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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH(CH3)CH3 (Isobutane)

using model chemistry: G3B3

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at G3B3
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.270982
Energy at 298.15K-158.264171
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 B3LYP/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 A1 3106 2983 108.61      
2 A1 3041 2921 12.84      
3 A1 3012 2893 18.54      
4 A1 1543 1481 13.89      
5 A1 1457 1399 1.93      
6 A1 1225 1177 0.30      
7 A1 802 770 0.56      
8 A1 435 418 0.29      
9 A2 3103 2980 0.00      
10 A2 1512 1452 0.00      
11 A2 965 927 0.00      
12 A2 212 203 0.00      
13 E 3108 2985 63.23      
13 E 3108 2985 63.24      
14 E 3096 2973 4.70      
14 E 3096 2973 4.70      
15 E 3033 2913 34.66      
15 E 3033 2913 34.67      
16 E 1538 1477 2.74      
16 E 1538 1477 2.74      
17 E 1518 1458 0.41      
17 E 1518 1458 0.40      
18 E 1428 1371 4.51      
18 E 1428 1371 4.51      
19 E 1377 1322 4.73      
19 E 1377 1322 4.73      
20 E 1205 1157 2.33      
20 E 1205 1157 2.33      
21 E 980 941 0.03      
21 E 980 941 0.03      
22 E 932 895 1.29      
22 E 932 895 1.29      
23 E 361 346 0.00      
23 E 361 346 0.00      
24 E 258 247 0.02      
24 E 258 247 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29039.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9603) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27886.8 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 B3LYP/6-31G*
ABC
0.25807 0.25807 0.14940

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.373
H2 0.000 0.000 1.473
C3 0.000 1.462 -0.096
C4 1.266 -0.731 -0.096
C5 -1.266 -0.731 -0.096
H6 0.000 1.521 -1.192
H7 1.317 -0.761 -1.192
H8 -1.317 -0.761 -1.192
H9 0.886 1.997 0.265
H10 -0.886 1.997 0.265
H11 1.287 -1.766 0.265
H12 2.173 -0.231 0.265
H13 -2.173 -0.231 0.265
H14 -1.287 -1.766 0.265

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.10061.53541.53541.53542.18242.18242.18242.18792.18792.18792.18792.18792.1879
H21.10062.14472.14472.14473.06903.06903.06902.49682.49682.49682.49682.49682.4968
C31.53542.14472.53252.53251.09812.80682.80681.09671.09673.49412.77852.77853.4941
C41.53542.14472.53252.53252.80681.09812.80682.77853.49411.09671.09673.49412.7785
C51.53542.14472.53252.53252.80682.80681.09813.49412.77852.77853.49411.09671.0967
H62.18243.06901.09812.80682.80682.63462.63461.77131.77133.81943.14933.14933.8194
H72.18243.06902.80681.09812.80682.63462.63463.14933.81941.77131.77133.81943.1493
H82.18243.06902.80682.80681.09812.63462.63463.81943.14933.14933.81941.77131.7713
H92.18792.49681.09672.77853.49411.77133.14933.81941.77263.78502.57353.78504.3460
H102.18792.49681.09673.49412.77851.77133.81943.14931.77264.34603.78502.57353.7850
H112.18792.49683.49411.09672.77853.81941.77133.14933.78504.34601.77263.78502.5735
H122.18792.49682.77851.09673.49413.14931.77133.81942.57353.78501.77264.34603.7850
H132.18792.49682.77853.49411.09673.14933.81941.77133.78502.57353.78504.34601.7726
H142.18792.49683.49412.77851.09673.81943.14931.77134.34603.78502.57353.78501.7726

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.846 C1 C3 H9 111.367
C1 C3 H10 111.367 C1 C4 H7 110.846
C1 C4 H11 111.367 C1 C4 H12 111.367
C1 C5 H8 110.846 C1 C5 H13 111.367
C1 C5 H14 111.367 H2 C1 C3 107.767
H2 C1 C4 107.767 H2 C1 C5 107.767
C3 C1 C4 111.120 C3 C1 C5 111.120
C4 C1 C5 111.120 H6 C3 H9 107.626
H6 C3 H10 107.626 H7 C4 H11 107.626
H7 C4 H12 107.626 H8 C5 H13 107.626
H8 C5 H14 107.626 H9 C3 H10 107.833
H11 C4 H12 107.833 H13 C5 H14 107.833
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.061      
2 H 0.123      
3 C -0.435      
4 C -0.435      
5 C -0.435      
6 H 0.137      
7 H 0.137      
8 H 0.137      
9 H 0.139      
10 H 0.139      
11 H 0.139      
12 H 0.139      
13 H 0.139      
14 H 0.139      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.085 0.085
CHELPG 0.000 0.002 0.058 0.058
AIM 0.000 0.000 0.013 0.013
ESP 0.003 0.001 -0.063 0.063


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 99.606
(<r2>)1/2 9.980