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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1AG
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-315.602087
Energy at 298.15K-315.621439
Nuclear repulsion energy374.074827
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3127 2992 0.00      
2 Ag 3049 2917 0.00      
3 Ag 3038 2906 0.00      
4 Ag 3024 2893 0.00      
5 Ag 3023 2892 0.00      
6 Ag 1535 1468 0.00      
7 Ag 1522 1456 0.00      
8 Ag 1513 1447 0.00      
9 Ag 1509 1443 0.00      
10 Ag 1435 1372 0.00      
11 Ag 1427 1365 0.00      
12 Ag 1401 1341 0.00      
13 Ag 1310 1253 0.00      
14 Ag 1168 1118 0.00      
15 Ag 1093 1045 0.00      
16 Ag 1076 1030 0.00      
17 Ag 1022 978 0.00      
18 Ag 919 879 0.00      
19 Ag 468 448 0.00      
20 Ag 276 264 0.00      
21 Ag 194 185 0.00      
22 Au 3123 2988 122.90      
23 Au 3091 2957 142.52      
24 Au 3072 2939 1.11      
25 Au 3051 2919 0.14      
26 Au 1524 1458 14.33      
27 Au 1352 1293 0.58      
28 Au 1331 1273 0.35      
29 Au 1246 1192 0.03      
30 Au 1048 1003 0.34      
31 Au 886 847 1.10      
32 Au 759 726 1.71      
33 Au 735 704 7.21      
34 Au 246 235 0.00      
35 Au 162 155 0.00      
36 Au 73 69 0.00      
37 Au 47 45 0.00      
38 Bg 3123 2988 0.00      
39 Bg 3082 2949 0.00      
40 Bg 3060 2927 0.00      
41 Bg 3047 2915 0.00      
42 Bg 1524 1458 0.00      
43 Bg 1352 1294 0.00      
44 Bg 1341 1283 0.00      
45 Bg 1293 1237 0.00      
46 Bg 1215 1162 0.00      
47 Bg 971 929 0.00      
48 Bg 810 775 0.00      
49 Bg 738 706 0.00      
50 Bg 249 238 0.00      
51 Bg 138 132 0.00      
52 Bg 111 106 0.00      
53 Bu 3127 2992 81.47      
54 Bu 3049 2917 87.27      
55 Bu 3040 2909 162.95      
56 Bu 3031 2900 10.29      
57 Bu 3021 2890 1.56      
58 Bu 1538 1471 9.27      
59 Bu 1529 1463 1.53      
60 Bu 1515 1450 0.86      
61 Bu 1508 1443 0.10      
62 Bu 1433 1371 5.05      
63 Bu 1424 1362 0.90      
64 Bu 1361 1302 2.07      
65 Bu 1257 1203 2.78      
66 Bu 1113 1064 6.76      
67 Bu 1089 1042 0.57      
68 Bu 1036 991 0.33      
69 Bu 902 863 4.13      
70 Bu 470 449 0.13      
71 Bu 335 320 0.05      
72 Bu 81 77 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 54390.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 52035.0 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
0.35812 0.01629 0.01595

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.002 0.765 0.000
C2 -0.002 -0.765 0.000
C3 -1.399 1.378 0.000
C4 1.399 -1.378 0.000
C5 -1.399 2.907 0.000
C6 1.399 -2.907 0.000
C7 -2.802 3.509 0.000
C8 2.802 -3.509 0.000
H9 0.557 1.127 0.878
H10 0.557 1.127 -0.878
H11 -0.557 -1.127 0.878
H12 -0.557 -1.127 -0.878
H13 -1.954 1.016 -0.878
H14 -1.954 1.016 0.878
H15 1.954 -1.016 -0.878
H16 1.954 -1.016 0.878
H17 -0.844 3.269 0.878
H18 -0.844 3.269 -0.878
H19 0.844 -3.269 0.878
H20 0.844 -3.269 -0.878
H21 -2.769 4.605 0.000
H22 -3.369 3.194 -0.884
H23 -3.369 3.194 0.884
H24 2.769 -4.605 0.000
H25 3.369 -3.194 -0.884
H26 3.369 -3.194 0.884

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18 H19 H20 H21 H22 H23 H24 H25 H26
C11.52931.52912.55742.55973.92833.92365.10931.10041.10042.15902.15902.15922.15922.78432.78432.78512.78514.21284.21284.73584.24814.24816.04075.27135.2713
C21.52932.55741.52913.92832.55975.10933.92362.15902.15901.10041.10042.78432.78432.15922.15924.21284.21282.78512.78516.04075.27135.27134.73584.24814.2481
C31.52912.55743.92661.52925.11712.55196.44422.15892.15892.78402.78401.10051.10054.21234.21232.15732.15735.23365.23363.50612.82172.82177.29146.66426.6642
C42.55741.52913.92665.11711.52926.44422.55192.78402.78402.15892.15894.21234.21231.10051.10055.23365.23362.15732.15737.29146.66426.66423.50612.82172.8217
C52.55973.92831.52925.11716.45201.52697.66902.78712.78714.21304.21302.15802.15805.23475.23471.09951.09956.62886.62882.18202.17872.17878.59087.79317.7931
C63.92832.55975.11711.52926.45207.66901.52694.21304.21302.78712.78715.23475.23472.15802.15806.62886.62881.09951.09958.59087.79317.79312.18202.17872.1787
C73.92365.10932.55196.44421.52697.66908.98114.21114.21115.22495.22492.77622.77626.62336.62332.15892.15897.74637.74631.09611.09701.09709.84269.15379.1537
C85.10933.92366.44422.55197.66901.52698.98115.22495.22494.21114.21116.62336.62332.77622.77627.74637.74632.15892.15899.84269.15379.15371.09611.09701.0970
H91.10042.15902.15892.78402.78714.21304.21115.22491.75652.51393.06683.06702.51433.10252.55752.55993.10434.40474.74184.89264.77464.43746.20595.44765.1545
H101.10042.15902.15892.78402.78714.21304.21115.22491.75653.06682.51392.51433.06702.55753.10253.10432.55994.74184.40474.89264.43744.77466.20595.15455.4476
H112.15901.10042.78402.15894.21302.78715.22494.21112.51393.06681.75653.10252.55753.06702.51434.40474.74182.55993.10436.20595.44765.15454.89264.77464.4374
H122.15901.10042.78402.15894.21302.78715.22494.21113.06682.51391.75652.55753.10252.51433.06704.74184.40473.10432.55996.20595.15455.44764.89264.43744.7746
H132.15922.78431.10054.21232.15805.23472.77626.62333.06702.51433.10252.55751.75624.40524.74243.06462.51185.41035.11743.78382.59703.13867.39436.78667.0117
H142.15922.78431.10054.21232.15805.23472.77626.62332.51433.06702.55753.10251.75624.74244.40522.51183.06465.11745.41033.78383.13862.59707.39437.01176.7866
H152.78432.15924.21231.10055.23472.15806.62332.77623.10252.55753.06702.51434.40524.74241.75625.41035.11743.06462.51187.39436.78667.01173.78382.59703.1386
H162.78432.15924.21231.10055.23472.15806.62332.77622.55753.10252.51433.06704.74244.40521.75625.11745.41032.51183.06467.39437.01176.78663.78383.13862.5970
H172.78514.21282.15735.23361.09956.62882.15897.74632.55993.10434.40474.74183.06462.51185.41035.11741.75546.75196.97642.50243.08002.52618.70767.91317.7145
H182.78514.21282.15735.23361.09956.62882.15897.74633.10432.55994.74184.40472.51183.06465.11745.41031.75546.97646.75192.50242.52613.08008.70767.71457.9131
H194.21282.78515.23362.15736.62881.09957.74632.15894.40474.74182.55993.10435.41035.11743.06462.51186.75196.97641.75548.70767.91317.71452.50243.08002.5261
H204.21282.78515.23362.15736.62881.09957.74632.15894.74184.40473.10432.55995.11745.41032.51183.06466.97646.75191.75548.70767.71457.91312.50242.52613.0800
H214.73586.04073.50617.29142.18208.59081.09619.84264.89264.89266.20596.20593.78383.78387.39437.39432.50242.50248.70768.70761.77021.770210.74699.96399.9639
H224.24815.27132.82176.66422.17877.79311.09709.15374.77464.43745.44765.15452.59703.13866.78667.01173.08002.52617.91317.71451.77021.76879.96399.28449.4513
H234.24815.27132.82176.66422.17877.79311.09709.15374.43744.77465.15455.44763.13862.59707.01176.78662.52613.08007.71457.91311.77021.76879.96399.45139.2844
H246.04074.73587.29143.50618.59082.18209.84261.09616.20596.20594.89264.89267.39437.39433.78383.78388.70768.70762.50242.502410.74699.96399.96391.77021.7702
H255.27134.24816.66422.82177.79312.17879.15371.09705.44765.15454.77464.43746.78667.01172.59703.13867.91317.71453.08002.52619.96399.28449.45131.77021.7687
H265.27134.24816.66422.82177.79312.17879.15371.09705.15455.44764.43744.77467.01176.78663.13862.59707.71457.91312.52613.08009.96399.45139.28441.77021.7687

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 113.483 C1 C2 H11 109.287
C1 C2 H12 109.287 C1 C3 C5 113.641
C1 C3 H13 109.311 C1 C3 H14 109.311
C2 C1 C3 113.483 C2 C1 H9 109.287
C2 C1 H10 109.287 C2 C4 C6 113.641
C2 C4 H15 109.311 C2 C4 H16 109.311
C3 C1 H9 109.298 C3 C1 H10 109.298
C3 C5 C7 113.231 C3 C5 H17 109.207
C3 C5 H18 109.207 C4 C2 H11 109.298
C4 C2 H12 109.298 C4 C6 C8 113.231
C4 C6 H19 109.207 C4 C6 H20 109.207
C5 C3 H13 109.208 C5 C3 H14 109.208
C5 C7 H21 111.529 C5 C7 H22 111.204
C5 C7 H23 111.204 C6 C4 H15 109.208
C6 C4 H16 109.208 C6 C8 H24 111.529
C6 C8 H25 111.204 C6 C8 H26 111.204
C7 C5 H17 109.499 C7 C5 H18 109.499
C8 C6 H19 109.499 C8 C6 H20 109.499
H9 C1 H10 105.910 H11 C2 H12 105.910
H13 C3 H14 105.870 H15 C4 H16 105.870
H17 C5 H18 105.937 H19 C6 H20 105.937
H21 C7 H22 107.636 H21 C7 H23 107.636
H22 C7 H23 107.436 H24 C8 H25 107.636
H24 C8 H26 107.636 H25 C8 H26 107.436
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.306      
2 C -0.306      
3 C -0.299      
4 C -0.299      
5 C -0.304      
6 C -0.304      
7 C -0.508      
8 C -0.508      
9 H 0.153      
10 H 0.153      
11 H 0.153      
12 H 0.153      
13 H 0.152      
14 H 0.152      
15 H 0.152      
16 H 0.152      
17 H 0.156      
18 H 0.156      
19 H 0.156      
20 H 0.156      
21 H 0.165      
22 H 0.164      
23 H 0.164      
24 H 0.165      
25 H 0.164      
26 H 0.164      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -55.354 0.525 0.000
y 0.525 -54.812 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -53.317
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.290 0.525 0.000
y 0.525 -0.477 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.766
Polar
3z2-r23.533
x2-y2-0.542
xy0.525
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 13.125 -2.093 0.000
y -2.093 14.566 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.321


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 681.817
(<r2>)1/2 26.112