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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: CISD/6-311G*

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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at CISD/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.851209
Energy at 298.15K-157.861983
HF Energy-157.325702
Nuclear repulsion energy130.870501
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 CISD/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
Au 122 113 0.00      
Au 235 218 0.01      
Bg 269 249 0.00      
Bu 271 250 0.01      
Ag 443 410 0.00      
Au 756 699 3.17      
Bg 844 781 0.00      
Ag 882 816 0.00      
Au 1004 929 0.84      
Bu 1020 944 6.08      
Bu 1073 993 0.10      
Ag 1123 1039 0.00      
Ag 1225 1133 0.00      
Bg 1271 1176 0.00      
Au 1354 1253 0.17      
Bu 1384 1281 0.96      
Bg 1398 1293 0.00      
Ag 1474 1364 0.00      
Bu 1492 1380 8.69      
Ag 1493 1381 0.00      
Ag 1564 1447 0.00      
Bu 1565 1448 3.07      
Bg 1573 1455 0.00      
Au 1574 1457 17.38      
Ag 1577 1460 0.00      
Bu 1586 1467 10.48      
Ag 3110 2877 0.00      
Bu 3116 2883 30.98      
Bu 3118 2885 101.58      
Ag 3122 2888 0.00      
Bg 3136 2902 0.00      
Au 3157 2921 17.53      
Bg 3188 2950 0.00      
Ag 3193 2954 0.00      
Bu 3194 2955 92.18      
Au 3194 2955 139.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 30048.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9253) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27803.4 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 CISD/6-311G*
ABC
0.78763 0.12149 0.11408

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CISD/6-311G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.421 0.637 0.000
C2 0.421 -0.637 0.000
C3 0.421 1.908 0.000
C4 -0.421 -1.908 0.000
H5 -1.077 0.633 0.874
H6 -1.077 0.633 -0.874
H7 1.077 -0.633 0.874
H8 1.077 -0.633 -0.874
H9 -0.204 2.801 0.000
H10 1.063 1.953 0.880
H11 1.063 1.953 -0.880
H12 0.204 -2.801 0.000
H13 -1.063 -1.953 0.880
H14 -1.063 -1.953 -0.880

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.52631.52532.54501.09261.09262.14892.14892.17532.17042.17043.49382.80972.8097
C21.52632.54501.52532.14892.14891.09261.09263.49382.80972.80972.17532.17042.1704
C31.52532.54503.90862.15292.15292.76592.76591.08941.09021.09024.71454.22974.2297
C42.54501.52533.90862.76592.76592.15292.15294.71454.22974.22971.08941.09021.0902
H51.09262.14892.15292.76591.74752.49793.04852.49572.51493.06593.76732.58603.1244
H61.09262.14892.15292.76591.74753.04852.49792.49573.06592.51493.76733.12442.5860
H72.14891.09262.76592.15292.49793.04851.74753.76732.58603.12442.49572.51493.0659
H82.14891.09262.76592.15293.04852.49791.74753.76733.12442.58602.49573.06592.5149
H92.17533.49381.08944.71452.49572.49573.76733.76731.75991.75995.61684.91094.9109
H102.17042.80971.09024.22972.51493.06592.58603.12441.75991.75964.91094.44794.7833
H112.17042.80971.09024.22973.06592.51493.12442.58601.75991.75964.91094.78334.4479
H123.49382.17534.71451.08943.76733.76732.49572.49575.61684.91094.91091.75991.7599
H132.80972.17044.22971.09022.58603.12442.51493.06594.91094.44794.78331.75991.7596
H142.80972.17044.22971.09023.12442.58603.06592.51494.91094.78334.44791.75991.7596

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 113.023 C1 C2 H7 109.154
C1 C2 H8 109.154 C1 C3 H9 111.515
C1 C3 H11 111.071 C1 C3 H12 30.860
C2 C1 C3 113.023 C2 C1 H5 109.154
C2 C1 H6 109.154 C2 C4 H10 17.250
C2 C4 H13 111.071 C2 C4 H14 111.071
C3 C1 H5 109.540 C3 C1 H6 109.540
C4 C2 H7 109.540 C4 C2 H8 109.540
H5 C1 H6 106.201 H7 C2 H8 106.201
H9 C3 H11 107.697 H9 C3 H12 142.375
H10 C4 H13 94.386 H10 C4 H14 114.343
H11 C3 H12 93.918 H13 C4 H14 107.611
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CISD/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.850048
Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy132.739081
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 CISD/6-311G*
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 3206 2967 44.32      
2 A 3190 2951 0.33      
3 A 3150 2915 29.82      
4 A 3124 2891 13.72      
5 A 3115 2882 36.86      
6 A 1588 1469 0.89      
7 A 1582 1464 6.25      
8 A 1563 1446 0.43      
9 A 1493 1382 5.75      
10 A 1457 1348 0.01      
11 A 1377 1274 0.56      
12 A 1257 1163 0.09      
13 A 1143 1058 0.11      
14 A 1041 963 0.20      
15 A 872 807 0.00      
16 A 830 768 1.64      
17 A 331 306 0.01      
18 A 285 264 0.03      
19 A 117 109 0.01      
20 B 3197 2958 68.89      
21 B 3191 2953 102.56      
22 B 3154 2919 28.81      
23 B 3120 2887 25.53      
24 B 3112 2880 30.55      
25 B 1581 1463 16.54      
26 B 1573 1456 7.90      
27 B 1562 1445 0.79      
28 B 1496 1384 7.14      
29 B 1440 1333 0.74      
30 B 1351 1250 0.24      
31 B 1210 1119 2.28      
32 B 1017 941 0.20      
33 B 1008 932 3.53      
34 B 776 718 3.70      
35 B 455 421 0.25      
36 B 221 204 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 30092.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9253) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27844.1 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 CISD/6-311G*
ABC
0.78763 0.12149 0.11408

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CISD/6-311G*

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability