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

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 C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-28.598844
Energy at 298.15K-28.609456
HF Energy-28.598844
Nuclear repulsion energy78.389352
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 A1 3063 2985 170.96      
2 A1 2976 2900 11.35      
3 A1 2962 2887 26.01      
4 A1 1532 1493 20.86      
5 A1 1442 1405 4.24      
6 A1 1215 1184 0.28      
7 A1 786 766 0.77      
8 A1 433 422 0.31      
9 A2 3054 2976 0.00      
10 A2 1505 1466 0.00      
11 A2 959 934 0.00      
12 A2 197 192 0.00      
13 E 3062 2984 95.58      
13 E 3062 2984 95.68      
14 E 3048 2970 6.77      
14 E 3048 2970 6.77      
15 E 2966 2891 54.61      
15 E 2966 2891 54.62      
16 E 1527 1488 5.72      
16 E 1527 1488 5.72      
17 E 1510 1472 0.58      
17 E 1510 1472 0.58      
18 E 1416 1380 10.35      
18 E 1416 1380 10.35      
19 E 1361 1327 5.04      
19 E 1361 1327 5.03      
20 E 1197 1166 4.13      
20 E 1197 1166 4.13      
21 E 975 950 0.01      
21 E 975 950 0.01      
22 E 926 903 1.45      
22 E 926 903 1.45      
23 E 356 346 0.00      
23 E 355 346 0.00      
24 E 243 237 0.03      
24 E 243 237 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28648.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9745) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27917.5 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
0.25308 0.25308 0.14640

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.386
H2 0.000 0.000 1.489
C3 0.000 1.479 -0.091
C4 1.281 -0.739 -0.091
C5 -1.281 -0.739 -0.091
H6 0.000 1.533 -1.190
H7 1.328 -0.767 -1.190
H8 -1.328 -0.767 -1.190
H9 0.889 2.014 0.272
H10 -0.889 2.014 0.272
H11 1.300 -1.777 0.272
H12 2.189 -0.237 0.272
H13 -2.189 -0.237 0.272
H14 -1.300 -1.777 0.272

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.10351.55381.55381.55382.19902.19902.19902.20452.20452.20452.20452.20452.2045
H21.10352.16432.16432.16433.08743.08743.08742.51582.51582.51582.51582.51582.5158
C31.55382.16432.56142.56141.10082.83102.83101.09941.09943.52442.80472.80473.5244
C41.55382.16432.56142.56142.83101.10082.83102.80473.52441.09941.09943.52442.8047
C51.55382.16432.56142.56142.83102.83101.10083.52442.80472.80473.52441.09941.0994
H62.19903.08741.10082.83102.83102.65602.65601.77751.77753.84533.17233.17233.8453
H72.19903.08742.83101.10082.83102.65602.65603.17233.84531.77751.77753.84533.1723
H82.19903.08742.83102.83101.10082.65602.65603.84533.17233.17233.84531.77751.7775
H92.20452.51581.09942.80473.52441.77753.17233.84531.77833.81322.59933.81324.3776
H102.20452.51581.09943.52442.80471.77753.84533.17231.77834.37763.81322.59933.8132
H112.20452.51583.52441.09942.80473.84531.77753.17233.81324.37761.77833.81322.5993
H122.20452.51582.80471.09943.52443.17231.77753.84532.59933.81321.77834.37763.8132
H132.20452.51582.80473.52441.09943.17233.84531.77753.81322.59933.81324.37761.7783
H142.20452.51583.52442.80471.09943.84533.17231.77754.37763.81322.59933.81321.7783

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.711 C1 C3 H9 111.228
C1 C3 H10 111.228 C1 C4 H7 110.711
C1 C4 H11 111.228 C1 C4 H12 111.228
C1 C5 H8 110.711 C1 C5 H13 111.228
C1 C5 H14 111.228 H2 C1 C3 107.868
H2 C1 C4 107.868 H2 C1 C5 107.868
C3 C1 C4 111.026 C3 C1 C5 111.026
C4 C1 C5 111.026 H6 C3 H9 107.785
H6 C3 H10 107.785 H7 C4 H11 107.785
H7 C4 H12 107.785 H8 C5 H13 107.785
H8 C5 H14 107.785 H9 C3 H10 107.953
H11 C4 H12 107.953 H13 C5 H14 107.953
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.086      
2 H 0.117      
3 C -0.483      
4 C -0.483      
5 C -0.483      
6 H 0.134      
7 H 0.134      
8 H 0.134      
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 0.112 0.112
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.102 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.102 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.558
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.272 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.272 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.544
Polar
3z2-r21.089
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 7.568 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.570 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.829


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 88.050
(<r2>)1/2 9.383