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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.944504
Energy at 298.15K-157.955167
HF Energy-157.324892
Nuclear repulsion energy130.253383
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/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
Au 117 112 0.00      
Au 228 218 0.01      
Bg 260 249 0.00      
Bu 264 253 0.01      
Ag 433 415 0.00      
Au 734 703 3.05      
Bg 821 786 0.00      
Ag 860 823 0.00      
Au 977 935 0.84      
Bu 991 949 6.14      
Bu 1048 1003 0.08      
Ag 1098 1051 0.00      
Ag 1190 1140 0.00      
Bg 1237 1184 0.00      
Au 1316 1260 0.19      
Bu 1343 1286 0.84      
Bg 1357 1299 0.00      
Ag 1431 1370 0.00      
Ag 1448 1387 0.00      
Bu 1449 1387 9.09      
Bu 1521 1457 3.35      
Ag 1521 1457 0.00      
Bg 1529 1464 0.00      
Au 1531 1466 17.15      
Ag 1534 1468 0.00      
Bu 1543 1478 10.08      
Ag 3021 2892 0.00      
Bu 3028 2899 35.12      
Bu 3030 2901 91.15      
Ag 3032 2903 0.00      
Bg 3049 2919 0.00      
Au 3069 2938 18.55      
Bg 3101 2969 0.00      
Au 3105 2973 127.23      
Ag 3106 2973 0.00      
Bu 3106 2974 84.66      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29213.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9574) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27969.3 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/6-311G*
ABC
0.77872 0.12056 0.11321

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.423 0.639 0.000
C2 0.423 -0.639 0.000
C3 0.423 1.915 0.000
C4 -0.423 -1.915 0.000
H5 -1.083 0.634 0.880
H6 -1.083 0.634 -0.880
H7 1.083 -0.634 0.880
H8 1.083 -0.634 -0.880
H9 -0.206 2.814 0.000
H10 1.069 1.959 0.886
H11 1.069 1.959 -0.886
H12 0.206 -2.814 0.000
H13 -1.069 -1.959 0.886
H14 -1.069 -1.959 -0.886

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.53211.53132.55431.10011.10012.15882.15882.18612.18022.18023.50972.81972.8197
C21.53212.55431.53132.15882.15881.10011.10013.50972.81972.81972.18612.18022.1802
C31.53132.55433.92322.16452.16452.77632.77631.09671.09751.09754.73454.24524.2452
C42.55431.53133.92322.77632.77632.16452.16454.73454.24524.24521.09671.09751.0975
H51.10012.15882.16452.77631.76022.50923.06502.50962.52733.08323.78442.59263.1370
H61.10012.15882.16452.77631.76023.06502.50922.50963.08322.52733.78443.13702.5926
H72.15881.10012.77632.16452.50923.06501.76023.78442.59263.13702.50962.52733.0832
H82.15881.10012.77632.16453.06502.50921.76023.78443.13702.59262.50963.08322.5273
H92.18613.50971.09674.73452.50962.50963.78443.78441.77251.77255.64324.93074.9307
H102.18022.81971.09754.24522.52733.08322.59263.13701.77251.77214.93074.46334.8022
H112.18022.81971.09754.24523.08322.52733.13702.59261.77251.77214.93074.80224.4633
H123.50972.18614.73451.09673.78443.78442.50962.50965.64324.93074.93071.77251.7725
H132.81972.18024.24521.09752.59263.13702.52733.08324.93074.46334.80221.77251.7721
H142.81972.18024.24521.09753.13702.59263.08322.52734.93074.80224.46331.77251.7721

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.984 C1 C2 H7 109.098
C1 C2 H8 109.098 C1 C3 H9 111.503
C1 C3 H11 110.985 C1 C3 H12 30.892
C2 C1 C3 112.984 C2 C1 H5 109.098
C2 C1 H6 109.098 C2 C4 H10 17.264
C2 C4 H13 110.985 C2 C4 H14 110.985
C3 C1 H5 109.589 C3 C1 H6 109.589
C4 C2 H7 109.589 C4 C2 H8 109.589
H5 C1 H6 106.258 H7 C2 H8 106.258
H9 C3 H11 107.765 H9 C3 H12 142.395
H10 C4 H13 94.274 H10 C4 H14 114.301
H11 C3 H12 93.814 H13 C4 H14 107.670
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.943516
Energy at 298.15K 
Nuclear repulsion energy132.179505
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/6-311G*
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 3118 2985 39.94      
2 A 3102 2969 0.31      
3 A 3061 2930 27.58      
4 A 3035 2905 17.45      
5 A 3026 2897 31.69      
6 A 1545 1479 0.96      
7 A 1539 1473 5.85      
8 A 1520 1455 0.48      
9 A 1450 1389 5.98      
10 A 1412 1352 0.07      
11 A 1336 1279 0.51      
12 A 1223 1170 0.07      
13 A 1117 1070 0.11      
14 A 1011 968 0.19      
15 A 849 813 0.00      
16 A 809 775 1.60      
17 A 320 306 0.01      
18 A 282 270 0.02      
19 A 116 111 0.01      
20 B 3109 2977 62.28      
21 B 3103 2971 94.34      
22 B 3066 2935 28.71      
23 B 3032 2902 24.08      
24 B 3023 2894 29.45      
25 B 1539 1473 16.48      
26 B 1530 1464 8.03      
27 B 1519 1455 0.82      
28 B 1452 1390 7.18      
29 B 1398 1339 0.65      
30 B 1314 1258 0.23      
31 B 1176 1126 2.19      
32 B 992 950 0.54      
33 B 980 938 3.18      
34 B 753 721 3.58      
35 B 446 427 0.25      
36 B 213 204 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29257.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9574) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28010.8 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/6-311G*
ABC
0.77872 0.12056 0.11321

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

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability