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Experimental data for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane)

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Other names
Butane; Butanen; Butani; Diethyl; Freon 600; Liquefied petroleum gas; LPG; Methylethylmethane; n-Butane; n-C4H10;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C4H10/c1-3-4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3 IJDNQMDRQITEOD-UHFFFAOYSA-N CCCC Butane
State Conformation
1Ag Anti
Enthalpy of formation (Hfg), Entropy, Integrated heat capacity (0 K to 298.15 K) (HH), Heat Capacity (Cp)
Property Value Uncertainty units Reference Comment
Hfg(298.15K) enthalpy of formation -125.79 0.70 kJ mol-1 TRC unc. From 1972Pit/Pil:2224
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -98.53 0.70 kJ mol-1 TRC unc. From 1972Pit/Pil:2224
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 310.02   J K-1 mol-1 TRC
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 19.27   kJ mol-1 TRC
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 98.49   J K-1 mol-1 TRC
Barrier to Internal Rotation 16.6   kJ mol-1 1995Her/Vek:578 V1=242, V2=43, V3=1146, V4=40, V5=-6, V6=-36 cm-1
Information can also be found for this species in the NIST Chemistry Webbook
Vibrational levels (cm-1) vibrations
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Intensity Comment Description
Fundamental(cm-1) Harmonic(cm-1) Reference (km mol-1) unc. Reference
1 Ag 2965   Shim      
2 Ag 2872   Shim      
3 Ag 2853   Shim      
4 Ag 1460   Shim      
5 Ag 1442   Shim      
6 Ag 1382   Shim      
7 Ag 1361   Shim      
8 Ag 1151   Shim      
9 Ag 1059   Shim      
10 Ag 837   Shim      
11 Ag 425   Shim      
12 Au 2968   Shim      
13 Au 2930   Shim      
14 Au 1461   Shim      
15 Au 1257   Shim      
16 Au 948   Shim      
17 Au 731   Shim      
18 Au 194   Shim      
19 Au 102   Shim      
20 Bg 2965   Shim      
21 Bg 2912   Shim      
22 Bg 1460   Shim      
23 Bg 1300   Shim      
24 Bg 1180   Shim      
25 Bg 803   Shim      
26 Bg 225   Shim      
27 Bu 2968   Shim      
28 Bu 2870   Shim      
29 Bu 2853   Shim      
30 Bu 1461   Shim      
31 Bu 1461   Shim      
32 Bu 1379   Shim      
33 Bu 1290   Shim      
34 Bu 1009   Shim      
35 Bu 964   Shim      
36 Bu 271   Shim      

vibrational zero-point energy: 27884.5 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane).
Gas-phase IR spectra can be found in the NIST Chemistry Webbook here.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
       

Calculated rotational constants for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Butane

Point Group C2h


Internal coordinates
distances (r) in Å, angles (a) in degrees, dihedrals (d) in degrees
Description Value unc. Connectivity Reference Comment
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom 3 Atom 4
rCC 1.531   1 2 1998Kuc rg
rCH 1.117   1 5 1998Kuc rg
aCCC 113.8 2 1 3 1998Kuc
aHCC 111 1 2 7 1998Kuc average
d 64.9 3 1 2 4 1998Kuc gauche

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-C 10
C-C 3

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 C3
C1 H5
C1 H6
C2 C4
C2 H7
C2 H8
C3 H9
C3 H11
C3 H12
C4 H10
C4 H13
C4 H14
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1Ag

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
10.530 0.020 11.090   webbook
Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Electric dipole moment dipole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Dipole (Debye) Reference comment Point Group Components
x y z total dipole quadrupole
1 1 1Ag Anti True       0.000     C2h 0 3
1 2 1A Gauche False       0.090 1989Hut/Maj:131-140 +-0.0015 C2 1 3
Experimental dipole measurement abbreviations: MW microwave; DT Dielectric with Temperature variation; DR Indirect (usually an upper limit); MB Molecular beam
Calculated electric dipole moments for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane).
Electric quadrupole moment quadrupole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Quadrupole (D Å) Reference comment Point Group Components
xx yy zz dipole quadrupole
1 1 1Ag Anti True       C2h 0 3
1 2 1A Gauche False       C2 1 3

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
8.020   1998Gus/Rui:163

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for CH3CH2CH2CH3 (Butane).

References
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squib reference DOI
1989Hut/Maj:131-140 W Huttner, W Majer, H Kastle "Ground-state rotational spectrum and spectroscopic parameters of the gauche butane conformer" Mol. Phys. 67, 131-140, 1989 10.1080/00268978900100961
1995Her/Vek:578 WA Herrebout, BJ van der Veken, A Wang, JR Durig "Enthalpy Difference between Conformers of n-Butane and the Potential Function Governing Conformational Interchange" J. Phys. Chem. 1995, 99, 578-585 10.1021/j100002a020
1998Gus/Rui:163 M Gussoni, R Rui, G Zerbi "Electronic and relaxation contribution to linear molecular polarizability. An analysis of the experimental values" J. Mol. Struct. 447 (1998) 163-215 10.1016/S0022-2860(97)00292-5
1998Kuc K Kuchitsu(ed) "Structure of Free Polyatomic Molecules - Basic Data" Springer, Berlin, 1998 10.1007/978-3-642-45748-7 
Shim Shimanouchi, T. , Tables of Molecular Vibrational Frequencies, Consolidated Volu 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.39
TRC Frenkel, M; Marsh, K.N.; Wilhoit, R.C.; Kabo, G.J.; Roganov, G.N.,Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds in the Gas State,Thermodynamics Research Center, College Station, TX, 1994  
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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