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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/3-21G*

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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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.322776
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-157.197556
Nuclear repulsion energy129.887479
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=FULLultrafine/3-21G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
Au 125 125 0.00      
Au 228 228 0.00      
Bg 266 266 0.00      
Bu 267 267 0.14      
Ag 434 434 0.00      
Au 761 761 5.63      
Ag 846 846 0.00      
Bg 851 851 0.00      
Bu 988 988 2.05      
Au 1020 1020 2.10      
Bu 1041 1041 9.87      
Ag 1054 1054 0.00      
Ag 1205 1205 0.00      
Bg 1261 1261 0.00      
Au 1349 1349 0.02      
Bu 1381 1381 0.95      
Bg 1389 1389 0.00      
Ag 1422 1422 0.00      
Bu 1479 1479 9.32      
Ag 1482 1482 0.00      
Ag 1570 1570 0.00      
Bu 1576 1576 1.56      
Bg 1588 1588 0.00      
Au 1589 1589 15.16      
Ag 1591 1591 0.00      
Bu 1594 1594 9.53      
Ag 3061 3061 0.00      
Bu 3068 3068 15.95      
Ag 3070 3070 0.00      
Bu 3071 3071 74.80      
Bg 3086 3086 0.00      
Au 3107 3107 6.14      
Bg 3135 3135 0.00      
Ag 3137 3137 0.00      
Bu 3138 3138 68.15      
Au 3142 3142 103.44      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29684.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29684.9 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=FULLultrafine/3-21G*
ABC
0.76981 0.11987 0.11244

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/3-21G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.431 0.641 0.000
C2 0.431 -0.641 0.000
C3 0.431 1.923 0.000
C4 -0.431 -1.923 0.000
H5 -1.081 0.634 0.882
H6 -1.081 0.634 -0.882
H7 1.081 -0.634 0.882
H8 1.081 -0.634 -0.882
H9 -0.195 2.820 0.000
H10 1.072 1.952 0.886
H11 1.072 1.952 -0.886
H12 0.195 -2.820 0.000
H13 -1.072 -1.952 0.886
H14 -1.072 -1.952 -0.886

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.54441.54442.56381.09631.09632.16552.16552.19152.18222.18223.51692.81392.8139
C21.54442.56381.54442.16552.16551.09631.09633.51692.81392.81392.19152.18222.1822
C31.54442.56383.94102.17392.17392.78182.78181.09381.09451.09454.74844.24914.2491
C42.56381.54443.94102.78182.78182.17392.17394.74844.24914.24911.09381.09451.0945
H51.09632.16552.17392.78181.76482.50653.06552.51822.52453.08253.78622.58543.1326
H61.09632.16552.17392.78181.76483.06552.50652.51823.08252.52453.78623.13262.5854
H72.16551.09632.78182.17392.50653.06551.76483.78622.58543.13262.51822.52453.0825
H82.16551.09632.78182.17393.06552.50651.76483.78623.13262.58542.51823.08252.5245
H92.19153.51691.09384.74842.51822.51823.78623.78621.77371.77375.65304.93154.9315
H102.18222.81391.09454.24912.52453.08252.58543.13261.77371.77274.93154.45344.7932
H112.18222.81391.09454.24913.08252.52453.13262.58541.77371.77274.93154.79324.4534
H123.51692.19154.74841.09383.78623.78622.51822.51825.65304.93154.93151.77371.7737
H132.81392.18224.24911.09452.58543.13262.52453.08254.93154.45344.79321.77371.7727
H142.81392.18224.24911.09453.13262.58543.08252.52454.93154.79324.45341.77371.7727

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.198 C1 C2 H7 109.000
C1 C2 H8 109.000 C1 C3 H9 111.181
C1 C3 H11 110.407 C1 C3 H12 31.060
C2 C1 C3 112.198 C2 C1 H5 109.000
C2 C1 H6 109.000 C2 C4 H10 17.431
C2 C4 H13 110.407 C2 C4 H14 110.407
C3 C1 H5 109.652 C3 C1 H6 109.652
C4 C2 H7 109.652 C4 C2 H8 109.652
H5 C1 H6 107.208 H7 C2 H8 107.208
H9 C3 H11 108.297 H9 C3 H12 142.242
H10 C4 H13 93.572 H10 C4 H14 113.588
H11 C3 H12 93.168 H13 C4 H14 108.158
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.196478
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=FULLultrafine/3-21G*
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 3152 3152 35.97      
2 A 3135 3135 0.16      
3 A 3098 3098 17.73      
4 A 3075 3075 15.23      
5 A 3066 3066 19.86      
6 A 1599 1599 3.61      
7 A 1589 1589 3.39      
8 A 1569 1569 0.42      
9 A 1485 1485 5.90      
10 A 1412 1412 0.78      
11 A 1364 1364 0.45      
12 A 1242 1242 0.01      
13 A 1096 1096 0.02      
14 A 1018 1018 0.46      
15 A 859 859 1.05      
16 A 804 804 1.52      
17 A 334 334 0.07      
18 A 268 268 0.03      
19 A 116 116 0.01      
20 B 3144 3144 55.51      
21 B 3136 3136 70.78      
22 B 3103 3103 17.76      
23 B 3072 3072 19.47      
24 B 3063 3063 19.08      
25 B 1594 1594 10.41      
26 B 1586 1586 10.10      
27 B 1570 1570 0.84      
28 B 1474 1474 6.10      
29 B 1434 1434 2.73      
30 B 1348 1348 0.21      
31 B 1197 1197 3.61      
32 B 1027 1027 4.78      
33 B 961 961 2.42      
34 B 781 781 6.22      
35 B 445 445 0.80      
36 B 223 223 0.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29718.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29718.3 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=FULLultrafine/3-21G*
ABC
0.76981 0.11987 0.11244

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/3-21G*

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability