 1353 0.00      
Ag 1417 1358 0.00      
Ag 1477 1417 0.00      
Bu 1482 1421 0.00      
Bg 1490 1428 0.00      
Au 1491 1430 0.00      
Ag 1496 1435 0.00      
Bu 1500 1439 0.00      
Ag 3026 2902 0.00      
Bu 3031 2907 0.00      
Bu 3039 2915 0.00      
Ag 3041 2917 0.00      
Bg 3060 2935 0.00      
Au 3081 2955 0.00      
Bg 3121 2993 0.00      
Au 3124 2996 0.00      
Ag 3127 2999 0.00      
Bu 3128 2999 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28994.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.959) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27806.1 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 QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.76925 0.12001 0.11268

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)=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 1.919 0.000
C4 -0.424 -1.919 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 -0.209 2.825 0.000
H10 1.076 1.960 0.893
H11 1.076 1.960 -0.893
H12 0.209 -2.825 0.000
H13 -1.076 -1.960 0.893
H14 -1.076 -1.960 -0.893

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.53561.53472.55911.10941.10942.16892.16892.19592.18912.18913.52272.82582.8258
C21.53562.55911.53472.16892.16891.10941.10943.52272.82582.82582.19592.18912.1891
C31.53472.55913.93082.17492.17492.78412.78411.10541.10671.10674.74944.25434.2543
C42.55911.53473.93082.78412.78412.17492.17494.74944.25434.25431.10541.10671.1067
H51.10942.16892.17492.78411.77452.52253.08412.52282.53983.10173.80062.59493.1470
H61.10942.16892.17492.78411.77453.08412.52252.52283.10172.53983.80063.14702.5949
H72.16891.10942.78412.17492.52253.08411.77453.80062.59493.14702.52282.53983.1017
H82.16891.10942.78412.17493.08412.52251.77453.80063.14702.59492.52283.10172.5398
H92.19593.52271.10544.74942.52282.52283.80063.80061.78801.78805.66624.94514.9451
H102.18912.82581.10674.25432.53983.10172.59493.14701.78801.78654.94514.47274.8163
H112.18912.82581.10674.25433.10172.53983.14702.59491.78801.78654.94514.81634.4727
H123.52272.19594.74941.10543.80063.80062.52282.52285.66624.94514.94511.78801.7880
H132.82582.18914.25431.10672.59493.14702.53983.10174.94514.47274.81631.78801.7865
H142.82582.18914.25431.10673.14702.59493.10172.53984.94514.81634.47271.78801.7865

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.917 C1 C2 H7 109.109
C1 C2 H8 109.109 C1 C3 H9 111.523
C1 C3 H11 110.901 C1 C3 H12 30.953
C2 C1 C3 112.917 C2 C1 H5 109.109
C2 C1 H6 109.109 C2 C4 H10 17.280
C2 C4 H13 110.901 C2 C4 H14 110.901
C3 C1 H5 109.632 C3 C1 H6 109.632
C4 C2 H7 109.632 C4 C2 H8 109.632
H5 C1 H6 106.218 H7 C2 H8 106.218
H9 C3 H11 107.858 H9 C3 H12 142.476
H10 C4 H13 94.149 H10 C4 H14 114.286
H11 C3 H12 93.671 H13 C4 H14 107.639
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.989592
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 QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.76925 0.12001 0.11268

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

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability