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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.236668
Energy at 298.15K-158.247389
HF Energy-158.056893
Nuclear repulsion energy134.475575
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 B2PLYP=FULL/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 3145 2983 100.20      
2 A1 3073 2914 11.20      
3 A1 3053 2895 17.86      
4 A1 1564 1483 14.52      
5 A1 1475 1399 2.49      
6 A1 1244 1180 0.20      
7 A1 816 774 0.56      
8 A1 440 417 0.22      
9 A2 3143 2981 0.00      
10 A2 1533 1454 0.00      
11 A2 978 928 0.00      
12 A2 219 208 0.00      
13 E 3147 2985 57.70      
13 E 3147 2985 57.73      
14 E 3136 2974 4.83      
14 E 3136 2974 4.84      
15 E 3066 2908 32.06      
15 E 3066 2908 32.04      
16 E 1558 1477 3.02      
16 E 1558 1477 3.02      
17 E 1539 1460 0.43      
17 E 1539 1460 0.43      
18 E 1448 1373 5.68      
18 E 1448 1373 5.68      
19 E 1396 1324 3.55      
19 E 1396 1324 3.55      
20 E 1223 1160 1.97      
20 E 1223 1160 1.97      
21 E 998 947 0.09      
21 E 998 947 0.09      
22 E 945 897 1.28      
22 E 945 897 1.27      
23 E 367 348 0.00      
23 E 367 348 0.00      
24 E 266 253 0.02      
24 E 266 253 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29432.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9484) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27913.3 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.25976 0.25976 0.15053

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.375
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 1.510 -1.191
H7 1.308 -0.755 -1.191
H8 -1.308 -0.755 -1.191
H9 0.885 1.991 0.264
H10 -0.885 1.991 0.264
H11 1.282 -1.762 0.264
H12 2.167 -0.229 0.264
H13 -2.167 -0.229 0.264
H14 -1.282 -1.762 0.264

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09811.53151.53151.53152.17512.17512.17512.18172.18172.18172.18172.18172.1817
H21.09812.14132.14132.14133.06183.06183.06182.49172.49172.49172.49172.49172.4917
C31.53152.14132.52422.52421.09582.79362.79361.09471.09473.48392.76922.76923.4839
C41.53152.14132.52422.52432.79361.09582.79362.76923.48391.09471.09473.48392.7692
C51.53152.14132.52422.52432.79362.79361.09583.48392.76922.76923.48391.09471.0947
H62.17513.06181.09582.79362.79362.61592.61591.76961.76963.80373.13633.13633.8037
H72.17513.06182.79361.09582.79362.61592.61593.13633.80371.76961.76963.80373.1363
H82.17513.06182.79362.79361.09582.61592.61593.80373.13633.13633.80371.76961.7696
H92.18172.49171.09472.76923.48391.76963.13633.80371.77063.77402.56323.77404.3338
H102.18172.49171.09473.48392.76921.76963.80373.13631.77064.33383.77402.56323.7740
H112.18172.49173.48391.09472.76923.80371.76963.13633.77404.33381.77063.77402.5632
H122.18172.49172.76921.09473.48393.13631.76963.80372.56323.77401.77064.33383.7740
H132.18172.49172.76923.48391.09473.13633.80371.76963.77402.56323.77404.33381.7706
H142.18172.49173.48392.76921.09473.80373.13631.76964.33383.77402.56323.77401.7706

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.668 C1 C3 H9 111.266
C1 C3 H10 111.266 C1 C4 H7 110.668
C1 C4 H11 111.266 C1 C4 H12 111.266
C1 C5 H8 110.668 C1 C5 H13 111.266
C1 C5 H14 111.266 H2 C1 C3 107.901
H2 C1 C4 107.901 H2 C1 C5 107.901
C3 C1 C4 110.994 C3 C1 C5 110.994
C4 C1 C5 110.994 H6 C3 H9 107.770
H6 C3 H10 107.770 H7 C4 H11 107.770
H7 C4 H12 107.770 H8 C5 H13 107.770
H8 C5 H14 107.770 H9 C3 H10 107.946
H11 C4 H12 107.946 H13 C5 H14 107.946
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability