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

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.828734
Energy at 298.15K-157.839549
HF Energy-157.298403
Nuclear repulsion energy134.740606
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 MP2/6-31G*
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 3184 3002 78.73      
2 A1 3095 2919 11.28      
3 A1 3088 2912 13.32      
4 A1 1579 1489 16.67      
5 A1 1485 1401 3.80      
6 A1 1259 1187 0.17      
7 A1 833 785 0.69      
8 A1 445 420 0.23      
9 A2 3183 3002 0.00      
10 A2 1546 1458 0.00      
11 A2 987 931 0.00      
12 A2 228 215 0.00      
13 E 3186 3005 44.80      
13 E 3186 3005 44.80      
14 E 3177 2996 4.61      
14 E 3177 2996 4.61      
15 E 3091 2915 26.78      
15 E 3091 2915 26.78      
16 E 1571 1481 3.97      
16 E 1571 1481 3.97      
17 E 1553 1465 0.49      
17 E 1553 1465 0.49      
18 E 1460 1377 8.51      
18 E 1460 1377 8.51      
19 E 1411 1330 1.79      
19 E 1411 1330 1.79      
20 E 1240 1169 1.63      
20 E 1240 1169 1.63      
21 E 1018 960 0.28      
21 E 1018 960 0.28      
22 E 955 901 1.57      
22 E 955 901 1.57      
23 E 377 355 0.00      
23 E 377 355 0.00      
24 E 278 262 0.02      
24 E 278 262 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29771.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.943) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28074.4 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 MP2/6-31G*
ABC
0.26106 0.26106 0.15149

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.377
H2 0.000 0.000 1.476
C3 0.000 1.452 -0.096
C4 1.258 -0.726 -0.096
C5 -1.258 -0.726 -0.096
H6 0.000 1.496 -1.191
H7 1.296 -0.748 -1.191
H8 -1.296 -0.748 -1.191
H9 0.886 1.986 0.262
H10 -0.886 1.986 0.262
H11 1.277 -1.760 0.262
H12 2.163 -0.226 0.262
H13 -2.163 -0.226 0.262
H14 -1.277 -1.760 0.262

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09861.52731.52731.52732.16732.16732.16732.17792.17792.17792.17792.17792.1779
H21.09862.14002.14002.14003.05783.05783.05782.49062.49062.49062.49062.49062.4906
C31.52732.14002.51512.51511.09582.77812.77811.09471.09473.47552.76102.76103.4755
C41.52732.14002.51512.51512.77811.09582.77812.76103.47551.09471.09473.47552.7610
C51.52732.14002.51512.51512.77812.77811.09583.47552.76102.76103.47551.09471.0947
H62.16733.05781.09582.77812.77812.59112.59111.77101.77103.78763.12343.12343.7876
H72.16733.05782.77811.09582.77812.59112.59113.12343.78761.77101.77103.78763.1234
H82.16733.05782.77812.77811.09582.59112.59113.78763.12343.12343.78761.77101.7710
H92.17792.49061.09472.76103.47551.77103.12343.78761.77183.76702.55443.76704.3262
H102.17792.49061.09473.47552.76101.77103.78763.12341.77184.32623.76702.55443.7670
H112.17792.49063.47551.09472.76103.78761.77103.12343.76704.32621.77183.76702.5544
H122.17792.49062.76101.09473.47553.12341.77103.78762.55443.76701.77184.32623.7670
H132.17792.49062.76103.47551.09473.12343.78761.77103.76702.55443.76704.32621.7718
H142.17792.49063.47552.76101.09473.78763.12341.77104.32623.76702.55443.76701.7718

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.347 C1 C3 H9 111.257
C1 C3 H10 111.257 C1 C4 H7 110.347
C1 C4 H11 111.257 C1 C4 H12 111.257
C1 C5 H8 110.347 C1 C5 H13 111.257
C1 C5 H14 111.257 H2 C1 C3 108.052
H2 C1 C4 108.052 H2 C1 C5 108.052
C3 C1 C4 110.852 C3 C1 C5 110.852
C4 C1 C5 110.852 H6 C3 H9 107.899
H6 C3 H10 107.899 H7 C4 H11 107.899
H7 C4 H12 107.899 H8 C5 H13 107.899
H8 C5 H14 107.899 H9 C3 H10 108.046
H11 C4 H12 108.046 H13 C5 H14 108.046
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability