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All results from a given calculation for C(CH3)3 (Tert-butyl radical)

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 2A"
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.234473
Energy at 298.15K-157.243066
HF Energy-156.674036
Nuclear repulsion energy125.004876
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 QCISD/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 A1 3086 2938 52.18      
2 A1 2996 2853 56.23      
3 A1 1542 1468 16.50      
4 A1 1476 1406 1.34      
5 A1 1145 1090 0.05      
6 A1 783 745 0.90      
7 A1 273 260 3.40      
8 A2 3125 2976 0.00      
9 A2 1526 1453 0.00      
10 A2 994 946 0.00      
11 A2 155 148 0.00      
12 E 3130 2981 46.52      
12 E 3130 2981 46.52      
13 E 3083 2936 14.54      
13 E 3083 2936 14.54      
14 E 2989 2846 27.42      
14 E 2989 2846 27.42      
15 E 1547 1473 2.80      
15 E 1547 1473 2.80      
16 E 1524 1452 2.68      
16 E 1524 1452 2.68      
17 E 1454 1385 5.08      
17 E 1454 1385 5.08      
18 E 1341 1277 4.53      
18 E 1341 1277 4.53      
19 E 1039 989 2.19      
19 E 1039 989 2.19      
20 E 970 923 0.23      
20 E 970 923 0.23      
21 E 385 366 0.06      
21 E 385 366 0.06      
22 E 154 147 0.00      
22 E 154 147 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26165.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24917.0 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 QCISD/6-31G*
ABC
0.26576 0.26576 0.14451

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.180
C2 0.000 1.487 -0.020
C3 1.287 -0.743 -0.020
C4 -1.287 -0.743 -0.020
H5 0.000 1.754 -1.093
H6 1.519 -0.877 -1.093
H7 -1.519 -0.877 -1.093
H8 -0.890 1.951 0.426
H9 0.890 1.951 0.426
H10 2.134 -0.205 0.426
H11 1.244 -1.746 0.426
H12 -1.244 -1.746 0.426
H13 -2.134 -0.205 0.426

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.49991.49991.49992.16742.16742.16742.15822.15822.15822.15822.15822.1582
C21.49992.57482.57481.10613.00763.00761.09821.09822.75943.49243.49242.7594
C31.49992.57482.57483.00761.10613.00763.49242.75941.09821.09822.75943.4924
C41.49992.57482.57483.00763.00761.10612.75943.49243.49242.75941.09821.0982
H52.16741.10613.00763.00763.03803.03801.77151.77153.27104.01324.01323.2710
H62.16743.00761.10613.00763.03803.03804.01323.27101.77151.77153.27104.0132
H72.16743.00763.00761.10613.03803.03803.27104.01324.01323.27101.77151.7715
H82.15821.09823.49242.75941.77154.01323.27101.77973.71374.26873.71372.4889
H92.15821.09822.75943.49241.77153.27104.01321.77972.48893.71374.26873.7137
H102.15822.75941.09823.49243.27101.77154.01323.71372.48891.77973.71374.2687
H112.15823.49241.09822.75944.01321.77153.27104.26873.71371.77972.48893.7137
H122.15823.49242.75941.09824.01323.27101.77153.71374.26873.71372.48891.7797
H132.15822.75943.49241.09823.27104.01321.77152.48893.71374.26873.71371.7797

picture of Tert-butyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 111.647 C1 C2 H8 111.397
C1 C2 H9 111.397 C1 C3 H6 111.646
C1 C3 H10 111.397 C1 C3 H11 111.397
C1 C4 H7 111.646 C1 C4 H12 111.397
C1 C4 H13 111.397 C2 C1 C3 118.253
C2 C1 C4 118.253 C3 C1 C4 118.253
H5 C2 H8 106.956 H5 C2 H9 106.956
H6 C3 H10 106.956 H6 C3 H11 106.956
H7 C4 H12 106.956 H7 C4 H13 106.956
H8 C2 H9 108.255 H10 C3 H11 108.255
H12 C4 H13 108.255
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability