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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-315.712908
Energy at 298.15K-315.732252
Nuclear repulsion energy373.122082
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 Ag 3109 2979 0.00      
2 Ag 3040 2913 0.00      
3 Ag 3025 2898 0.00      
4 Ag 3012 2886 0.00      
5 Ag 3010 2883 0.00      
6 Ag 1542 1477 0.00      
7 Ag 1528 1464 0.00      
8 Ag 1517 1454 0.00      
9 Ag 1514 1451 0.00      
10 Ag 1442 1382 0.00      
11 Ag 1426 1366 0.00      
12 Ag 1406 1347 0.00      
13 Ag 1317 1262 0.00      
14 Ag 1165 1116 0.00      
15 Ag 1074 1029 0.00      
16 Ag 1061 1016 0.00      
17 Ag 1013 971 0.00      
18 Ag 913 875 0.00      
19 Ag 471 451 0.00      
20 Ag 274 263 0.00      
21 Ag 194 186 0.00      
22 Au 3105 2974 139.27      
23 Au 3073 2944 150.73      
24 Au 3052 2924 1.17      
25 Au 3032 2905 0.12      
26 Au 1530 1466 11.48      
27 Au 1352 1295 0.50      
28 Au 1332 1276 0.35      
29 Au 1250 1198 0.02      
30 Au 1047 1003 0.23      
31 Au 888 851 0.85      
32 Au 762 730 1.31      
33 Au 738 707 5.41      
34 Au 248 238 0.00      
35 Au 162 155 0.00      
36 Au 69 66 0.00      
37 Au 47 45 0.01      
38 Bg 3105 2974 0.00      
39 Bg 3064 2935 0.00      
40 Bg 3040 2913 0.00      
41 Bg 3029 2902 0.00      
42 Bg 1530 1466 0.00      
43 Bg 1353 1296 0.00      
44 Bg 1340 1284 0.00      
45 Bg 1295 1241 0.00      
46 Bg 1221 1170 0.00      
47 Bg 972 931 0.00      
48 Bg 813 778 0.00      
49 Bg 741 710 0.00      
50 Bg 251 241 0.00      
51 Bg 138 132 0.00      
52 Bg 111 107 0.00      
53 Bu 3109 2979 90.38      
54 Bu 3040 2913 85.88      
55 Bu 3028 2901 170.83      
56 Bu 3018 2891 8.85      
57 Bu 3008 2882 1.37      
58 Bu 1545 1480 5.06      
59 Bu 1535 1471 1.47      
60 Bu 1521 1457 0.83      
61 Bu 1514 1450 0.22      
62 Bu 1441 1381 2.11      
63 Bu 1425 1365 1.82      
64 Bu 1367 1310 3.26      
65 Bu 1263 1210 6.21      
66 Bu 1110 1064 4.67      
67 Bu 1073 1028 0.23      
68 Bu 1021 978 0.27      
69 Bu 898 860 2.83      
70 Bu 470 450 0.13      
71 Bu 338 323 0.05      
72 Bu 77 73 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 54270.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.958) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 51991.0 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
0.35750 0.01617 0.01584

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.767 0.000
C2 -0.000 -0.767 0.000
C3 -1.405 1.382 0.000
C4 1.405 -1.382 0.000
C5 -1.405 2.916 0.000
C6 1.405 -2.916 0.000
C7 -2.812 3.521 0.000
C8 2.812 -3.521 0.000
H9 0.555 1.130 0.878
H10 0.555 1.130 -0.878
H11 -0.555 -1.130 0.878
H12 -0.555 -1.130 -0.878
H13 -1.961 1.020 -0.878
H14 -1.961 1.020 0.878
H15 1.961 -1.020 -0.878
H16 1.961 -1.020 0.878
H17 -0.851 3.277 0.878
H18 -0.851 3.277 -0.878
H19 0.851 -3.277 0.878
H20 0.851 -3.277 -0.878
H21 -2.777 4.617 0.000
H22 -3.380 3.206 -0.885
H23 -3.380 3.206 0.885
H24 2.777 -4.617 0.000
H25 3.380 -3.206 -0.885
H26 3.380 -3.206 0.885

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
C11.53401.53382.56732.56743.94163.93635.12811.10041.10042.16272.16272.16332.16332.79432.79432.79222.79224.22504.22504.74734.26094.26096.05825.29085.2908
C21.53402.56731.53383.94162.56745.12813.93632.16272.16271.10041.10042.79432.79432.16332.16334.22504.22502.79222.79226.05825.29085.29084.74734.26094.2609
C31.53382.56733.94141.53405.13472.56086.46732.16252.16252.79332.79331.10051.10054.22714.22712.16142.16145.25045.25043.51432.83032.83037.31296.68796.6879
C42.56731.53383.94145.13471.53406.46732.56082.79332.79332.16252.16254.22714.22711.10051.10055.25045.25042.16142.16147.31296.68796.68793.51432.83032.8303
C52.56743.94161.53405.13476.47321.53177.69552.79322.79324.22624.22622.16202.16205.25255.25251.09951.09956.64936.64932.18582.18292.18298.61607.82037.8203
C63.94162.56745.13471.53406.47327.69551.53174.22624.22622.79322.79325.25255.25252.16202.16206.64936.64931.09951.09958.61607.82037.82032.18582.18292.1829
C73.93635.12812.56086.46731.53177.69559.01294.22214.22215.24425.24422.78472.78476.64636.64632.16262.16267.77247.77241.09621.09711.09719.87309.18609.1860
C85.12813.93636.46732.56087.69551.53179.01295.24425.24424.22214.22216.64636.64632.78472.78477.77247.77242.16262.16269.87309.18609.18601.09621.09711.0971
H91.10042.16272.16252.79332.79324.22624.22215.24421.75662.51743.06973.07012.51793.11182.56862.56653.10984.41714.75344.90254.78534.44886.22405.46735.1753
H101.10042.16272.16252.79332.79324.22624.22215.24421.75663.06972.51742.51793.07012.56863.11183.10982.56654.75344.41714.90254.44884.78536.22405.17535.4673
H112.16271.10042.79332.16254.22622.79325.24424.22212.51743.06971.75663.11182.56863.07012.51794.41714.75342.56653.10986.22405.46735.17534.90254.78534.4488
H122.16271.10042.79332.16254.22622.79325.24424.22213.06972.51741.75662.56863.11182.51793.07014.75344.41713.10982.56656.22405.17535.46734.90254.44884.7853
H132.16332.79431.10054.22712.16205.25252.78476.64633.07012.51793.11182.56861.75664.42024.75643.06802.51575.42715.13523.79192.60673.14687.41596.81037.0348
H142.16332.79431.10054.22712.16205.25252.78476.64632.51793.07012.56863.11181.75664.75644.42022.51573.06805.13525.42713.79193.14682.60677.41597.03486.8103
H152.79432.16334.22711.10055.25252.16206.64632.78473.11182.56863.07012.51794.42024.75641.75665.42715.13523.06802.51577.41596.81037.03483.79192.60673.1468
H162.79432.16334.22711.10055.25252.16206.64632.78472.56863.11182.51793.07014.75644.42021.75665.13525.42712.51573.06807.41597.03486.81033.79193.14682.6067
H172.79224.22502.16145.25041.09956.64932.16267.77242.56653.10984.41714.75343.06802.51575.42715.13521.75576.77196.99582.50543.08322.52988.73247.93997.7418
H182.79224.22502.16145.25041.09956.64932.16267.77243.10982.56654.75344.41712.51573.06805.13525.42711.75576.99586.77192.50542.52983.08328.73247.74187.9399
H194.22502.79225.25042.16146.64931.09957.77242.16264.41714.75342.56653.10985.42715.13523.06802.51576.77196.99581.75578.73247.93997.74182.50543.08322.5298
H204.22502.79225.25042.16146.64931.09957.77242.16264.75344.41713.10982.56655.13525.42712.51573.06806.99586.77191.75578.73247.74187.93992.50542.52983.0832
H214.74736.05823.51437.31292.18588.61601.09629.87304.90254.90256.22406.22403.79193.79197.41597.41592.50542.50548.73248.73241.77051.770510.77619.99499.9949
H224.26095.29082.83036.68792.18297.82031.09719.18604.78534.44885.46735.17532.60673.14686.81037.03483.08322.52987.93997.74181.77051.76909.99499.31749.4838
H234.26095.29082.83036.68792.18297.82031.09719.18604.44884.78535.17535.46733.14682.60677.03486.81032.52983.08327.74187.93991.77051.76909.99499.48389.3174
H246.05824.74737.31293.51438.61602.18589.87301.09626.22406.22404.90254.90257.41597.41593.79193.79198.73248.73242.50542.505410.77619.99499.99491.77051.7705
H255.29084.26096.68792.83037.82032.18299.18601.09715.46735.17534.78534.44886.81037.03482.60673.14687.93997.74183.08322.52989.99499.31749.48381.77051.7690
H265.29084.26096.68792.83037.82032.18299.18601.09715.17535.46734.44884.78537.03486.81033.14682.60677.74187.93992.52983.08329.99499.48389.31741.77051.7690

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 113.623 C1 C2 H11 109.257
C1 C2 H12 109.257 C1 C3 C5 113.624
C1 C3 H13 109.312 C1 C3 H14 109.312
C2 C1 C3 113.623 C2 C1 H9 109.257
C2 C1 H10 109.257 C2 C4 C6 113.624
C2 C4 H15 109.312 C2 C4 H16 109.312
C3 C1 H9 109.251 C3 C1 H10 109.251
C3 C5 C7 113.296 C3 C5 H17 109.208
C3 C5 H18 109.208 C4 C2 H11 109.251
C4 C2 H12 109.251 C4 C6 C8 113.296
C4 C6 H19 109.208 C4 C6 H20 109.208
C5 C3 H13 109.199 C5 C3 H14 109.199
C5 C7 H21 111.486 C5 C7 H22 111.199
C5 C7 H23 111.199 C6 C4 H15 109.199
C6 C4 H16 109.199 C6 C8 H24 111.486
C6 C8 H25 111.199 C6 C8 H26 111.199
C7 C5 H17 109.454 C7 C5 H18 109.454
C8 C6 H19 109.454 C8 C6 H20 109.454
H9 C1 H10 105.914 H11 C2 H12 105.914
H13 C3 H14 105.906 H15 C4 H16 105.906
H17 C5 H18 105.959 H19 C6 H20 105.959
H21 C7 H22 107.653 H21 C7 H23 107.653
H22 C7 H23 107.455 H24 C8 H25 107.653
H24 C8 H26 107.653 H25 C8 H26 107.455
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.252      
2 C -0.252      
3 C -0.245      
4 C -0.245      
5 C -0.246      
6 C -0.246      
7 C -0.441      
8 C -0.441      
9 H 0.126      
10 H 0.126      
11 H 0.126      
12 H 0.126      
13 H 0.126      
14 H 0.126      
15 H 0.126      
16 H 0.126      
17 H 0.129      
18 H 0.129      
19 H 0.129      
20 H 0.129      
21 H 0.141      
22 H 0.141      
23 H 0.141      
24 H 0.141      
25 H 0.141      
26 H 0.141      


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 -55.864 0.540 0.000
y 0.540 -55.325 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -53.803
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.300 0.540 0.000
y 0.540 -0.491 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.791
Polar
3z2-r23.583
x2-y2-0.539
xy0.540
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 13.097 -2.124 0.000
y -2.124 14.569 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.289


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 686.408
(<r2>)1/2 26.199