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All results from a given calculation for CHOCH2CH2CH3 (Butanal)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-231.743750
Energy at 298.15K-231.752425
HF Energy-230.997138
Nuclear repulsion energy172.157230
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 MP2/6-31G**
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' 3223 3019 27.43      
2 A' 3148 2948 15.79      
3 A' 3124 2926 21.69      
4 A' 3100 2903 16.96      
5 A' 2999 2808 139.07      
6 A' 1788 1675 84.79      
7 A' 1566 1466 3.89      
8 A' 1546 1448 2.55      
9 A' 1510 1414 10.54      
10 A' 1469 1376 2.90      
11 A' 1459 1366 2.66      
12 A' 1442 1351 16.86      
13 A' 1347 1262 4.39      
14 A' 1171 1097 10.13      
15 A' 1097 1027 0.15      
16 A' 993 930 5.74      
17 A' 889 833 7.12      
18 A' 706 662 13.51      
19 A' 354 332 0.94      
20 A' 203 190 8.01      
21 A" 3220 3015 46.58      
22 A" 3196 2993 2.02      
23 A" 3145 2945 8.22      
24 A" 1561 1462 5.76      
25 A" 1361 1274 0.24      
26 A" 1292 1210 0.04      
27 A" 1187 1111 0.00      
28 A" 970 908 0.02      
29 A" 811 760 0.99      
30 A" 692 648 2.65      
31 A" 260 243 0.03      
32 A" 170 159 1.43      
33 A" 84 79 1.70      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25540.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23918.6 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 MP2/6-31G**
ABC
0.49798 0.08603 0.07643

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 2.271 -0.350 0.000
H2 2.796 -1.304 0.000
H3 2.591 0.208 0.881
H4 2.591 0.208 -0.881
C5 0.761 -0.554 0.000
H6 0.459 -1.137 -0.871
H7 0.459 -1.137 0.871
C8 0.000 0.763 0.000
H9 0.265 1.374 0.870
H10 0.265 1.374 -0.870
C11 -1.497 0.598 0.000
H12 -2.077 1.540 0.000
O13 -2.070 -0.483 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 H3 H4 C5 H6 H7 C8 H9 H10 C11 H12 O13
C11.08901.09031.09031.52372.15912.15912.52892.78452.78453.88494.74114.3427
H21.08901.76141.76142.16902.50012.50013.47713.78633.78634.69525.64254.9347
H31.09031.76141.76142.16863.06922.52042.79192.60183.13634.19914.93354.7929
H41.09031.76141.76142.16862.52043.06922.79193.13632.60184.19914.93354.7929
C51.52372.16902.16862.16861.09061.09061.52092.17262.17262.53443.52702.8316
H62.15912.50013.06922.52041.09061.74162.13953.06152.51812.75513.78862.7529
H72.15912.50012.52043.06921.09061.74162.13952.51813.06152.75513.78862.7529
C82.52893.47712.79192.79191.52092.13952.13951.09581.09581.50572.21792.4160
H92.78453.78632.60183.13632.17263.06152.51811.09581.74102.11222.50413.1074
H102.78453.78633.13632.60182.17262.51813.06151.09581.74102.11222.50413.1074
C113.88494.69524.19914.19912.53442.75512.75511.50572.11222.11221.10651.2238
H124.74115.64254.93354.93353.52703.78863.78862.21792.50412.50411.10652.0230
O134.34274.93474.79294.79292.83162.75292.75292.41603.10743.10741.22382.0230

picture of Butanal state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 H6 110.259 C1 C5 H7 110.259
C1 C5 C8 112.323 H2 C1 H3 107.850
H2 C1 H4 107.850 H2 C1 C5 111.145
H3 C1 H4 107.761 H3 C1 C5 111.040
H4 C1 C5 111.040 C5 C8 H9 111.212
C5 C8 H10 111.212 C5 C8 C11 113.731
H6 C5 H7 105.966 H6 C5 C8 108.909
H7 C5 C8 108.909 C8 C11 H12 115.372
C8 C11 O13 124.220 H9 C8 H10 105.188
H9 C8 C11 107.523 H10 C8 C11 107.523
H12 C11 O13 120.408
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

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