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

using model chemistry: CISD/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 CISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.800864
Energy at 298.15K-157.811730
HF Energy-157.298764
Nuclear repulsion energy134.887621
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 CISD/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 3215 2976 101.33      
2 A1 3142 2908 8.96      
3 A1 3126 2894 19.73      
4 A1 1604 1485 15.50      
5 A1 1521 1408 3.46      
6 A1 1284 1189 0.15      
7 A1 844 781 0.53      
8 A1 454 420 0.18      
9 A2 3212 2974 0.00      
10 A2 1573 1456 0.00      
11 A2 1007 933 0.00      
12 A2 227 210 0.00      
13 E 3217 2978 57.81      
13 E 3217 2978 57.81      
14 E 3205 2967 5.44      
14 E 3205 2967 5.43      
15 E 3133 2901 31.30      
15 E 3133 2901 31.30      
16 E 1597 1478 3.37      
16 E 1597 1478 3.37      
17 E 1579 1462 0.40      
17 E 1579 1462 0.41      
18 E 1499 1388 8.42      
18 E 1499 1388 8.42      
19 E 1444 1337 1.80      
19 E 1444 1337 1.79      
20 E 1264 1170 1.74      
20 E 1264 1170 1.75      
21 E 1033 956 0.17      
21 E 1033 956 0.17      
22 E 974 902 1.12      
22 E 974 902 1.12      
23 E 383 355 0.01      
23 E 383 355 0.01      
24 E 277 256 0.01      
24 E 277 256 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 30208.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9258) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27966.8 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 CISD/6-31G*
ABC
0.26135 0.26135 0.15149

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CISD/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 1.469
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 0.262
H10 -0.882 1.984 0.262
H11 1.277 -1.756 0.262
H12 2.160 -0.228 0.262
H13 -2.160 -0.228 0.262
H14 -1.277 -1.756 0.262

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09451.52661.52661.52662.16732.16732.16732.17472.17472.17472.17472.17472.1747
H21.09452.13512.13512.13513.05183.05183.05182.48442.48442.48442.48442.48442.4844
C31.52662.13512.51542.51541.09232.78222.78221.09101.09103.47212.75992.75993.4721
C41.52662.13512.51542.51542.78221.09232.78222.75993.47211.09101.09103.47212.7599
C51.52662.13512.51542.51542.78222.78221.09233.47212.75992.75993.47211.09101.0910
H62.16733.05181.09232.78222.78222.60292.60291.76411.76413.78883.12453.12453.7888
H72.16733.05182.78221.09232.78222.60292.60293.12453.78881.76411.76413.78883.1245
H82.16733.05182.78222.78221.09232.60292.60293.78883.12453.12453.78881.76411.7641
H92.17472.48441.09102.75993.47211.76413.12453.78881.76463.76162.55493.76164.3195
H102.17472.48441.09103.47212.75991.76413.78883.12451.76464.31953.76162.55493.7616
H112.17472.48443.47211.09102.75993.78881.76413.12453.76164.31951.76463.76162.5549
H122.17472.48442.75991.09103.47213.12451.76413.78882.55493.76161.76464.31953.7616
H132.17472.48442.75993.47211.09103.12453.78881.76413.76162.55493.76164.31951.7646
H142.17472.48443.47212.75991.09103.78883.12451.76414.31953.76162.55493.76161.7646

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 111.270
C1 C3 H10 111.270 C1 C4 H7 110.603
C1 C4 H11 111.270 C1 C4 H12 111.270
C1 C5 H8 110.603 C1 C5 H13 111.270
C1 C5 H14 111.270 H2 C1 C3 107.952
H2 C1 C4 107.952 H2 C1 C5 107.952
C3 C1 C4 110.946 C3 C1 C5 110.946
C4 C1 C5 110.946 H6 C3 H9 107.803
H6 C3 H10 107.803 H7 C4 H11 107.803
H7 C4 H12 107.802 H8 C5 H13 107.802
H8 C5 H14 107.803 H9 C3 H10 107.942
H11 C4 H12 107.942 H13 C5 H14 107.942
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability