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

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-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 MP2/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-28.037489
Energy at 298.15K-28.048107
HF Energy-27.703531
Nuclear repulsion energy77.586863
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 MP2/CEP-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 3124 3018 202.92      
2 A1 3047 2945 22.80      
3 A1 3016 2915 15.61      
4 A1 1537 1485 20.67      
5 A1 1464 1415 5.05      
6 A1 1241 1199 1.27      
7 A1 793 766 0.69      
8 A1 428 414 0.26      
9 A2 3114 3009 0.00      
10 A2 1512 1461 0.00      
11 A2 975 942 0.00      
12 A2 201 194 0.00      
13 E 3121 3016 93.06      
13 E 3121 3016 93.06      
14 E 3112 3007 11.38      
14 E 3112 3007 11.38      
15 E 3013 2912 59.22      
15 E 3013 2912 59.22      
16 E 1532 1481 4.50      
16 E 1532 1481 4.50      
17 E 1516 1465 0.84      
17 E 1516 1465 0.84      
18 E 1439 1391 10.11      
18 E 1439 1391 10.11      
19 E 1383 1337 3.86      
19 E 1383 1337 3.86      
20 E 1219 1178 4.31      
20 E 1219 1178 4.31      
21 E 996 962 0.00      
21 E 996 962 0.00      
22 E 939 907 2.36      
22 E 939 907 2.36      
23 E 357 345 0.00      
23 E 357 345 0.00      
24 E 252 244 0.02      
24 E 252 244 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29104.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28123.6 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 MP2/CEP-31G
ABC
0.24811 0.24811 0.14375

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.387
H2 0.000 0.000 1.503
C3 0.000 1.493 -0.100
C4 1.293 -0.747 -0.100
C5 -1.293 -0.747 -0.100
H6 0.000 1.538 -1.213
H7 1.332 -0.769 -1.213
H8 -1.332 -0.769 -1.213
H9 0.901 2.031 0.269
H10 -0.901 2.031 0.269
H11 1.309 -1.796 0.269
H12 2.210 -0.235 0.269
H13 -2.210 -0.235 0.269
H14 -1.309 -1.796 0.269

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.11601.57031.57031.57032.21922.21922.21922.22552.22552.22552.22552.22552.2255
H21.11602.19042.19042.19043.12103.12103.12102.54212.54212.54212.54212.54212.5421
C31.57032.19042.58602.58601.11382.85142.85141.11261.11263.55912.82962.82963.5591
C41.57032.19042.58602.58602.85141.11382.85142.82963.55911.11261.11263.55912.8296
C51.57032.19042.58602.58602.85142.85141.11383.55912.82962.82963.55911.11261.1126
H62.21923.12101.11382.85142.85142.66442.66441.80271.80273.87633.19743.19743.8763
H72.21923.12102.85141.11382.85142.66442.66443.19743.87631.80271.80273.87633.1974
H82.21923.12102.85142.85141.11382.66442.66443.87633.19743.19743.87631.80271.8027
H92.22552.54211.11262.82963.55911.80273.19743.87631.80243.84932.61743.84934.4198
H102.22552.54211.11263.55912.82961.80273.87633.19741.80244.41983.84932.61743.8493
H112.22552.54213.55911.11262.82963.87631.80273.19743.84934.41981.80243.84932.6174
H122.22552.54212.82961.11263.55913.19741.80273.87632.61743.84931.80244.41983.8493
H132.22552.54212.82963.55911.11263.19743.87631.80273.84932.61743.84934.41981.8024
H142.22552.54213.55912.82961.11263.87633.19741.80274.41983.84932.61743.84931.8024

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.381 C1 C3 H9 110.947
C1 C3 H10 110.947 C1 C4 H7 110.381
C1 C4 H11 110.947 C1 C4 H12 110.947
C1 C5 H8 110.381 C1 C5 H13 110.947
C1 C5 H14 110.947 H2 C1 C3 108.053
H2 C1 C4 108.053 H2 C1 C5 108.053
C3 C1 C4 110.852 C3 C1 C5 110.852
C4 C1 C5 110.852 H6 C3 H9 108.135
H6 C3 H10 108.135 H7 C4 H11 108.135
H7 C4 H12 108.135 H8 C5 H13 108.135
H8 C5 H14 108.135 H9 C3 H10 108.192
H11 C4 H12 108.192 H13 C5 H14 108.192
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability