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

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-121G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-27.717714
Energy at 298.15K-27.728653
HF Energy-27.717714
Nuclear repulsion energy79.015963
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-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 A1 3223 2941 206.26      
2 A1 3141 2866 1.16      
3 A1 3130 2856 37.49      
4 A1 1649 1505 18.61      
5 A1 1566 1429 3.97      
6 A1 1326 1210 0.19      
7 A1 840 766 0.53      
8 A1 465 424 0.16      
9 A2 3210 2929 0.00      
10 A2 1622 1480 0.00      
11 A2 1046 954 0.00      
12 A2 212 193 0.00      
13 E 3220 2938 112.26      
13 E 3220 2938 112.26      
14 E 3205 2925 6.98      
14 E 3205 2925 6.98      
15 E 3124 2850 60.18      
15 E 3124 2850 60.18      
16 E 1642 1499 4.85      
16 E 1642 1499 4.85      
17 E 1627 1485 0.36      
17 E 1627 1485 0.36      
18 E 1541 1407 10.10      
18 E 1541 1407 10.10      
19 E 1487 1357 4.32      
19 E 1487 1357 4.32      
20 E 1298 1185 3.46      
20 E 1298 1185 3.46      
21 E 1052 960 0.03      
21 E 1052 960 0.03      
22 E 1008 920 0.78      
22 E 1008 920 0.78      
23 E 387 353 0.01      
23 E 387 353 0.01      
24 E 265 241 0.01      
24 E 265 241 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 30571.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9125) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27896.7 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-121G
ABC
0.25664 0.25664 0.14837

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.384
H2 0.000 0.000 1.474
C3 0.000 1.470 -0.091
C4 1.273 -0.735 -0.091
C5 -1.273 -0.735 -0.091
H6 0.000 1.525 -1.178
H7 1.320 -0.762 -1.178
H8 -1.320 -0.762 -1.178
H9 0.879 1.999 0.269
H10 -0.879 1.999 0.269
H11 1.291 -1.761 0.269
H12 2.171 -0.238 0.269
H13 -2.171 -0.238 0.269
H14 -1.291 -1.761 0.269

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09011.54431.54431.54432.18282.18282.18282.18692.18692.18692.18692.18692.1869
H21.09012.14652.14652.14653.05913.05913.05912.49392.49392.49392.49392.49392.4939
C31.54432.14652.54552.54551.08902.81212.81211.08791.08793.49792.78542.78543.4979
C41.54432.14652.54552.54552.81211.08902.81212.78543.49791.08791.08793.49792.7854
C51.54432.14652.54552.54552.81212.81211.08903.49792.78542.78543.49791.08791.0879
H62.18283.05911.08902.81212.81212.64082.64081.75921.75923.81593.14903.14903.8159
H72.18283.05912.81211.08902.81212.64082.64083.14903.81591.75921.75923.81593.1490
H82.18283.05912.81212.81211.08902.64082.64083.81593.14903.14903.81591.75921.7592
H92.18692.49391.08792.78543.49791.75923.14903.81591.75893.78272.58303.78274.3419
H102.18692.49391.08793.49792.78541.75923.81593.14901.75894.34193.78272.58303.7827
H112.18692.49393.49791.08792.78543.81591.75923.14903.78274.34191.75893.78272.5830
H122.18692.49392.78541.08793.49793.14901.75923.81592.58303.78271.75894.34193.7827
H132.18692.49392.78543.49791.08793.14903.81591.75923.78272.58303.78274.34191.7589
H142.18692.49393.49792.78541.08793.81593.14901.75924.34193.78272.58303.78271.7589

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.788 C1 C3 H9 111.184
C1 C3 H10 111.184 C1 C4 H7 110.788
C1 C4 H11 111.184 C1 C4 H12 111.184
C1 C5 H8 110.788 C1 C5 H13 111.184
C1 C5 H14 111.184 H2 C1 C3 107.891
H2 C1 C4 107.891 H2 C1 C5 107.891
C3 C1 C4 111.005 C3 C1 C5 111.005
C4 C1 C5 111.005 H6 C3 H9 107.828
H6 C3 H10 107.828 H7 C4 H11 107.828
H7 C4 H12 107.828 H8 C5 H13 107.828
H8 C5 H14 107.828 H9 C3 H10 107.878
H11 C4 H12 107.878 H13 C5 H14 107.878
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.050      
2 H 0.109      
3 C -0.467      
4 C -0.467      
5 C -0.467      
6 H 0.132      
7 H 0.132      
8 H 0.132      
9 H 0.141      
10 H 0.141      
11 H 0.141      
12 H 0.141      
13 H 0.141      
14 H 0.141      


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 0.114 0.114
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.133 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.133 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.542
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.295 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.295 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.590
Polar
3z2-r21.181
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 6.931 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.931 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.370


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 87.042
(<r2>)1/2 9.330