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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1AG
Energy calculated at HF/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-54.388735
Energy at 298.15K-54.408511
Nuclear repulsion energy214.560582
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 HF/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 Ag 3270 2936 0.00      
2 Ag 3215 2887 0.00      
3 Ag 3204 2877 0.00      
4 Ag 3203 2877 0.00      
5 Ag 3195 2869 0.00      
6 Ag 1637 1470 0.00      
7 Ag 1625 1460 0.00      
8 Ag 1617 1452 0.00      
9 Ag 1614 1450 0.00      
10 Ag 1570 1409 0.00      
11 Ag 1551 1393 0.00      
12 Ag 1509 1355 0.00      
13 Ag 1403 1260 0.00      
14 Ag 1244 1117 0.00      
15 Ag 1141 1024 0.00      
16 Ag 1124 1009 0.00      
17 Ag 1080 970 0.00      
18 Ag 966 867 0.00      
19 Ag 497 446 0.00      
20 Ag 288 259 0.00      
21 Ag 206 185 0.00      
22 Au 3280 2946 517.93      
23 Au 3264 2931 56.27      
24 Au 3240 2909 1.25      
25 Au 3221 2893 0.27      
26 Au 1626 1460 11.11      
27 Au 1450 1302 0.59      
28 Au 1422 1277 0.62      
29 Au 1327 1191 0.00      
30 Au 1107 994 0.17      
31 Au 927 832 0.35      
32 Au 787 707 0.65      
33 Au 756 679 3.25      
34 Au 261 234 0.00      
35 Au 171 153 0.00      
36 Au 74 66 0.00      
37 Au 51 46 0.01      
38 Bg 3278 2943 0.00      
39 Bg 3251 2919 0.00      
40 Bg 3229 2900 0.00      
41 Bg 3218 2890 0.00      
42 Bg 1626 1460 0.00      
43 Bg 1449 1301 0.00      
44 Bg 1438 1291 0.00      
45 Bg 1380 1239 0.00      
46 Bg 1271 1142 0.00      
47 Bg 1019 915 0.00      
48 Bg 844 758 0.00      
49 Bg 761 684 0.00      
50 Bg 264 237 0.00      
51 Bg 146 131 0.00      
52 Bg 118 106 0.00      
53 Bu 3270 2936 195.89      
54 Bu 3214 2886 114.47      
55 Bu 3208 2881 296.50      
56 Bu 3199 2873 39.57      
57 Bu 3196 2870 1.72      
58 Bu 1638 1471 6.59      
59 Bu 1633 1466 0.42      
60 Bu 1619 1453 0.56      
61 Bu 1614 1449 0.50      
62 Bu 1560 1401 1.74      
63 Bu 1539 1382 0.65      
64 Bu 1460 1311 4.24      
65 Bu 1342 1205 9.19      
66 Bu 1181 1061 1.24      
67 Bu 1138 1022 0.32      
68 Bu 1083 972 0.37      
69 Bu 951 854 1.98      
70 Bu 494 444 0.14      
71 Bu 356 320 0.00      
72 Bu 82 74 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 57594.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.898) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 51719.4 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 HF/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.35522 0.01614 0.01580

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.002 0.770 0.000
C2 -0.002 -0.770 0.000
C3 -1.414 1.376 0.000
C4 1.414 -1.376 0.000
C5 -1.414 2.917 0.000
C6 1.414 -2.917 0.000
C7 -2.835 3.510 0.000
C8 2.835 -3.510 0.000
H9 0.549 1.130 0.876
H10 0.549 1.130 -0.876
H11 -0.549 -1.130 0.876
H12 -0.549 -1.130 -0.876
H13 -1.962 1.016 -0.876
H14 -1.962 1.016 0.876
H15 1.962 -1.016 -0.876
H16 1.962 -1.016 0.876
H17 -0.870 3.279 0.876
H18 -0.870 3.279 -0.876
H19 0.870 -3.279 0.876
H20 0.870 -3.279 -0.876
H21 -2.809 4.602 0.000
H22 -3.394 3.188 -0.882
H23 -3.394 3.188 0.882
H24 2.809 -4.602 0.000
H25 3.394 -3.188 -0.882
H26 3.394 -3.188 0.882

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18 H19 H20 H21 H22 H23 H24 H25 H26
C11.54031.54012.56952.57143.94803.94395.13291.09411.09412.16402.16402.16442.16442.79332.79332.79682.79684.23304.23304.75224.26104.26106.06135.28705.2870
C21.54032.56951.54013.94802.57145.13293.94392.16402.16401.09411.09412.79332.79332.16442.16444.23304.23302.79682.79686.06135.28705.28704.75224.26104.2610
C31.54012.56953.94671.54025.14092.56346.47552.16382.16382.79282.79281.09431.09434.22984.22982.16442.16445.25905.25903.51422.82502.82507.31956.68806.6880
C42.56951.54013.94675.14091.54026.47552.56342.79282.79282.16382.16384.22984.22981.09431.09435.25905.25902.16442.16447.31956.68806.68803.51422.82502.8250
C52.57143.94801.54025.14096.48271.54007.70432.79512.79514.23014.23012.16302.16305.25695.25691.09351.09356.66126.66122.18782.18472.18478.62347.82067.8206
C63.94802.57145.14091.54026.48277.70431.54004.23014.23012.79512.79515.25695.25692.16302.16306.66126.66121.09351.09358.62347.82067.82062.18782.18472.1847
C73.94395.13292.56346.47551.54007.70439.02384.22884.22885.24645.24642.78332.78336.65346.65342.16442.16447.78367.78361.09231.09301.09309.88229.18939.1893
C85.13293.94396.47552.56347.70431.54009.02385.24645.24644.22884.22886.65346.65342.78332.78337.78367.78362.16442.16449.88229.18939.18931.09231.09301.0930
H91.09412.16402.16382.79282.79514.23014.22885.24641.75252.51313.06383.06422.51363.11062.57002.57493.11474.42114.75584.90894.78274.44766.22365.46215.1712
H101.09412.16402.16382.79282.79514.23014.22885.24641.75253.06382.51312.51363.06422.57003.11063.11472.57494.75584.42114.90894.44764.78276.22365.17125.4621
H112.16401.09412.79282.16384.23012.79515.24644.22882.51313.06381.75253.11062.57003.06422.51364.42114.75582.57493.11476.22365.46215.17124.90894.78274.4476
H122.16401.09412.79282.16384.23012.79515.24644.22883.06382.51311.75252.57003.11062.51363.06424.75584.42113.11472.57496.22365.17125.46214.90894.44764.7827
H132.16442.79331.09434.22982.16305.25692.78336.65343.06422.51363.11062.57001.75244.41934.75413.06342.51265.43525.14503.78682.60123.13997.42286.80917.0326
H142.16442.79331.09434.22982.16305.25692.78336.65342.51363.06422.57003.11061.75244.75414.41932.51263.06345.14505.43523.78683.13992.60127.42287.03266.8091
H152.79332.16444.22981.09435.25692.16306.65342.78333.11062.57003.06422.51364.41934.75411.75245.43525.14503.06342.51267.42286.80917.03263.78682.60123.1399
H162.79332.16444.22981.09435.25692.16306.65342.78332.57003.11062.51363.06424.75414.41931.75245.14505.43522.51263.06347.42287.03266.80913.78683.13992.6012
H172.79684.23302.16445.25901.09356.66122.16447.78362.57493.11474.42114.75583.06342.51265.43525.14501.75256.78517.00772.50583.07802.52608.74147.94337.7461
H182.79684.23302.16445.25901.09356.66122.16447.78363.11472.57494.75584.42112.51263.06345.14505.43521.75257.00776.78512.50582.52603.07808.74147.74617.9433
H194.23302.79685.25902.16446.66121.09357.78362.16444.42114.75582.57493.11475.43525.14503.06342.51266.78517.00771.75258.74147.94337.74612.50583.07802.5260
H204.23302.79685.25902.16446.66121.09357.78362.16444.75584.42113.11472.57495.14505.43522.51263.06347.00776.78511.75258.74147.74617.94332.50582.52603.0780
H214.75226.06133.51427.31952.18788.62341.09239.88224.90894.90896.22366.22363.78683.78687.42287.42282.50582.50588.74148.74141.76631.766310.78309.99709.9970
H224.26105.28702.82506.68802.18477.82061.09309.18934.78274.44765.46215.17122.60123.13996.80917.03263.07802.52607.94337.74611.76631.76509.99709.31299.4786
H234.26105.28702.82506.68802.18477.82061.09309.18934.44764.78275.17125.46213.13992.60127.03266.80912.52603.07807.74617.94331.76631.76509.99709.47869.3129
H246.06134.75227.31953.51428.62342.18789.88221.09236.22366.22364.90894.90897.42287.42283.78683.78688.74148.74142.50582.505810.78309.99709.99701.76631.7663
H255.28704.26106.68802.82507.82062.18479.18931.09305.46215.17124.78274.44766.80917.03262.60123.13997.94337.74613.07802.52609.99709.31299.47861.76631.7650
H265.28704.26106.68802.82507.82062.18479.18931.09305.17125.46214.44764.78277.03266.80913.13992.60127.74617.94332.52603.07809.99709.47869.31291.76631.7650

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 113.052 C1 C2 H11 109.287
C1 C2 H12 109.287 C1 C3 C5 113.182
C1 C3 H13 109.319 C1 C3 H14 109.319
C2 C1 C3 113.052 C2 C1 H9 109.287
C2 C1 H10 109.287 C2 C4 C6 113.182
C2 C4 H15 109.319 C2 C4 H16 109.319
C3 C1 H9 109.284 C3 C1 H10 109.284
C3 C5 C7 112.653 C3 C5 H17 109.363
C3 C5 H18 109.363 C4 C2 H11 109.284
C4 C2 H12 109.284 C4 C6 C8 112.653
C4 C6 H19 109.363 C4 C6 H20 109.363
C5 C3 H13 109.204 C5 C3 H14 109.204
C5 C7 H21 111.289 C5 C7 H22 111.001
C5 C7 H23 111.001 C6 C4 H15 109.204
C6 C4 H16 109.204 C6 C8 H24 111.289
C6 C8 H25 111.001 C6 C8 H26 111.001
C7 C5 H17 109.376 C7 C5 H18 109.376
C8 C6 H19 109.376 C8 C6 H20 109.376
H9 C1 H10 106.433 H11 C2 H12 106.433
H13 C3 H14 106.388 H15 C4 H16 106.388
H17 C5 H18 106.522 H19 C6 H20 106.522
H21 C7 H22 107.852 H21 C7 H23 107.852
H22 C7 H23 107.690 H24 C8 H25 107.852
H24 C8 H26 107.852 H25 C8 H26 107.690
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.167      
2 C -0.167      
3 C -0.210      
4 C -0.210      
5 C -0.070      
6 C -0.070      
7 C -0.286      
8 C -0.286      
9 H 0.070      
10 H 0.070      
11 H 0.070      
12 H 0.070      
13 H 0.070      
14 H 0.070      
15 H 0.070      
16 H 0.070      
17 H 0.071      
18 H 0.071      
19 H 0.071      
20 H 0.071      
21 H 0.135      
22 H 0.089      
23 H 0.089      
24 H 0.135      
25 H 0.089      
26 H 0.089      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -56.978 1.143 0.000
y 1.143 -56.407 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -53.314
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.118 1.143 0.000
y 1.143 -1.261 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.378
Polar
3z2-r26.757
x2-y2-0.571
xy1.143
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.576 -2.156 0.000
y -2.156 13.723 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.380


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 546.590
(<r2>)1/2 23.379