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All results from a given calculation for CH2CH(CH3)2 (Isobutyl 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 C1 2A'
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.225013
Energy at 298.15K-157.233810
HF Energy-156.665767
Nuclear repulsion energy126.197025
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 A 3169 3018 16.24      
2 A 3137 2987 62.27      
3 A 3136 2986 43.83      
4 A 3060 2914 15.37      
5 A 2962 2821 33.67      
6 A 1560 1486 7.75      
7 A 1552 1478 4.21      
8 A 1509 1437 0.96      
9 A 1465 1396 3.66      
10 A 1378 1312 3.81      
11 A 1244 1184 0.79      
12 A 1131 1077 1.35      
13 A 1016 968 0.87      
14 A 841 801 0.00      
15 A 528 502 21.09      
16 A 407 387 18.24      
17 A 371 353 1.30      
18 A 271 258 0.15      
19 A 3268 3112 18.38      
20 A 3133 2984 21.47      
21 A 3132 2983 1.15      
22 A 3056 2910 32.39      
23 A 1542 1469 2.53      
24 A 1539 1466 0.08      
25 A 1451 1382 4.80      
26 A 1388 1322 0.61      
27 A 1219 1161 0.16      
28 A 1000 953 0.04      
29 A 969 923 0.72      
30 A 934 890 0.47      
31 A 381 363 0.10      
32 A 241 230 0.00      
33 A 149 142 0.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26070.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24826.6 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
0.28023 0.26428 0.15428

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.361 0.000
C2 1.480 0.121 0.000
H3 -0.178 1.454 0.000
H4 2.045 0.136 0.930
H5 2.045 0.136 -0.930
C6 -0.655 -0.207 -1.266
C7 -0.655 -0.207 1.266
H8 -0.531 -1.298 -1.305
H9 -1.730 0.015 -1.285
H10 -0.204 0.219 -2.171
H11 -0.531 -1.298 1.305
H12 -1.730 0.015 1.285
H13 -0.204 0.219 2.171

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 C6 C7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.49951.10782.25792.25791.53431.53432.17612.18272.18502.17612.18272.1850
C21.49952.12741.08811.08812.50412.50412.78573.45962.74912.78573.45962.7491
H31.10782.12742.74662.74662.14272.14273.06612.47632.49793.06612.47632.4979
H42.25791.08812.74661.85973.49732.74293.69954.37873.83122.97183.79392.5699
H52.25791.08812.74661.85972.74293.49732.97183.79392.56993.69954.37873.8312
C61.53432.50412.14273.49732.74292.53131.09801.09771.09772.79532.77683.4921
C71.53432.50412.14272.74293.49732.53132.79532.77683.49211.09801.09771.0977
H82.17612.78573.06613.69952.97181.09802.79531.77821.77632.61053.14193.8065
H92.18273.45962.47634.37873.79391.09772.77681.77821.77653.14192.57013.7834
H102.18502.74912.49793.83122.56991.09773.49211.77631.77653.80653.78344.3416
H112.17612.78573.06612.97183.69952.79531.09802.61053.14193.80651.77821.7763
H122.18273.45962.47633.79394.37872.77681.09773.14192.57013.78341.77821.7765
H132.18502.74912.49792.56993.83123.49211.09773.80653.78344.34161.77631.7765

picture of Isobutyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 120.687 C1 C2 H5 120.687
C1 C6 H8 110.423 C1 C6 H9 110.959
C1 C6 H10 111.144 C1 C7 H11 110.423
C1 C7 H12 110.959 C1 C7 H13 111.144
C2 C1 H3 108.427 C2 C1 C6 111.251
C2 C1 C7 111.251 H3 C1 C6 107.278
H3 C1 C7 107.278 H4 C2 H5 117.416
C6 C1 C7 111.154 H8 C6 H9 108.167
H8 C6 H10 107.997 H9 C6 H10 108.035
H11 C7 H12 108.167 H11 C7 H13 107.997
H12 C7 H13 108.035
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

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