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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/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)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.292709
Energy at 298.15K-158.303371
HF Energy-158.085904
Nuclear repulsion energy130.554621
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/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
Au 123 123 0.01      
Au 225 225 0.00      
Bg 261 261 0.00      
Bu 262 262 0.01      
Ag 430 430 0.00      
Au 742 742 3.40      
Bg 825 825 0.00      
Ag 855 855 0.00      
Au 980 980 0.95      
Bu 993 993 6.60      
Bu 1036 1036 0.18      
Ag 1084 1084 0.00      
Ag 1187 1187 0.00      
Bg 1231 1231 0.00      
Au 1316 1316 0.19      
Bu 1343 1343 1.45      
Bg 1360 1360 0.00      
Ag 1420 1420 0.00      
Ag 1441 1441 0.00      
Bu 1444 1444 8.10      
Ag 1519 1519 0.00      
Bu 1525 1525 2.27      
Bg 1534 1534 0.00      
Au 1536 1536 17.72      
Ag 1539 1539 0.00      
Bu 1545 1545 11.12      
Ag 3038 3038 0.00      
Bu 3046 3046 45.35      
Bu 3052 3052 93.08      
Ag 3053 3053 0.00      
Bg 3062 3062 0.00      
Au 3084 3084 21.97      
Bg 3119 3119 0.00      
Au 3123 3123 137.39      
Ag 3123 3123 0.00      
Bu 3124 3124 93.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29289.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29289.6 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/6-311G*
ABC
0.78455 0.12087 0.11351

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.421 0.638 0.000
C2 0.421 -0.638 0.000
C3 0.421 1.913 0.000
C4 -0.421 -1.913 0.000
H5 -1.080 0.634 0.876
H6 -1.080 0.634 -0.876
H7 1.080 -0.634 0.876
H8 1.080 -0.634 -0.876
H9 -0.205 2.808 0.000
H10 1.066 1.960 0.882
H11 1.066 1.960 -0.882
H12 0.205 -2.808 0.000
H13 -1.066 -1.960 0.882
H14 -1.066 -1.960 -0.882

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.52951.52832.55151.09571.09572.15402.15402.18072.17592.17593.50282.81812.8181
C21.52952.55151.52832.15402.15401.09571.09573.50282.81812.81812.18072.17592.1759
C31.52832.55153.91822.15802.15802.77302.77301.09221.09301.09304.72634.24134.2413
C42.55151.52833.91822.77302.77302.15802.15804.72634.24134.24131.09221.09301.0930
H51.09572.15402.15802.77301.75102.50503.05632.50182.52223.07393.77712.59393.1330
H61.09572.15402.15802.77301.75103.05632.50502.50183.07392.52223.77713.13302.5939
H72.15401.09572.77302.15802.50503.05631.75103.77712.59393.13302.50182.52223.0739
H82.15401.09572.77302.15803.05632.50501.75103.77713.13302.59392.50183.07392.5222
H92.18073.50281.09224.72632.50182.50183.77713.77711.76381.76385.63124.92454.9245
H102.17592.81811.09304.24132.52223.07392.59393.13301.76381.76334.92454.46144.7973
H112.17592.81811.09304.24133.07392.52223.13302.59391.76381.76334.92454.79734.4614
H123.50282.18074.72631.09223.77713.77712.50182.50185.63124.92454.92451.76381.7638
H132.81812.17594.24131.09302.59393.13302.52223.07394.92454.46144.79731.76381.7633
H142.81812.17594.24131.09303.13302.59393.07392.52224.92454.79734.46141.76381.7633

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 113.112 C1 C2 H7 109.153
C1 C2 H8 109.153 C1 C3 H9 111.562
C1 C3 H11 111.131 C1 C3 H12 30.834
C2 C1 C3 113.112 C2 C1 H5 109.153
C2 C1 H6 109.153 C2 C4 H10 17.229
C2 C4 H13 111.131 C2 C4 H14 111.131
C3 C1 H5 109.550 C3 C1 H6 109.550
C4 C2 H7 109.550 C4 C2 H8 109.550
H5 C1 H6 106.079 H7 C2 H8 106.079
H9 C3 H11 107.644 H9 C3 H12 142.396
H10 C4 H13 94.464 H10 C4 H14 114.405
H11 C3 H12 93.985 H13 C4 H14 107.539
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.291523
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/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3136 3136 46.20      
2 A 3120 3120 0.63      
3 A 3076 3076 31.07      
4 A 3057 3057 27.26      
5 A 3042 3042 23.92      
6 A 1549 1549 1.91      
7 A 1540 1540 5.92      
8 A 1521 1521 0.00      
9 A 1445 1445 5.29      
10 A 1402 1402 0.40      
11 A 1337 1337 0.39      
12 A 1217 1217 0.07      
13 A 1105 1105 0.12      
14 A 1010 1010 0.24      
15 A 846 846 0.03      
16 A 806 806 1.70      
17 A 323 323 0.01      
18 A 275 275 0.02      
19 A 113 113 0.01      
20 B 3128 3128 64.66      
21 B 3122 3122 102.73      
22 B 3081 3081 33.88      
23 B 3054 3054 26.64      
24 B 3041 3041 31.62      
25 B 1541 1541 14.81      
26 B 1534 1534 10.29      
27 B 1518 1518 0.40      
28 B 1444 1444 7.37      
29 B 1396 1396 1.36      
30 B 1313 1313 0.33      
31 B 1172 1172 2.33      
32 B 986 986 0.35      
33 B 980 980 3.88      
34 B 758 758 3.97      
35 B 441 441 0.31      
36 B 216 216 0.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29321.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29321.3 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/6-311G*
ABC
0.78455 0.12087 0.11351

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability