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

using model chemistry: MP3=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 MP3=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.892244
Energy at 298.15K-157.903050
HF Energy-157.298398
Nuclear repulsion energy134.607262
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 MP3=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 3170 2974 87.09      
2 A1 3093 2902 11.11      
3 A1 3080 2890 15.43      
4 A1 1575 1478 16.82      
5 A1 1490 1398 3.83      
6 A1 1261 1184 0.21      
7 A1 833 781 0.62      
8 A1 447 419 0.20      
9 A2 3170 2975 0.00      
10 A2 1545 1449 0.00      
11 A2 988 927 0.00      
12 A2 226 212 0.00      
13 E 3174 2978 48.86      
13 E 3174 2978 48.86      
14 E 3162 2967 5.99      
14 E 3162 2967 5.99      
15 E 3088 2897 27.26      
15 E 3088 2897 27.26      
16 E 1568 1471 3.93      
16 E 1568 1471 3.93      
17 E 1551 1455 0.49      
17 E 1551 1455 0.49      
18 E 1467 1377 9.70      
18 E 1467 1377 9.70      
19 E 1417 1329 1.47      
19 E 1417 1329 1.47      
20 E 1241 1165 1.68      
20 E 1241 1165 1.68      
21 E 1017 954 0.23      
21 E 1017 954 0.23      
22 E 956 897 1.31      
22 E 956 897 1.31      
23 E 378 355 0.00      
23 E 378 355 0.00      
24 E 273 257 0.01      
24 E 273 257 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29730.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9383) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27896.4 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 MP3=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.26045 0.26045 0.15105

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=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 1.474
C3 0.000 1.454 -0.096
C4 1.259 -0.727 -0.096
C5 -1.259 -0.727 -0.096
H6 0.000 1.501 -1.192
H7 1.300 -0.751 -1.192
H8 -1.300 -0.751 -1.192
H9 0.886 1.988 0.263
H10 -0.886 1.988 0.263
H11 1.279 -1.761 0.263
H12 2.165 -0.227 0.263
H13 -2.165 -0.227 0.263
H14 -1.279 -1.761 0.263

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09871.52901.52901.52902.17022.17022.17022.17952.17952.17952.17952.17952.1795
H21.09872.14052.14052.14053.05963.05963.05962.49112.49112.49112.49112.49112.4911
C31.52902.14052.51892.51891.09642.78412.78411.09491.09493.47922.76422.76423.4792
C41.52902.14052.51892.51892.78411.09642.78412.76423.47921.09491.09493.47922.7642
C51.52902.14052.51892.51892.78412.78411.09643.47922.76422.76423.47921.09491.0949
H62.17023.05961.09642.78412.78412.60012.60011.77121.77123.79403.12843.12843.7940
H72.17023.05962.78411.09642.78412.60012.60013.12843.79401.77121.77123.79403.1284
H82.17023.05962.78412.78411.09642.60012.60013.79403.12843.12843.79401.77121.7712
H92.17952.49111.09492.76423.47921.77123.12843.79401.77213.77002.55743.77004.3295
H102.17952.49111.09493.47922.76421.77123.79403.12841.77214.32953.77002.55743.7700
H112.17952.49113.47921.09492.76423.79401.77123.12843.77004.32951.77213.77002.5574
H122.17952.49112.76421.09493.47923.12841.77123.79402.55743.77001.77214.32953.7700
H132.17952.49112.76423.47921.09493.12843.79401.77123.77002.55743.77004.32951.7721
H142.17952.49113.47922.76421.09493.79403.12841.77124.32953.77002.55743.77001.7721

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.427 C1 C3 H9 111.255
C1 C3 H10 111.255 C1 C4 H7 110.427
C1 C4 H11 111.255 C1 C4 H12 111.255
C1 C5 H8 110.427 C1 C5 H13 111.255
C1 C5 H14 111.255 H2 C1 C3 107.978
H2 C1 C4 107.978 H2 C1 C5 107.978
C3 C1 C4 110.922 C3 C1 C5 110.922
C4 C1 C5 110.922 H6 C3 H9 107.861
H6 C3 H10 107.861 H7 C4 H11 107.861
H7 C4 H12 107.861 H8 C5 H13 107.861
H8 C5 H14 107.861 H9 C3 H10 108.042
H11 C4 H12 108.042 H13 C5 H14 108.042
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability