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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

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

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 QCISD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.965728
Energy at 298.15K-157.976448
HF Energy-157.313718
Nuclear repulsion energy130.655286
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/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
Au 122 115 0.01      
Au 234 220 0.00      
Bu 265 249 0.01      
Bg 270 254 0.00      
Ag 434 409 0.00      
Au 749 705 1.87      
Bg 832 783 0.00      
Ag 870 819 0.00      
Au 988 930 0.57      
Bu 1006 947 3.62      
Bu 1058 996 0.07      
Ag 1109 1044 0.00      
Ag 1208 1137 0.00      
Bg 1257 1183 0.00      
Au 1333 1255 0.34      
Bu 1365 1285 4.81      
Bg 1371 1291 0.00      
Ag 1454 1369 0.00      
Bu 1471 1385 2.14      
Ag 1472 1386 0.00      
Ag 1546 1456 0.00      
Bu 1550 1460 1.15      
Bg 1558 1467 0.00      
Au 1559 1467 9.20      
Ag 1564 1472 0.00      
Bu 1570 1478 3.15      
Ag 3085 2905 0.00      
Bu 3092 2910 50.76      
Bu 3098 2916 67.31      
Ag 3099 2918 0.00      
Bg 3118 2935 0.00      
Au 3138 2954 28.53      
Bg 3176 2990 0.00      
Au 3180 2993 112.98      
Ag 3181 2995 0.00      
Bu 3182 2995 80.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29780.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9414) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28035.7 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/6-31G**
ABC
0.78424 0.12113 0.11374

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.422 0.638 0.000
C2 0.422 -0.638 0.000
C3 0.422 1.912 0.000
C4 -0.422 -1.912 0.000
H5 -1.079 0.633 0.876
H6 -1.079 0.633 -0.876
H7 1.079 -0.633 0.876
H8 1.079 -0.633 -0.876
H9 -0.205 2.805 0.000
H10 1.065 1.953 0.882
H11 1.065 1.953 -0.882
H12 0.205 -2.805 0.000
H13 -1.065 -1.953 0.882
H14 -1.065 -1.953 -0.882

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.52941.52822.54941.09471.09472.15252.15252.17802.17172.17173.49922.81072.8107
C21.52942.54941.52822.15252.15251.09471.09473.49922.81072.81072.17802.17172.1717
C31.52822.54943.91552.15752.15752.77002.77001.09101.09191.09194.72164.23324.2332
C42.54941.52823.91552.77002.77002.15752.15754.72164.23324.23321.09101.09191.0919
H51.09472.15252.15752.77001.75172.50123.05362.49982.51703.07003.77252.58543.1263
H61.09472.15252.15752.77001.75173.05362.50122.49983.07002.51703.77253.12632.5854
H72.15251.09472.77002.15752.50123.05361.75173.77252.58543.12632.49982.51703.0700
H82.15251.09472.77002.15753.05362.50121.75173.77253.12632.58542.49983.07002.5170
H92.17803.49921.09104.72162.49982.49983.77253.77251.76501.76505.62474.91434.9143
H102.17172.81071.09194.23322.51703.07002.58543.12631.76501.76384.91434.44794.7848
H112.17172.81071.09194.23323.07002.51703.12632.58541.76501.76384.91434.78484.4479
H123.49922.17804.72161.09103.77253.77252.49982.49985.62474.91434.91431.76501.7650
H132.81072.17174.23321.09192.58543.12632.51703.07004.91434.44794.78481.76501.7638
H142.81072.17174.23321.09193.12632.58543.07002.51704.91434.78484.44791.76501.7638

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.985 C1 C2 H7 109.104
C1 C2 H8 109.104 C1 C3 H9 111.423
C1 C3 H11 110.866 C1 C3 H12 30.884
C2 C1 C3 112.985 C2 C1 H5 109.104
C2 C1 H6 109.104 C2 C4 H10 17.264
C2 C4 H13 110.866 C2 C4 H14 110.866
C3 C1 H5 109.575 C3 C1 H6 109.575
C4 C2 H7 109.575 C4 C2 H8 109.575
H5 C1 H6 106.274 H7 C2 H8 106.274
H9 C3 H11 107.902 H9 C3 H12 142.308
H10 C4 H13 94.160 H10 C4 H14 114.145
H11 C3 H12 93.695 H13 C4 H14 107.730
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.964633
Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy132.514549
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/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 3192 3005 37.78      
2 A 3178 2992 0.77      
3 A 3130 2947 26.75      
4 A 3103 2921 16.80      
5 A 3091 2910 30.11      
6 A 1570 1478 0.78      
7 A 1565 1473 2.51      
8 A 1547 1456 0.08      
9 A 1472 1386 1.62      
10 A 1436 1352 0.63      
11 A 1354 1275 0.17      
12 A 1241 1168 0.07      
13 A 1128 1062 0.03      
14 A 1025 965 0.11      
15 A 860 810 0.00      
16 A 819 771 0.93      
17 A 328 309 0.01      
18 A 278 262 0.01      
19 A 114 107 0.00      
20 B 3184 2997 56.98      
21 B 3179 2993 88.33      
22 B 3136 2952 32.32      
23 B 3100 2918 22.83      
24 B 3088 2907 28.83      
25 B 1565 1473 6.14      
26 B 1557 1466 5.35      
27 B 1544 1453 0.16      
28 B 1475 1389 4.35      
29 B 1418 1335 4.26      
30 B 1331 1253 0.44      
31 B 1194 1124 1.76      
32 B 1002 943 0.13      
33 B 994 936 1.91      
34 B 766 721 2.23      
35 B 446 419 0.20      
36 B 223 210 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29815.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9414) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28068.3 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 QCISD/6-31G**
ABC
0.78424 0.12113 0.11374

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

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability