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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ

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 MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.964334
Energy at 298.15K-157.975024
HF Energy-157.309282
Nuclear repulsion energy129.961864
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 MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
Au 123 116 0.00      
Au 233 220 0.00      
Bu 258 243 0.02      
Bg 272 255 0.00      
Ag 430 404 0.00      
Au 743 698 2.25      
Bg 815 766 0.00      
Ag 863 812 0.00      
Au 964 906 0.82      
Bu 986 927 3.52      
Bu 1055 992 0.10      
Ag 1106 1040 0.00      
Ag 1185 1114 0.00      
Bg 1220 1147 0.00      
Au 1298 1220 0.17      
Bu 1327 1248 5.38      
Bg 1339 1260 0.00      
Ag 1413 1328 0.00      
Bu 1426 1341 2.50      
Ag 1435 1349 0.00      
Ag 1492 1403 0.00      
Bu 1496 1407 1.45      
Bg 1503 1413 0.00      
Au 1504 1414 12.01      
Ag 1511 1421 0.00      
Bu 1515 1425 5.38      
Ag 3072 2889 0.00      
Bu 3078 2894 69.38      
Bu 3082 2898 49.33      
Ag 3084 2900 0.00      
Bg 3107 2921 0.00      
Au 3127 2941 27.72      
Bg 3164 2975 0.00      
Au 3167 2978 96.94      
Ag 3171 2982 0.00      
Bu 3172 2983 67.64      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29367.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9403) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27613.9 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 MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.77285 0.12035 0.11300

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.424 0.639 0.000
C2 0.424 -0.639 0.000
C3 0.424 1.917 0.000
C4 -0.424 -1.917 0.000
H5 -1.087 0.634 0.884
H6 -1.087 0.634 -0.884
H7 1.087 -0.634 0.884
H8 1.087 -0.634 -0.884
H9 -0.208 2.820 0.000
H10 1.074 1.958 0.891
H11 1.074 1.958 -0.891
H12 0.208 -2.820 0.000
H13 -1.074 -1.958 0.891
H14 -1.074 -1.958 -0.891

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.53361.53262.55581.10591.10592.16462.16462.19162.18502.18503.51652.82172.8217
C21.53362.55581.53262.16462.16461.10591.10593.51652.82172.82172.19162.18502.1850
C31.53262.55583.92562.17042.17042.77982.77981.10211.10351.10354.74174.24834.2483
C42.55581.53263.92562.77982.77982.17042.17044.74174.24834.24831.10211.10351.1035
H51.10592.16462.17042.77981.76892.51723.07662.51722.53463.09433.79332.59193.1414
H61.10592.16462.17042.77981.76893.07662.51722.51723.09432.53463.79333.14142.5919
H72.16461.10592.77982.17042.51723.07661.76893.79332.59193.14142.51722.53463.0943
H82.16461.10592.77982.17043.07662.51721.76893.79333.14142.59192.51723.09432.5346
H92.19163.51651.10214.74172.51722.51723.79333.79331.78281.78285.65564.93714.9371
H102.18502.82171.10354.24832.53463.09432.59193.14141.78281.78114.93714.46634.8084
H112.18502.82171.10354.24833.09432.53463.14142.59191.78281.78114.93714.80844.4663
H123.51652.19164.74171.10213.79333.79332.51722.51725.65564.93714.93711.78281.7828
H132.82172.18504.24831.10352.59193.14142.53463.09434.93714.46634.80841.78281.7811
H142.82172.18504.24831.10353.14142.59193.09432.53464.93714.80844.46631.78281.7811

picture of Butane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.926 C1 C2 H7 109.114
C1 C2 H8 109.114 C1 C3 H9 111.522
C1 C3 H11 110.916 C1 C3 H12 30.938
C2 C1 C3 112.926 C2 C1 H5 109.114
C2 C1 H6 109.114 C2 C4 H10 17.273
C2 C4 H13 110.916 C2 C4 H14 110.916
C3 C1 H5 109.624 C3 C1 H6 109.624
C4 C2 H7 109.624 C4 C2 H8 109.624
H5 C1 H6 106.217 H7 C2 H8 106.217
H9 C3 H11 107.858 H9 C3 H12 142.460
H10 C4 H13 94.175 H10 C4 H14 114.277
H11 C3 H12 93.690 H13 C4 H14 107.609
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (Gauche)

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Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.963166
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 MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ
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 3179 2990 30.79      
2 A 3167 2978 1.78      
3 A 3121 2935 25.41      
4 A 3087 2902 12.40      
5 A 3079 2895 33.41      
6 A 1516 1425 0.18      
7 A 1510 1420 4.32      
8 A 1493 1404 0.12      
9 A 1427 1341 2.06      
10 A 1402 1318 0.21      
11 A 1324 1245 0.22      
12 A 1208 1135 0.04      
13 A 1125 1058 0.06      
14 A 1003 943 0.21      
15 A 853 802 0.02      
16 A 807 759 1.15      
17 A 327 307 0.01      
18 A 273 257 0.02      
19 A 114 107 0.01      
20 B 3172 2983 49.69      
21 B 3167 2978 74.13      
22 B 3126 2939 27.69      
23 B 3084 2900 22.05      
24 B 3076 2892 30.76      
25 B 1510 1420 8.31      
26 B 1502 1413 7.05      
27 B 1488 1399 0.34      
28 B 1432 1347 5.53      
29 B 1378 1296 3.55      
30 B 1297 1220 0.57      
31 B 1168 1098 1.75      
32 B 997 937 1.12      
33 B 972 914 1.45      
34 B 755 710 2.50      
35 B 437 411 0.21      
36 B 223 210 0.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29398.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9403) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27643.1 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 MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.77285 0.12035 0.11300

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability