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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.516130
Energy at 298.15K-158.526765
HF Energy-158.516130
Nuclear repulsion energy134.513752
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 B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 3076 2974 97.82      
2 A1 3016 2917 15.16      
3 A1 2987 2888 12.54      
4 A1 1514 1464 19.03      
5 A1 1429 1382 3.00      
6 A1 1210 1170 0.10      
7 A1 794 768 0.49      
8 A1 435 421 0.17      
9 A2 3075 2973 0.00      
10 A2 1484 1435 0.00      
11 A2 955 923 0.00      
12 A2 208 201 0.00      
13 E 3079 2978 58.87      
13 E 3079 2978 58.85      
14 E 3066 2965 6.31      
14 E 3066 2965 6.31      
15 E 3008 2909 35.40      
15 E 3008 2909 35.42      
16 E 1509 1459 4.64      
16 E 1509 1459 4.64      
17 E 1490 1441 0.38      
17 E 1490 1441 0.38      
18 E 1400 1354 6.39      
18 E 1400 1354 6.38      
19 E 1358 1314 3.58      
19 E 1358 1314 3.58      
20 E 1190 1151 2.79      
20 E 1190 1151 2.79      
21 E 969 937 0.00      
21 E 969 937 0.00      
22 E 922 892 0.78      
22 E 922 892 0.78      
23 E 361 349 0.01      
23 E 361 349 0.01      
24 E 252 244 0.02      
24 E 252 244 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28694.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.967) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27747.4 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 B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.25963 0.25963 0.15028

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.372
H2 0.000 0.000 1.468
C3 0.000 1.458 -0.096
C4 1.263 -0.729 -0.096
C5 -1.263 -0.729 -0.096
H6 0.000 1.516 -1.187
H7 1.313 -0.758 -1.187
H8 -1.313 -0.758 -1.187
H9 0.882 1.991 0.264
H10 -0.882 1.991 0.264
H11 1.284 -1.760 0.264
H12 2.166 -0.232 0.264
H13 -2.166 -0.232 0.264
H14 -1.284 -1.760 0.264

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09581.53131.53131.53132.17482.17482.17482.18072.18072.18072.18072.18072.1807
H21.09582.13792.13792.13793.05743.05743.05742.48872.48872.48872.48872.48872.4887
C31.53132.13792.52562.52561.09322.79762.79761.09151.09153.48282.77042.77043.4828
C41.53132.13792.52562.52562.79761.09322.79762.77043.48281.09151.09153.48282.7704
C51.53132.13792.52562.52562.79762.79761.09323.48282.77042.77043.48281.09151.0915
H62.17483.05741.09322.79762.79762.62562.62561.76341.76343.80543.13843.13843.8054
H72.17483.05742.79761.09322.79762.62562.62563.13843.80541.76341.76343.80543.1384
H82.17483.05742.79762.79761.09322.62562.62563.80543.13843.13843.80541.76341.7634
H92.18072.48871.09152.77043.48281.76343.13843.80541.76403.77232.56723.77234.3312
H102.18072.48871.09153.48282.77041.76343.80543.13841.76404.33123.77232.56723.7723
H112.18072.48873.48281.09152.77043.80541.76343.13843.77234.33121.76403.77232.5672
H122.18072.48872.77041.09153.48283.13841.76343.80542.56723.77231.76404.33123.7723
H132.18072.48872.77043.48281.09153.13843.80541.76343.77232.56723.77234.33121.7640
H142.18072.48873.48282.77041.09153.80543.13841.76344.33123.77232.56723.77231.7640

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.813 C1 C3 H9 111.384
C1 C3 H10 111.384 C1 C4 H7 110.813
C1 C4 H11 111.384 C1 C4 H12 111.384
C1 C5 H8 110.813 C1 C5 H13 111.384
C1 C5 H14 111.384 H2 C1 C3 107.786
H2 C1 C4 107.786 H2 C1 C5 107.786
C3 C1 C4 111.103 C3 C1 C5 111.103
C4 C1 C5 111.103 H6 C3 H9 107.635
H6 C3 H10 107.635 H7 C4 H11 107.635
H7 C4 H12 107.635 H8 C5 H13 107.635
H8 C5 H14 107.635 H9 C3 H10 107.814
H11 C4 H12 107.814 H13 C5 H14 107.814
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.097      
2 H 0.124      
3 C -0.434      
4 C -0.434      
5 C -0.434      
6 H 0.146      
7 H 0.146      
8 H 0.146      
9 H 0.139      
10 H 0.139      
11 H 0.139      
12 H 0.139      
13 H 0.139      
14 H 0.139      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.137 0.137
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.232 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.232 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.545
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.343 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.343 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.686
Polar
3z2-r21.372
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.186 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.186 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.118


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 99.538
(<r2>)1/2 9.977