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All results from a given calculation for C(CH3)3 (Tert-butyl radical)

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 C3V 2A"
Energy calculated at HF/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-27.150036
Energy at 298.15K-27.158805
Nuclear repulsion energy71.971491
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 A1 3247 2916 119.06      
2 A1 3171 2847 102.64      
3 A1 1624 1459 16.37      
4 A1 1555 1396 1.46      
5 A1 1202 1080 0.30      
6 A1 807 725 1.01      
7 A1 307 275 3.68      
8 A2 3272 2938 0.00      
9 A2 1600 1437 0.00      
10 A2 1034 928 0.00      
11 A2 156 140 0.00      
12 E 3280 2945 99.43      
12 E 3280 2945 99.43      
13 E 3239 2908 28.02      
13 E 3239 2908 28.02      
14 E 3162 2839 44.38      
14 E 3162 2839 44.38      
15 E 1620 1455 2.40      
15 E 1620 1455 2.40      
16 E 1604 1441 2.15      
16 E 1604 1441 2.15      
17 E 1540 1383 2.33      
17 E 1540 1383 2.33      
18 E 1378 1237 7.39      
18 E 1378 1237 7.39      
19 E 1082 971 1.34      
19 E 1082 971 1.34      
20 E 1005 903 0.00      
20 E 1005 903 0.00      
21 E 384 345 0.14      
21 E 384 345 0.14      
22 E 174 156 0.00      
22 E 174 156 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27454.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.898) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24654.2 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
0.26243 0.26243 0.14313

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.250
C2 0.000 1.497 -0.015
C3 1.296 -0.748 -0.015
C4 -1.296 -0.748 -0.015
H5 0.000 1.707 -1.093
H6 1.478 -0.854 -1.093
H7 -1.478 -0.854 -1.093
H8 -0.884 1.976 0.410
H9 0.884 1.976 0.410
H10 2.153 -0.222 0.410
H11 1.269 -1.754 0.410
H12 -1.269 -1.754 0.410
H13 -2.153 -0.222 0.410

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.52001.52001.52002.17252.17252.17252.17072.17072.17072.17072.17072.1707
C21.52002.59222.59221.09862.97842.97841.09211.09212.78793.51523.51522.7879
C31.52002.59222.59222.97841.09862.97843.51522.78791.09211.09212.78793.5152
C41.52002.59222.59222.97842.97841.09862.78793.51523.51522.78791.09211.0921
H52.17251.09862.97842.97842.95672.95671.76511.76513.25893.98113.98113.2589
H62.17252.97841.09862.97842.95672.95673.98113.25891.76511.76513.25893.9811
H72.17252.97842.97841.09862.95672.95673.25893.98113.98113.25891.76511.7651
H82.17071.09213.51522.78791.76513.98113.25891.76853.74964.30683.74962.5383
H92.17071.09212.78793.51521.76513.25893.98111.76852.53833.74964.30683.7496
H102.17072.78791.09213.51523.25891.76513.98113.74962.53831.76853.74964.3068
H112.17073.51521.09212.78793.98111.76513.25894.30683.74961.76852.53833.7496
H122.17073.51522.78791.09213.98113.25891.76513.74964.30683.74962.53831.7685
H132.17072.78793.51521.09213.25893.98111.76512.53833.74964.30683.74961.7685

picture of Tert-butyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 111.108 C1 C2 H8 111.355
C1 C2 H9 111.355 C1 C3 H6 111.108
C1 C3 H10 111.355 C1 C3 H11 111.355
C1 C4 H7 111.108 C1 C4 H12 111.355
C1 C4 H13 111.355 C2 C1 C3 117.014
C2 C1 C4 117.014 C3 C1 C4 117.014
H5 C2 H8 107.355 H5 C2 H9 107.355
H6 C3 H10 107.355 H6 C3 H11 107.355
H7 C4 H12 107.355 H7 C4 H13 107.355
H8 C2 H9 108.119 H10 C3 H11 108.119
H12 C4 H13 108.119
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 -0.025      
2 C -0.325      
3 C -0.325      
4 C -0.325      
5 H 0.092      
6 H 0.092      
7 H 0.092      
8 H 0.121      
9 H 0.121      
10 H 0.121      
11 H 0.121      
12 H 0.121      
13 H 0.121      


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 -0.394 0.394
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -27.541 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -27.541 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.911
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.185 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.185 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.370
Polar
3z2-r2-0.740
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 6.316 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.316 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.027


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 85.867
(<r2>)1/2 9.266