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

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 C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.885168
Energy at 298.15K-157.895946
HF Energy-157.297992
Nuclear repulsion energy134.335913
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
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3130 2981 96.59      
2 A1 3056 2910 10.05      
3 A1 3038 2893 18.67      
4 A1 1564 1489 15.00      
5 A1 1480 1409 3.31      
6 A1 1253 1193 0.13      
7 A1 826 786 0.54      
8 A1 444 423 0.16      
9 A2 3128 2979 0.00      
10 A2 1534 1460 0.00      
11 A2 982 935 0.00      
12 A2 224 213 0.00      
13 E 3133 2984 55.27      
13 E 3133 2984 55.27      
14 E 3121 2972 5.96      
14 E 3121 2972 5.96      
15 E 3050 2904 30.17      
15 E 3050 2904 30.17      
16 E 1557 1482 3.36      
16 E 1557 1482 3.36      
17 E 1540 1466 0.44      
17 E 1540 1466 0.44      
18 E 1457 1387 8.05      
18 E 1457 1387 8.05      
19 E 1407 1340 1.75      
19 E 1407 1340 1.75      
20 E 1233 1174 1.55      
20 E 1233 1174 1.55      
21 E 1010 961 0.18      
21 E 1010 961 0.18      
22 E 950 904 1.12      
22 E 950 904 1.12      
23 E 375 358 0.01      
23 E 375 358 0.01      
24 E 272 259 0.01      
24 E 272 259 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29432.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28028.2 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 QCISD/6-31G*
ABC
0.25948 0.25948 0.15052

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.376
H2 0.000 0.000 1.478
C3 0.000 1.458 -0.096
C4 1.262 -0.729 -0.096
C5 -1.262 -0.729 -0.096
H6 0.000 1.506 -1.195
H7 1.305 -0.753 -1.195
H8 -1.305 -0.753 -1.195
H9 0.888 1.994 0.264
H10 -0.888 1.994 0.264
H11 1.282 -1.766 0.264
H12 2.171 -0.228 0.264
H13 -2.171 -0.228 0.264
H14 -1.282 -1.766 0.264

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.10191.53221.53221.53222.17602.17602.17602.18532.18532.18532.18532.18532.1853
H21.10192.14532.14532.14533.06753.06753.06752.49722.49722.49722.49722.49722.4972
C31.53222.14532.52492.52491.09942.79232.79231.09801.09803.48812.77152.77153.4881
C41.53222.14532.52492.52492.79231.09942.79232.77153.48811.09801.09803.48812.7715
C51.53222.14532.52492.52492.79232.79231.09943.48812.77152.77153.48811.09801.0980
H62.17603.06751.09942.79232.79232.60922.60921.77571.77573.80533.13773.13773.8053
H72.17603.06752.79231.09942.79232.60922.60923.13773.80531.77571.77573.80533.1377
H82.17603.06752.79232.79231.09942.60922.60923.80533.13773.13773.80531.77571.7757
H92.18532.49721.09802.77153.48811.77573.13773.80531.77643.78012.56473.78014.3411
H102.18532.49721.09803.48812.77151.77573.80533.13771.77644.34113.78012.56473.7801
H112.18532.49723.48811.09802.77153.80531.77573.13773.78014.34111.77643.78012.5647
H122.18532.49722.77151.09803.48813.13771.77573.80532.56473.78011.77644.34113.7801
H132.18532.49722.77153.48811.09803.13773.80531.77573.78012.56473.78014.34111.7764
H142.18532.49723.48812.77151.09803.80533.13771.77574.34113.78012.56473.78011.7764

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.478 C1 C3 H9 111.297
C1 C3 H10 111.297 C1 C4 H7 110.478
C1 C4 H11 111.297 C1 C4 H12 111.297
C1 C5 H8 110.478 C1 C5 H13 111.297
C1 C5 H14 111.297 H2 C1 C3 107.939
H2 C1 C4 107.939 H2 C1 C5 107.939
C3 C1 C4 110.959 C3 C1 C5 110.959
C4 C1 C5 110.959 H6 C3 H9 107.822
H6 C3 H10 107.822 H7 C4 H11 107.822
H7 C4 H12 107.822 H8 C5 H13 107.822
H8 C5 H14 107.822 H9 C3 H10 107.977
H11 C4 H12 107.977 H13 C5 H14 107.977
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability