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

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 C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.402710
Energy at 298.15K-158.413341
HF Energy-158.402710
Nuclear repulsion energy134.375009
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 A1 3123 2988 99.77      
2 A1 3049 2917 12.35      
3 A1 3027 2896 17.18      
4 A1 1538 1471 17.35      
5 A1 1450 1387 2.91      
6 A1 1221 1168 0.51      
7 A1 812 777 0.76      
8 A1 432 413 0.35      
9 A2 3122 2987 0.00      
10 A2 1506 1441 0.00      
11 A2 960 918 0.00      
12 A2 211 202 0.00      
13 E 3126 2991 56.64      
13 E 3126 2991 56.64      
14 E 3114 2980 5.33      
14 E 3114 2980 5.34      
15 E 3042 2910 35.88      
15 E 3042 2910 35.89      
16 E 1533 1467 3.59      
16 E 1533 1467 3.59      
17 E 1512 1447 0.46      
17 E 1512 1447 0.46      
18 E 1422 1361 7.97      
18 E 1422 1361 7.97      
19 E 1371 1312 3.08      
19 E 1371 1312 3.08      
20 E 1207 1155 2.44      
20 E 1207 1155 2.44      
21 E 987 944 0.19      
21 E 987 944 0.19      
22 E 930 889 1.80      
22 E 930 889 1.80      
23 E 358 343 0.00      
23 E 358 343 0.00      
24 E 258 247 0.02      
24 E 258 247 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29086.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27826.7 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
0.25951 0.25951 0.15034

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.372
H2 0.000 0.000 1.473
C3 0.000 1.457 -0.096
C4 1.262 -0.729 -0.096
C5 -1.262 -0.729 -0.096
H6 0.000 1.515 -1.192
H7 1.312 -0.757 -1.192
H8 -1.312 -0.757 -1.192
H9 0.886 1.993 0.265
H10 -0.886 1.993 0.265
H11 1.283 -1.764 0.265
H12 2.169 -0.229 0.265
H13 -2.169 -0.229 0.265
H14 -1.283 -1.764 0.265

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.10071.53031.53031.53032.17762.17762.17762.18382.18382.18382.18382.18382.1838
H21.10072.14092.14092.14093.06553.06553.06552.49342.49342.49342.49342.49342.4934
C31.53032.14092.52362.52361.09802.79772.79771.09661.09663.48572.77092.77093.4857
C41.53032.14092.52362.52362.79771.09802.79772.77093.48571.09661.09663.48572.7709
C51.53032.14092.52362.52362.79772.79771.09803.48572.77092.77093.48571.09661.0966
H62.17763.06551.09802.79772.79772.62372.62371.77111.77113.81043.14153.14153.8104
H72.17763.06552.79771.09802.79772.62372.62373.14153.81041.77111.77113.81043.1415
H82.17763.06552.79772.79771.09802.62372.62373.81043.14153.14153.81041.77111.7711
H92.18382.49341.09662.77093.48571.77113.14153.81041.77233.77792.56583.77794.3382
H102.18382.49341.09663.48572.77091.77113.81043.14151.77234.33823.77792.56583.7779
H112.18382.49343.48571.09662.77093.81041.77113.14153.77794.33821.77233.77792.5659
H122.18382.49342.77091.09663.48573.14151.77113.81042.56583.77791.77234.33823.7779
H132.18382.49342.77093.48571.09663.14153.81041.77113.77792.56583.77794.33821.7723
H142.18382.49343.48572.77091.09663.81043.14151.77114.33823.77792.56593.77791.7723

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.823 C1 C3 H9 111.398
C1 C3 H10 111.398 C1 C4 H7 110.824
C1 C4 H11 111.398 C1 C4 H12 111.398
C1 C5 H8 110.824 C1 C5 H13 111.398
C1 C5 H14 111.398 H2 C1 C3 107.805
H2 C1 C4 107.805 H2 C1 C5 107.805
C3 C1 C4 111.084 C3 C1 C5 111.084
C4 C1 C5 111.084 H6 C3 H9 107.612
H6 C3 H10 107.612 H7 C4 H11 107.612
H7 C4 H12 107.612 H8 C5 H13 107.612
H8 C5 H14 107.612 H9 C3 H10 107.819
H11 C4 H12 107.819 H13 C5 H14 107.819
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 -0.117      
2 H 0.154      
3 C -0.498      
4 C -0.498      
5 C -0.498      
6 H 0.160      
7 H 0.160      
8 H 0.160      
9 H 0.163      
10 H 0.163      
11 H 0.163      
12 H 0.163      
13 H 0.163      
14 H 0.163      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.085 0.085
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP 0.004 0.002 -0.059 0.059


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.212 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -28.212 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.736
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.238 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.238 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.477
Polar
3z2-r20.953
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.744 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.745 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.066


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 99.012
(<r2>)1/2 9.950