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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-121G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1AG
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-55.988699
Energy at 298.15K-56.007972
Nuclear repulsion energy212.703646
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/CEP-121G
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 3062 2984 0.00      
2 Ag 2976 2900 0.00      
3 Ag 2970 2894 0.00      
4 Ag 2960 2884 0.00      
5 Ag 2956 2881 0.00      
6 Ag 1534 1495 0.00      
7 Ag 1520 1482 0.00      
8 Ag 1512 1474 0.00      
9 Ag 1509 1471 0.00      
10 Ag 1426 1390 0.00      
11 Ag 1392 1357 0.00      
12 Ag 1383 1348 0.00      
13 Ag 1310 1277 0.00      
14 Ag 1151 1121 0.00      
15 Ag 1079 1052 0.00      
16 Ag 1055 1028 0.00      
17 Ag 997 972 0.00      
18 Ag 900 877 0.00      
19 Ag 462 451 0.00      
20 Ag 268 261 0.00      
21 Ag 191 186 0.00      
22 Au 3062 2983 275.79      
23 Au 3037 2960 143.38      
24 Au 3009 2932 2.38      
25 Au 2986 2910 0.06      
26 Au 1520 1481 16.30      
27 Au 1332 1298 0.47      
28 Au 1313 1280 0.41      
29 Au 1238 1207 0.00      
30 Au 1041 1014 0.25      
31 Au 886 863 0.93      
32 Au 761 742 1.59      
33 Au 733 715 6.58      
34 Au 229 223 0.00      
35 Au 147 144 0.00      
36 Au 65 63 0.00      
37 Au 42 41 0.01      
38 Bg 3061 2983 0.00      
39 Bg 3023 2946 0.00      
40 Bg 2996 2919 0.00      
41 Bg 2984 2908 0.00      
42 Bg 1520 1481 0.00      
43 Bg 1333 1299 0.00      
44 Bg 1321 1288 0.00      
45 Bg 1280 1247 0.00      
46 Bg 1212 1181 0.00      
47 Bg 968 943 0.00      
48 Bg 812 791 0.00      
49 Bg 739 720 0.00      
50 Bg 231 225 0.00      
51 Bg 125 122 0.00      
52 Bg 101 98 0.00      
53 Bu 3062 2984 144.02      
54 Bu 2976 2900 58.07      
55 Bu 2974 2898 324.52      
56 Bu 2963 2888 7.50      
57 Bu 2955 2879 2.25      
58 Bu 1539 1499 15.62      
59 Bu 1527 1488 3.43      
60 Bu 1515 1477 1.76      
61 Bu 1509 1470 0.02      
62 Bu 1426 1390 8.17      
63 Bu 1395 1359 2.47      
64 Bu 1352 1318 1.56      
65 Bu 1262 1230 0.40      
66 Bu 1102 1074 9.10      
67 Bu 1072 1044 0.37      
68 Bu 1009 983 0.77      
69 Bu 883 861 3.86      
70 Bu 460 449 0.17      
71 Bu 331 323 0.04      
72 Bu 80 78 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 53554.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9745) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 52189.2 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 B3LYP/CEP-121G
ABC
0.35130 0.01582 0.01549

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.003 0.777 0.000
C2 -0.003 -0.777 0.000
C3 -1.421 1.397 0.000
C4 1.421 -1.397 0.000
C5 -1.421 2.950 0.000
C6 1.421 -2.950 0.000
C7 -2.848 3.558 0.000
C8 2.848 -3.558 0.000
H9 0.557 1.138 0.883
H10 0.557 1.138 -0.883
H11 -0.557 -1.138 0.883
H12 -0.557 -1.138 -0.883
H13 -1.975 1.035 -0.882
H14 -1.975 1.035 0.882
H15 1.975 -1.035 -0.882
H16 1.975 -1.035 0.882
H17 -0.868 3.312 0.882
H18 -0.868 3.312 -0.882
H19 0.868 -3.312 0.882
H20 0.868 -3.312 -0.882
H21 -2.815 4.656 0.000
H22 -3.413 3.238 -0.888
H23 -3.413 3.238 0.888
H24 2.815 -4.656 0.000
H25 3.413 -3.238 -0.888
H26 3.413 -3.238 0.888

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
C11.55351.55302.59552.59813.98753.98255.18491.10301.10302.18152.18152.18142.18142.82022.82022.82212.82214.27154.27154.79474.30304.30306.11765.34235.3423
C21.55352.59551.55303.98752.59815.18493.98252.18152.18151.10301.10302.82022.82022.18142.18144.27154.27152.82212.82216.11765.34235.34234.79474.30304.3030
C31.55302.59553.98541.55315.19362.58956.54022.18122.18122.82012.82011.10311.10314.26964.26962.17992.17995.30975.30973.54482.85432.85437.38816.75606.7560
C42.59551.55303.98545.19361.55316.54022.58952.82012.82012.18122.18124.26964.26961.10311.10315.30975.30972.17992.17997.38816.75606.75603.54482.85432.8543
C52.59813.98751.55315.19366.54881.55107.78302.82362.82364.27084.27082.18012.18015.31005.31001.10211.10216.72556.72552.20322.20002.20008.70627.90277.9027
C63.98752.59815.19361.55316.54887.78301.55104.27084.27082.82362.82365.31005.31002.18012.18016.72556.72551.10211.10218.70627.90277.90272.20322.20002.2000
C73.98255.18492.58956.54021.55107.78309.11454.26914.26915.29925.29922.81142.81146.71856.71852.18142.18147.86017.86011.09881.09971.09979.97699.28329.2832
C85.18493.98256.54022.58957.78301.55109.11455.29925.29924.26914.26916.71856.71852.81142.81147.86017.86012.18142.18149.97699.28329.28321.09881.09971.0997
H91.10302.18152.18122.82012.82364.27084.26915.29921.76522.53413.08833.08832.53423.13872.59542.59923.14154.46124.79754.95214.82744.49126.28125.51795.2263
H101.10302.18152.18122.82012.82364.27084.26915.29921.76523.08832.53412.53423.08832.59543.13873.14152.59924.79754.46124.95214.49124.82746.28125.22635.5179
H112.18151.10302.82012.18124.27082.82365.29924.26912.53413.08831.76523.13872.59543.08832.53424.46124.79752.59923.14156.28125.51795.22634.95214.82744.4912
H122.18151.10302.82012.18124.27082.82365.29924.26913.08832.53411.76522.59543.13872.53423.08834.79754.46123.14152.59926.28125.22635.51794.95214.49124.8274
H132.18142.82021.10314.26962.18015.31002.81146.71853.08832.53423.13872.59541.76504.46044.79693.08612.53205.48615.19463.82042.63083.17097.49126.87757.1016
H142.18142.82021.10314.26962.18015.31002.81146.71852.53423.08832.59543.13871.76504.79694.46042.53203.08615.19465.48613.82043.17092.63087.49127.10166.8775
H152.82022.18144.26961.10315.31002.18016.71852.81143.13872.59543.08832.53424.46044.79691.76505.48615.19463.08612.53207.49126.87757.10163.82042.63083.1709
H162.82022.18144.26961.10315.31002.18016.71852.81142.59543.13872.53423.08834.79694.46041.76505.19465.48612.53203.08617.49127.10166.87753.82043.17092.6308
H172.82214.27152.17995.30971.10216.72552.18147.86012.59923.14154.46124.79753.08612.53205.48615.19461.76396.84807.07152.52493.10082.54628.82248.02307.8254
H182.82214.27152.17995.30971.10216.72552.18147.86013.14152.59924.79754.46122.53203.08615.19465.48611.76397.07156.84802.52492.54623.10088.82247.82548.0230
H194.27152.82215.30972.17996.72551.10217.86012.18144.46124.79752.59923.14155.48615.19463.08612.53206.84807.07151.76398.82248.02307.82542.52493.10082.5462
H204.27152.82215.30972.17996.72551.10217.86012.18144.79754.46123.14152.59925.19465.48612.53203.08617.07156.84801.76398.82247.82548.02302.52492.54623.1008
H214.79476.11763.54487.38812.20328.70621.09889.97694.95214.95216.28126.28123.82043.82047.49127.49122.52492.52498.82248.82241.77641.776410.881910.094610.0946
H224.30305.34232.85436.75602.20007.90271.09979.28324.82744.49125.51795.22632.63083.17096.87757.10163.10082.54628.02307.82541.77641.775310.09469.40999.5759
H234.30305.34232.85436.75602.20007.90271.09979.28324.49124.82745.22635.51793.17092.63087.10166.87752.54623.10087.82548.02301.77641.775310.09469.57599.4099
H246.11764.79477.38813.54488.70622.20329.97691.09886.28126.28124.95214.95217.49127.49123.82043.82048.82248.82242.52492.524910.881910.094610.09461.77641.7764
H255.34234.30306.75602.85437.90272.20009.28321.09975.51795.22634.82744.49126.87757.10162.63083.17098.02307.82543.10082.546210.09469.40999.57591.77641.7753
H265.34234.30306.75602.85437.90272.20009.28321.09975.22635.51794.49124.82747.10166.87753.17092.63087.82548.02302.54623.100810.09469.57599.40991.77641.7753

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 113.338 C1 C2 H11 109.236
C1 C2 H12 109.236 C1 C3 C5 113.531
C1 C3 H13 109.252 C1 C3 H14 109.252
C2 C1 C3 113.338 C2 C1 H9 109.236
C2 C1 H10 109.236 C2 C4 C6 113.531
C2 C4 H15 109.252 C2 C4 H16 109.252
C3 C1 H9 109.247 C3 C1 H10 109.247
C3 C5 C7 113.064 C3 C5 H17 109.184
C3 C5 H18 109.184 C4 C2 H11 109.247
C4 C2 H12 109.247 C4 C6 C8 113.064
C4 C6 H19 109.184 C4 C6 H20 109.184
C5 C3 H13 109.146 C5 C3 H14 109.146
C5 C7 H21 111.353 C5 C7 H22 111.041
C5 C7 H23 111.041 C6 C4 H15 109.146
C6 C4 H16 109.146 C6 C8 H24 111.353
C6 C8 H25 111.041 C6 C8 H26 111.041
C7 C5 H17 109.443 C7 C5 H18 109.443
C8 C6 H19 109.443 C8 C6 H20 109.443
H9 C1 H10 106.295 H11 C2 H12 106.295
H13 C3 H14 106.258 H15 C4 H16 106.258
H17 C5 H18 106.298 H19 C6 H20 106.298
H21 C7 H22 107.801 H21 C7 H23 107.801
H22 C7 H23 107.637 H24 C8 H25 107.801
H24 C8 H26 107.801 H25 C8 H26 107.637
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.227      
2 C -0.227      
3 C -0.230      
4 C -0.230      
5 C -0.191      
6 C -0.191      
7 C -0.472      
8 C -0.472      
9 H 0.114      
10 H 0.114      
11 H 0.114      
12 H 0.114      
13 H 0.114      
14 H 0.114      
15 H 0.114      
16 H 0.114      
17 H 0.122      
18 H 0.122      
19 H 0.122      
20 H 0.122      
21 H 0.144      
22 H 0.139      
23 H 0.139      
24 H 0.144      
25 H 0.139      
26 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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -57.228 0.436 0.000
y 0.436 -56.438 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -54.681
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.669 0.436 0.000
y 0.436 -0.483 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.152
Polar
3z2-r24.303
x2-y2-0.791
xy0.436
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 14.598 -2.145 0.000
y -2.145 15.992 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.563


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 557.026
(<r2>)1/2 23.601