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

using model chemistry: CCSD=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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.902846
Energy at 298.15K-157.913636
HF Energy-157.298088
Nuclear repulsion energy134.429944
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 CCSD=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 3135 2978 93.71      
2 A1 3061 2908 9.86      
3 A1 3044 2891 18.14      
4 A1 1566 1487 15.46      
5 A1 1482 1408 3.46      
6 A1 1255 1192 0.16      
7 A1 827 785 0.56      
8 A1 445 423 0.17      
9 A2 3134 2976 0.00      
10 A2 1535 1458 0.00      
11 A2 984 934 0.00      
12 A2 225 214 0.00      
13 E 3138 2981 53.62      
13 E 3138 2981 53.62      
14 E 3126 2969 5.76      
14 E 3126 2969 5.76      
15 E 3055 2902 29.30      
15 E 3055 2902 29.30      
16 E 1558 1480 3.51      
16 E 1558 1480 3.51      
17 E 1541 1464 0.45      
17 E 1541 1464 0.45      
18 E 1459 1386 8.37      
18 E 1459 1386 8.37      
19 E 1409 1338 1.68      
19 E 1409 1338 1.68      
20 E 1234 1172 1.58      
20 E 1234 1172 1.58      
21 E 1011 960 0.19      
21 E 1011 960 0.19      
22 E 952 904 1.19      
22 E 952 904 1.19      
23 E 377 358 0.01      
23 E 377 358 0.01      
24 E 273 260 0.01      
24 E 273 260 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29480.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9498) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28000.1 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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.25986 0.25986 0.15074

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/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 1.477
C3 0.000 1.455 -0.096
C4 1.260 -0.728 -0.096
C5 -1.260 -0.728 -0.096
H6 0.000 1.503 -1.194
H7 1.302 -0.752 -1.194
H8 -1.302 -0.752 -1.194
H9 0.888 1.991 0.263
H10 -0.888 1.991 0.263
H11 1.280 -1.764 0.263
H12 2.168 -0.227 0.263
H13 -2.168 -0.227 0.263
H14 -1.280 -1.764 0.263

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.10131.53021.53021.53022.17362.17362.17362.18292.18292.18292.18292.18292.1829
H21.10132.14352.14352.14353.06523.06523.06522.49522.49522.49522.49522.49522.4952
C31.53022.14352.52102.52101.09872.78772.78771.09741.09743.48372.76772.76773.4837
C41.53022.14352.52102.52102.78771.09872.78772.76773.48371.09741.09743.48372.7677
C51.53022.14352.52102.52102.78772.78771.09873.48372.76772.76773.48371.09741.0974
H62.17363.06521.09872.78772.78772.60382.60381.77471.77473.80013.13333.13333.8001
H72.17363.06522.78771.09872.78772.60382.60383.13333.80011.77471.77473.80013.1333
H82.17363.06522.78772.78771.09872.60382.60383.80013.13333.13333.80011.77471.7747
H92.18292.49521.09742.76773.48371.77473.13333.80011.77543.77582.56093.77584.3363
H102.18292.49521.09743.48372.76771.77473.80013.13331.77544.33633.77582.56093.7758
H112.18292.49523.48371.09742.76773.80011.77473.13333.77584.33631.77543.77582.5609
H122.18292.49522.76771.09743.48373.13331.77473.80012.56093.77581.77544.33633.7758
H132.18292.49522.76773.48371.09743.13333.80011.77473.77582.56093.77584.33631.7754
H142.18292.49523.48372.76771.09743.80013.13331.77474.33633.77582.56093.77581.7754

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.471 C1 C3 H9 111.290
C1 C3 H10 111.290 C1 C4 H7 110.471
C1 C4 H11 111.290 C1 C4 H12 111.290
C1 C5 H8 110.471 C1 C5 H13 111.290
C1 C5 H14 111.290 H2 C1 C3 107.975
H2 C1 C4 107.975 H2 C1 C5 107.975
C3 C1 C4 110.925 C3 C1 C5 110.925
C4 C1 C5 110.925 H6 C3 H9 107.828
H6 C3 H10 107.828 H7 C4 H11 107.828
H7 C4 H12 107.828 H8 C5 H13 107.828
H8 C5 H14 107.828 H9 C3 H10 107.989
H11 C4 H12 107.989 H13 C5 H14 107.989
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability