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All results from a given calculation for C3H7 (n-Propyl radical)

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 C1 2A"
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-118.428870
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-118.428870
Nuclear repulsion energy75.775891
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
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3272 3130 18.60      
2 A 3172 3034 17.55      
3 A 3136 3000 31.16      
4 A 3130 2995 38.58      
5 A 3056 2924 29.84      
6 A 3051 2919 21.69      
7 A 2959 2831 37.55      
8 A 1531 1464 3.89      
9 A 1523 1457 6.20      
10 A 1496 1431 1.15      
11 A 1486 1421 1.44      
12 A 1431 1369 2.21      
13 A 1375 1315 2.59      
14 A 1282 1227 0.37      
15 A 1186 1135 0.52      
16 A 1105 1057 0.12      
17 A 1062 1016 1.07      
18 A 931 891 2.23      
19 A 897 859 0.20      
20 A 758 726 1.79      
21 A 467 447 45.39      
22 A 366 350 4.12      
23 A 251 240 0.07      
24 A 119 114 0.26      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 19520.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 18674.9 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
1.09501 0.29884 0.25962

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

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.301 -0.293 -0.034
C2 0.079 0.553 0.056
C3 -1.224 -0.244 -0.041
H4 -2.098 0.412 0.030
H5 -1.282 -0.785 -0.992
H6 -1.293 -0.984 0.767
H7 0.078 1.118 1.008
H8 0.103 1.323 -0.728
H9 2.256 0.131 -0.329
H10 1.300 -1.309 0.353

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.48892.52533.47232.79892.80132.13812.12811.08591.0868
C21.48891.53052.18222.17762.17911.10651.09962.25102.2462
C32.52531.53051.09571.09571.09662.15602.16573.51222.7675
H43.47232.18221.09571.77251.77162.48812.50024.37863.8232
H52.79892.17761.09571.77251.76973.07712.53603.71492.9587
H62.80132.17911.09661.77161.76972.52073.08293.87822.6465
H72.13811.10652.15602.48813.07712.52071.74822.73982.7950
H82.12811.09962.16572.50022.53603.08291.74822.49363.0868
H91.08592.25103.51224.37863.71493.87822.73982.49361.8574
H101.08682.24622.76753.82322.95872.64652.79503.08681.8574

picture of n-Propyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 113.506 C1 C2 H7 110.064
C1 C2 H8 109.682 C2 C1 H9 121.122
C2 C1 H10 120.598 C2 C3 H4 111.311
C2 C3 H5 110.936 C2 C3 H6 111.007
C3 C2 H7 108.626 C3 C2 H8 109.769
H4 C3 H5 107.961 H4 C3 H6 107.821
H5 C3 H6 107.649 H7 C2 H8 104.830
H9 C1 H10 117.494
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 -0.340      
2 C -0.321      
3 C -0.509      
4 H 0.166      
5 H 0.173      
6 H 0.167      
7 H 0.171      
8 H 0.169      
9 H 0.162      
10 H 0.161      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.125 0.183 0.123 0.253
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP -0.124 0.152 0.131 0.236


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.610 0.043 -0.121
y 0.043 -20.199 -0.485
z -0.121 -0.485 -21.056
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.017 0.043 -0.121
y 0.043 0.634 -0.485
z -0.121 -0.485 -0.652
Polar
3z2-r2-1.303
x2-y2-0.411
xy0.043
xz-0.121
yz-0.485


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.313 -0.156 -0.185
y -0.156 4.739 -0.178
z -0.185 -0.178 3.933


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 59.155
(<r2>)1/2 7.691