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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-315.273794
Energy at 298.15K-315.293254
HF Energy-314.927739
Nuclear repulsion energy374.125486
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 B2PLYP/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 3149 2989 0.00      
2 Ag 3074 2918 0.00      
3 Ag 3062 2906 0.00      
4 Ag 3047 2893 0.00      
5 Ag 3046 2891 0.00      
6 Ag 1561 1482 0.00      
7 Ag 1548 1469 0.00      
8 Ag 1538 1460 0.00      
9 Ag 1535 1457 0.00      
10 Ag 1460 1385 0.00      
11 Ag 1447 1373 0.00      
12 Ag 1422 1350 0.00      
13 Ag 1330 1263 0.00      
14 Ag 1181 1121 0.00      
15 Ag 1097 1042 0.00      
16 Ag 1080 1026 0.00      
17 Ag 1030 977 0.00      
18 Ag 926 879 0.00      
19 Ag 476 451 0.00      
20 Ag 278 264 0.00      
21 Ag 197 187 0.00      
22 Au 3145 2986 122.97      
23 Au 3113 2954 145.11      
24 Au 3094 2937 0.49      
25 Au 3073 2917 0.25      
26 Au 1550 1471 11.87      
27 Au 1369 1299 0.52      
28 Au 1349 1281 0.41      
29 Au 1269 1204 0.00      
30 Au 1061 1007 0.22      
31 Au 900 855 0.76      
32 Au 771 732 1.18      
33 Au 744 706 5.11      
34 Au 252 239 0.00      
35 Au 164 156 0.00      
36 Au 71 67 0.00      
37 Au 47 45 0.00      
38 Bg 3145 2985 0.00      
39 Bg 3104 2947 0.00      
40 Bg 3082 2926 0.00      
41 Bg 3070 2914 0.00      
42 Bg 1550 1471 0.00      
43 Bg 1370 1300 0.00      
44 Bg 1357 1288 0.00      
45 Bg 1313 1246 0.00      
46 Bg 1240 1177 0.00      
47 Bg 985 935 0.00      
48 Bg 823 781 0.00      
49 Bg 749 711 0.00      
50 Bg 255 242 0.00      
51 Bg 139 132 0.00      
52 Bg 112 107 0.00      
53 Bu 3149 2989 82.38      
54 Bu 3074 2917 75.67      
55 Bu 3063 2908 150.93      
56 Bu 3054 2899 18.05      
57 Bu 3044 2889 1.64      
58 Bu 1565 1485 6.00      
59 Bu 1555 1476 1.33      
60 Bu 1541 1463 0.88      
61 Bu 1534 1456 0.16      
62 Bu 1459 1385 3.11      
63 Bu 1444 1371 1.40      
64 Bu 1381 1311 2.58      
65 Bu 1276 1211 4.12      
66 Bu 1125 1068 5.04      
67 Bu 1094 1039 0.30      
68 Bu 1039 987 0.30      
69 Bu 910 864 2.95      
70 Bu 475 451 0.13      
71 Bu 341 324 0.04      
72 Bu 81 76 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 54976.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9492) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 52183.9 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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
ABC
0.35802 0.01628 0.01594

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.001 0.765 0.000
C2 -0.001 -0.765 0.000
C3 -1.402 1.376 0.000
C4 1.402 -1.376 0.000
C5 -1.402 2.906 0.000
C6 1.402 -2.906 0.000
C7 -2.809 3.505 0.000
C8 2.809 -3.505 0.000
H9 0.554 1.127 0.878
H10 0.554 1.127 -0.878
H11 -0.554 -1.127 0.878
H12 -0.554 -1.127 -0.878
H13 -1.955 1.014 -0.877
H14 -1.955 1.014 0.877
H15 1.955 -1.014 -0.877
H16 1.955 -1.014 0.877
H17 -0.850 3.266 0.877
H18 -0.850 3.266 -0.877
H19 0.850 -3.266 0.877
H20 0.850 -3.266 -0.877
H21 -2.778 4.599 0.000
H22 -3.372 3.187 -0.883
H23 -3.372 3.187 0.883
H24 2.778 -4.599 0.000
H25 3.372 -3.187 -0.883
H26 3.372 -3.187 0.883

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
C11.53061.53042.55832.55973.92943.92455.11031.09821.09822.15832.15832.15862.15862.78452.78452.78382.78384.21244.21244.73514.24494.24496.04015.26835.2683
C21.53062.55831.53043.92942.55975.11033.92452.15832.15831.09821.09822.78452.78452.15862.15864.21244.21242.78382.78386.04015.26835.26834.73514.24494.2449
C31.53042.55833.92831.53045.11802.55206.44582.15822.15822.78402.78401.09831.09834.21324.21322.15632.15635.23345.23343.50462.81762.81767.29156.66186.6618
C42.55831.53043.92835.11801.53046.44582.55202.78402.78402.15822.15824.21324.21321.09831.09835.23345.23342.15632.15637.29156.66186.66183.50462.81762.8176
C52.55973.92941.53045.11806.45301.52887.67002.78602.78604.21334.21332.15742.15745.23535.23531.09721.09726.62876.62872.18162.17672.17678.59037.79017.7901
C63.92942.55975.11801.53046.45307.67001.52884.21334.21332.78602.78605.23535.23532.15742.15746.62876.62871.09721.09728.59037.79017.79012.18162.17672.1767
C73.92455.11032.55206.44581.52887.67008.98284.21114.21115.22555.22552.77532.77536.62466.62462.15922.15927.74637.74631.09401.09481.09489.84289.15159.1515
C85.11033.92456.44582.55207.67001.52888.98285.22555.22554.21114.21116.62466.62462.77532.77537.74637.74632.15922.15929.84289.15159.15151.09401.09481.0948
H91.09822.15832.15822.78402.78604.21334.21115.22551.75512.51113.06373.06402.51153.10272.55862.55923.10294.40314.73984.89174.77004.43316.20465.44465.1520
H101.09822.15832.15822.78402.78604.21334.21115.22551.75513.06372.51112.51153.06402.55863.10273.10292.55924.73984.40314.89174.43314.77006.20465.15205.4446
H112.15831.09822.78402.15824.21332.78605.22554.21112.51113.06371.75513.10272.55863.06402.51154.40314.73982.55923.10296.20465.44465.15204.89174.77004.4331
H122.15831.09822.78402.15824.21332.78605.22554.21113.06372.51111.75512.55863.10272.51153.06404.73984.40313.10292.55926.20465.15205.44464.89174.43314.7700
H132.15862.78451.09834.21322.15745.23532.77536.62463.06402.51153.10272.55861.75504.40494.74163.06142.50885.41025.11783.78092.59333.13467.39456.78377.0085
H142.15862.78451.09834.21322.15745.23532.77536.62462.51153.06402.55863.10271.75504.74164.40492.50883.06145.11785.41023.78093.13462.59337.39457.00856.7837
H152.78452.15864.21321.09835.23532.15746.62462.77533.10272.55863.06402.51154.40494.74161.75505.41025.11783.06142.50887.39456.78377.00853.78092.59333.1346
H162.78452.15864.21321.09835.23532.15746.62462.77532.55863.10272.51153.06404.74164.40491.75505.11785.41022.50883.06147.39457.00856.78373.78093.13462.5933
H172.78384.21242.15635.23341.09726.62872.15927.74632.55923.10294.40314.73983.06142.50885.41025.11781.75396.75046.97462.50253.07632.52298.70597.90957.7111
H182.78384.21242.15635.23341.09726.62872.15927.74633.10292.55924.73984.40312.50883.06145.11785.41021.75396.97466.75042.50252.52293.07638.70597.71117.9095
H194.21242.78385.23342.15636.62871.09727.74632.15924.40314.73982.55923.10295.41025.11783.06142.50886.75046.97461.75398.70597.90957.71112.50253.07632.5229
H204.21242.78385.23342.15636.62871.09727.74632.15924.73984.40313.10292.55925.11785.41022.50883.06146.97466.75041.75398.70597.71117.90952.50252.52293.0763
H214.73516.04013.50467.29152.18168.59031.09409.84284.89174.89176.20466.20463.78093.78097.39457.39452.50252.50258.70598.70591.76801.768010.74559.96049.9604
H224.24495.26832.81766.66182.17677.79011.09489.15154.77004.43315.44465.15202.59333.13466.78377.00853.07632.52297.90957.71111.76801.76659.96049.27829.4449
H234.24495.26832.81766.66182.17677.79011.09489.15154.43314.77005.15205.44463.13462.59337.00856.78372.52293.07637.71117.90951.76801.76659.96049.44499.2782
H246.04014.73517.29153.50468.59032.18169.84281.09406.20466.20464.89174.89177.39457.39453.78093.78098.70598.70592.50252.502510.74559.96049.96041.76801.7680
H255.26834.24496.66182.81767.79012.17679.15151.09485.44465.15204.77004.43316.78377.00852.59333.13467.90957.71113.07632.52299.96049.27829.44491.76801.7665
H265.26834.24496.66182.81767.79012.17679.15151.09485.15205.44464.43314.77007.00856.78373.13462.59337.71117.90952.52293.07639.96049.44499.27821.76801.7665

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 113.396 C1 C2 H11 109.270
C1 C2 H12 109.270 C1 C3 C5 113.502
C1 C3 H13 109.302 C1 C3 H14 109.302
C2 C1 C3 113.396 C2 C1 H9 109.270
C2 C1 H10 109.270 C2 C4 C6 113.502
C2 C4 H15 109.302 C2 C4 H16 109.302
C3 C1 H9 109.280 C3 C1 H10 109.280
C3 C5 C7 113.069 C3 C5 H17 109.181
C3 C5 H18 109.181 C4 C2 H11 109.280
C4 C2 H12 109.280 C4 C6 C8 113.069
C4 C6 H19 109.181 C4 C6 H20 109.181
C5 C3 H13 109.205 C5 C3 H14 109.205
C5 C7 H21 111.488 C5 C7 H22 111.049
C5 C7 H23 111.049 C6 C4 H15 109.205
C6 C4 H16 109.205 C6 C8 H24 111.488
C6 C8 H25 111.049 C6 C8 H26 111.049
C7 C5 H17 109.528 C7 C5 H18 109.528
C8 C6 H19 109.528 C8 C6 H20 109.528
H9 C1 H10 106.084 H11 C2 H12 106.084
H13 C3 H14 106.056 H15 C4 H16 106.056
H17 C5 H18 106.116 H19 C6 H20 106.116
H21 C7 H22 107.755 H21 C7 H23 107.755
H22 C7 H23 107.569 H24 C8 H25 107.755
H24 C8 H26 107.755 H25 C8 H26 107.569
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.275      
2 C -0.275      
3 C -0.270      
4 C -0.270      
5 C -0.272      
6 C -0.272      
7 C -0.459      
8 C -0.459      
9 H 0.138      
10 H 0.138      
11 H 0.138      
12 H 0.138      
13 H 0.137      
14 H 0.137      
15 H 0.137      
16 H 0.137      
17 H 0.140      
18 H 0.140      
19 H 0.140      
20 H 0.140      
21 H 0.150      
22 H 0.148      
23 H 0.148      
24 H 0.150      
25 H 0.148      
26 H 0.148      


Electric dipole moments


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 12.863 -2.008 0.000
y -2.008 14.255 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.181


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 682.347
(<r2>)1/2 26.122