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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH(CH3)CH3 (Isobutane)

using model chemistry: CID/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.798558
Energy at 298.15K-157.809427
HF Energy-157.298777
Nuclear repulsion energy134.911945
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 CID/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 A1 3220 2974 98.42      
2 A1 3145 2905 8.81      
3 A1 3131 2892 19.06      
4 A1 1605 1483 15.83      
5 A1 1522 1406 3.56      
6 A1 1286 1188 0.17      
7 A1 845 780 0.55      
8 A1 454 419 0.19      
9 A2 3218 2972 0.00      
10 A2 1574 1454 0.00      
11 A2 1008 931 0.00      
12 A2 226 209 0.00      
13 E 3223 2977 56.07      
13 E 3223 2977 56.07      
14 E 3211 2966 5.23      
14 E 3211 2966 5.22      
15 E 3138 2898 30.63      
15 E 3138 2898 30.64      
16 E 1598 1476 3.48      
16 E 1598 1476 3.48      
17 E 1580 1460 0.41      
17 E 1580 1460 0.41      
18 E 1500 1386 8.79      
18 E 1500 1386 8.78      
19 E 1446 1335 1.68      
19 E 1446 1335 1.68      
20 E 1265 1168 1.75      
20 E 1265 1168 1.76      
21 E 1034 955 0.19      
21 E 1034 955 0.19      
22 E 975 900 1.16      
22 E 975 900 1.16      
23 E 383 354 0.01      
23 E 383 354 0.01      
24 E 277 256 0.01      
24 E 277 256 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 30244.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27937.2 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 CID/6-31G*
ABC
0.26144 0.26144 0.15153

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.374
H2 0.000 0.000 1.468
C3 0.000 1.452 -0.096
C4 1.258 -0.726 -0.096
C5 -1.258 -0.726 -0.096
H6 0.000 1.503 -1.187
H7 1.301 -0.751 -1.187
H8 -1.301 -0.751 -1.187
H9 0.882 1.984 0.263
H10 -0.882 1.984 0.263
H11 1.277 -1.756 0.263
H12 2.159 -0.228 0.263
H13 -2.159 -0.228 0.263
H14 -1.277 -1.756 0.263

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09421.52641.52641.52642.16692.16692.16692.17422.17422.17422.17422.17422.1742
H21.09422.13452.13452.13453.05113.05113.05112.48372.48372.48372.48372.48372.4837
C31.52642.13452.51512.51511.09202.78192.78191.09071.09073.47152.75942.75943.4715
C41.52642.13452.51512.51512.78191.09202.78192.75943.47151.09071.09073.47152.7594
C51.52642.13452.51512.51512.78192.78191.09203.47152.75942.75943.47151.09071.0907
H62.16693.05111.09202.78192.78192.60282.60281.76371.76373.78833.12403.12403.7883
H72.16693.05112.78191.09202.78192.60282.60283.12403.78831.76371.76373.78833.1240
H82.16693.05112.78192.78191.09202.60282.60283.78833.12403.12403.78831.76371.7637
H92.17422.48371.09072.75943.47151.76373.12403.78831.76433.76082.55433.76084.3186
H102.17422.48371.09073.47152.75941.76373.78833.12401.76434.31863.76082.55433.7608
H112.17422.48373.47151.09072.75943.78831.76373.12403.76084.31861.76433.76082.5543
H122.17422.48372.75941.09073.47153.12401.76373.78832.55433.76081.76434.31863.7608
H132.17422.48372.75943.47151.09073.12403.78831.76373.76082.55433.76084.31861.7643
H142.17422.48373.47152.75941.09073.78833.12401.76374.31863.76082.55433.76081.7643

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.603 C1 C3 H9 111.264
C1 C3 H10 111.264 C1 C4 H7 110.603
C1 C4 H11 111.264 C1 C4 H12 111.264
C1 C5 H8 110.603 C1 C5 H13 111.264
C1 C5 H14 111.264 H2 C1 C3 107.945
H2 C1 C4 107.945 H2 C1 C5 107.945
C3 C1 C4 110.953 C3 C1 C5 110.953
C4 C1 C5 110.953 H6 C3 H9 107.807
H6 C3 H10 107.807 H7 C4 H11 107.807
H7 C4 H12 107.807 H8 C5 H13 107.807
H8 C5 H14 107.807 H9 C3 H10 107.946
H11 C4 H12 107.946 H13 C5 H14 107.946
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability