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All results from a given calculation for CH2CH(CH3)2 (Isobutyl radical)

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 C1 2A'
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-27.614997
Energy at 298.15K-27.623754
HF Energy-27.142967
Nuclear repulsion energy72.489191
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 A 3188 3027 23.33      
2 A 3179 3019 71.45      
3 A 3175 3015 57.29      
4 A 3077 2921 18.77      
5 A 3043 2889 37.21      
6 A 1541 1463 10.79      
7 A 1530 1453 4.99      
8 A 1501 1425 2.47      
9 A 1446 1373 5.83      
10 A 1358 1290 4.80      
11 A 1234 1171 1.43      
12 A 1114 1058 3.02      
13 A 1015 964 2.03      
14 A 839 796 0.11      
15 A 528 502 43.43      
16 A 401 381 27.95      
17 A 363 344 1.11      
18 A 269 255 0.29      
19 A 3302 3135 24.93      
20 A 3176 3015 8.50      
21 A 3173 3012 14.89      
22 A 3075 2920 44.33      
23 A 1519 1442 3.06      
24 A 1515 1439 0.01      
25 A 1435 1362 6.30      
26 A 1364 1295 0.37      
27 A 1212 1150 0.84      
28 A 995 945 0.14      
29 A 958 909 1.41      
30 A 923 877 1.25      
31 A 368 349 0.10      
32 A 238 226 0.00      
33 A 158 150 1.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26105.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9494) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24784.4 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 MP2/CEP-31G*
ABC
0.27520 0.26068 0.15199

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.368 0.000
C2 1.494 0.108 0.000
H3 -0.166 1.467 0.000
H4 2.063 0.154 0.936
H5 2.063 0.154 -0.936
C6 -0.662 -0.208 -1.274
C7 -0.662 -0.208 1.274
H8 -0.543 -1.307 -1.307
H9 -1.743 0.025 -1.291
H10 -0.204 0.217 -2.186
H11 -0.543 -1.307 1.307
H12 -1.743 0.025 1.291
H13 -0.204 0.217 2.186

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 C6 C7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.51661.11202.27532.27531.54711.54712.19212.19582.20082.19212.19582.2008
C21.51662.14581.09601.09602.52462.52462.80313.48602.77042.80313.48602.7704
H31.11202.14582.75132.75132.16242.16243.08922.49672.51883.08922.49672.5188
H42.27531.09602.75131.87173.52712.76963.73504.41123.85873.00963.82442.5896
H52.27531.09602.75131.87172.76963.52713.00963.82442.58963.73504.41123.8587
C61.54712.52462.16243.52712.76962.54841.10541.10561.10542.80772.79313.5162
C71.54712.52462.16242.76963.52712.54842.80772.79313.51621.10541.10561.1054
H82.19212.80313.08923.73503.00961.10542.80771.79241.79092.61393.15613.8257
H92.19583.48602.49674.41123.82441.10562.79311.79241.79063.15612.58173.8071
H102.20082.77042.51883.85872.58961.10543.51621.79091.79063.82573.80714.3722
H112.19212.80313.08923.00963.73502.80771.10542.61393.15613.82571.79241.7909
H122.19583.48602.49673.82444.41122.79311.10563.15612.58173.80711.79241.7906
H132.20082.77042.51882.58963.85873.51621.10543.82573.80714.37221.79091.7906

picture of Isobutyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 120.266 C1 C2 H5 120.266
C1 C6 H8 110.363 C1 C6 H9 110.639
C1 C6 H10 111.047 C1 C7 H11 110.363
C1 C7 H12 110.639 C1 C7 H13 111.047
C2 C1 H3 108.455 C2 C1 C6 110.974
C2 C1 C7 110.974 H3 C1 C6 107.700
H3 C1 C7 107.700 H4 C2 H5 117.273
C6 C1 C7 110.892 H8 C6 H9 108.323
H8 C6 H10 108.207 H9 C6 H10 108.168
H11 C7 H12 108.323 H11 C7 H13 108.207
H12 C7 H13 108.168
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

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