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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

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 C2H 1AG
Energy calculated at HF/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-54.412991
Energy at 298.15K-54.432794
Nuclear repulsion energy214.958422
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 Ag 3236 2924 0.00      
2 Ag 3176 2869 0.00      
3 Ag 3167 2861 0.00      
4 Ag 3163 2858 0.00      
5 Ag 3156 2851 0.00      
6 Ag 1641 1482 0.00      
7 Ag 1628 1471 0.00      
8 Ag 1620 1464 0.00      
9 Ag 1617 1461 0.00      
10 Ag 1559 1409 0.00      
11 Ag 1549 1400 0.00      
12 Ag 1511 1365 0.00      
13 Ag 1407 1271 0.00      
14 Ag 1241 1121 0.00      
15 Ag 1132 1023 0.00      
16 Ag 1115 1007 0.00      
17 Ag 1073 970 0.00      
18 Ag 960 868 0.00      
19 Ag 498 450 0.00      
20 Ag 288 260 0.00      
21 Ag 207 187 0.00      
22 Au 3241 2928 383.58      
23 Au 3222 2911 101.09      
24 Au 3196 2887 1.62      
25 Au 3177 2870 0.08      
26 Au 1628 1471 10.83      
27 Au 1447 1308 0.55      
28 Au 1423 1285 0.91      
29 Au 1336 1207 0.11      
30 Au 1106 999 0.04      
31 Au 940 849 0.17      
32 Au 800 723 0.33      
33 Au 771 696 2.52      
34 Au 258 233 0.00      
35 Au 165 149 0.00      
36 Au 69 63 0.00      
37 Au 50 45 0.01      
38 Bg 3239 2926 0.00      
39 Bg 3209 2899 0.00      
40 Bg 3185 2877 0.00      
41 Bg 3177 2870 0.00      
42 Bg 1628 1471 0.00      
43 Bg 1448 1308 0.00      
44 Bg 1434 1295 0.00      
45 Bg 1383 1249 0.00      
46 Bg 1306 1180 0.00      
47 Bg 1028 929 0.00      
48 Bg 858 775 0.00      
49 Bg 775 700 0.00      
50 Bg 261 236 0.00      
51 Bg 141 127 0.00      
52 Bg 114 103 0.00      
53 Bu 3236 2924 174.84      
54 Bu 3175 2868 97.91      
55 Bu 3171 2865 279.46      
56 Bu 3162 2856 19.77      
57 Bu 3156 2851 1.92      
58 Bu 1644 1485 6.62      
59 Bu 1636 1478 0.91      
60 Bu 1622 1465 0.88      
61 Bu 1617 1461 0.36      
62 Bu 1553 1403 2.69      
63 Bu 1541 1392 0.44      
64 Bu 1464 1323 3.36      
65 Bu 1347 1217 6.44      
66 Bu 1179 1066 1.00      
67 Bu 1130 1021 0.36      
68 Bu 1072 969 0.50      
69 Bu 947 856 1.53      
70 Bu 494 446 0.14      
71 Bu 357 323 0.02      
72 Bu 83 75 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 57271.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9034) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 51738.7 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
0.35853 0.01617 0.01583

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.001 0.769 0.000
C2 -0.001 -0.769 0.000
C3 -1.411 1.377 0.000
C4 1.411 -1.377 0.000
C5 -1.411 2.914 0.000
C6 1.411 -2.914 0.000
C7 -2.825 3.514 0.000
C8 2.825 -3.514 0.000
H9 0.547 1.128 0.873
H10 0.547 1.128 -0.873
H11 -0.547 -1.128 0.873
H12 -0.547 -1.128 -0.873
H13 -1.959 1.018 -0.873
H14 -1.959 1.018 0.873
H15 1.959 -1.018 -0.873
H16 1.959 -1.018 0.873
H17 -0.866 3.275 0.872
H18 -0.866 3.275 -0.872
H19 0.866 -3.275 0.872
H20 0.866 -3.275 -0.872
H21 -2.791 4.602 0.000
H22 -3.385 3.200 -0.879
H23 -3.385 3.200 0.879
H24 2.791 -4.602 0.000
H25 3.385 -3.200 -0.879
H26 3.385 -3.200 0.879

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
C11.53731.53722.56742.56813.94333.94005.13031.09071.09072.15872.15872.15942.15942.79062.79062.79192.79194.22634.22634.74244.26044.26046.05245.28975.2897
C21.53732.56741.53723.94332.56815.13033.94002.15872.15871.09071.09072.79062.79062.15942.15944.22634.22632.79192.79196.05245.28975.28974.74244.26044.2604
C31.53722.56743.94281.53715.13552.56296.47042.15852.15852.78962.78961.09091.09094.22514.22512.15902.15905.25235.25233.50822.82772.82777.30796.68786.6878
C42.56741.53723.94285.13551.53716.47042.56292.78962.78962.15852.15854.22514.22511.09091.09095.25235.25232.15902.15907.30796.68786.68783.50822.82772.8277
C52.56813.94331.53715.13556.47501.53617.69842.79032.79034.22444.22442.15752.15755.25145.25141.09001.09006.65206.65202.18072.17992.17998.61097.82057.8205
C63.94332.56815.13551.53716.47507.69841.53614.22444.22442.79032.79035.25145.25142.15752.15756.65206.65201.09001.09008.61097.82057.82052.18072.17992.1799
C73.94005.13032.56296.47041.53617.69849.01804.22244.22245.24425.24422.78262.78266.64746.64742.15732.15737.77707.77701.08811.08851.08859.87019.18849.1884
C85.13033.94006.47042.56297.69841.53619.01805.24425.24424.22244.22246.64746.64742.78262.78267.77707.77702.15732.15739.87019.18849.18841.08811.08851.0885
H91.09072.15872.15852.78962.79034.22444.22245.24421.74532.50813.05563.05592.50853.10552.56872.57053.10694.41474.74714.89664.77794.44536.21555.46425.1759
H101.09072.15872.15852.78962.79034.22444.22245.24421.74533.05562.50812.50853.05592.56873.10553.10692.57054.74714.41474.89664.44534.77796.21555.17595.4642
H112.15871.09072.78962.15854.22442.79035.24424.22242.50813.05561.74533.10552.56873.05592.50854.41474.74712.57053.10696.21555.46425.17594.89664.77794.4453
H122.15871.09072.78962.15854.22442.79035.24424.22243.05562.50811.74532.56873.10552.50853.05594.74714.41473.10692.57056.21555.17595.46424.89664.44534.7779
H132.15942.79061.09094.22512.15755.25142.78266.64743.05592.50853.10552.56871.74534.41504.74743.05472.50725.42755.13933.78142.60723.14087.41026.80847.0300
H142.15942.79061.09094.22512.15755.25142.78266.64742.50853.05592.56873.10551.74534.74744.41502.50723.05475.13935.42753.78143.14082.60727.41027.03006.8084
H152.79062.15944.22511.09095.25142.15756.64742.78263.10552.56873.05592.50854.41504.74741.74535.42755.13933.05472.50727.41026.80847.03003.78142.60723.1408
H162.79062.15944.22511.09095.25142.15756.64742.78262.56873.10552.50853.05594.74744.41501.74535.13935.42752.50723.05477.41027.03006.80843.78143.14082.6072
H172.79194.22632.15905.25231.09006.65202.15737.77702.57053.10694.41474.74713.05472.50725.42755.13931.74486.77536.99642.49553.06872.52008.72857.94197.7465
H182.79194.22632.15905.25231.09006.65202.15737.77703.10692.57054.74714.41472.50723.05475.13935.42751.74486.99646.77532.49552.52003.06878.72857.74657.9419
H194.22632.79195.25232.15906.65201.09007.77702.15734.41474.74712.57053.10695.42755.13933.05472.50726.77536.99641.74488.72857.94197.74652.49553.06872.5200
H204.22632.79195.25232.15906.65201.09007.77702.15734.74714.41473.10692.57055.13935.42752.50723.05476.99646.77531.74488.72857.74657.94192.49552.52003.0687
H214.74246.05243.50827.30792.18078.61091.08819.87014.89664.89666.21556.21553.78143.78147.41027.41022.49552.49558.72858.72851.75771.757710.76489.99019.9901
H224.26045.28972.82776.68782.17997.82051.08859.18844.77794.44535.46425.17592.60723.14086.80847.03003.06872.52007.94197.74651.75771.75759.99019.31739.4816
H234.26045.28972.82776.68782.17997.82051.08859.18844.44534.77795.17595.46423.14082.60727.03006.80842.52003.06877.74657.94191.75771.75759.99019.48169.3173
H246.05244.74247.30793.50828.61092.18079.87011.08816.21556.21554.89664.89667.41027.41023.78143.78148.72858.72852.49552.495510.76489.99019.99011.75771.7577
H255.28974.26046.68782.82777.82052.17999.18841.08855.46425.17594.77794.44536.80847.03002.60723.14087.94197.74653.06872.52009.99019.31739.48161.75771.7575
H265.28974.26046.68782.82777.82052.17999.18841.08855.17595.46424.44534.77797.03006.80843.14082.60727.74657.94192.52003.06879.99019.48169.31731.75771.7575

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 113.247 C1 C2 H11 109.277
C1 C2 H12 109.277 C1 C3 C5 113.303
C1 C3 H13 109.331 C1 C3 H14 109.331
C2 C1 C3 113.247 C2 C1 H9 109.277
C2 C1 H10 109.277 C2 C4 C6 113.303
C2 C4 H15 109.331 C2 C4 H16 109.331
C3 C1 H9 109.266 C3 C1 H10 109.266
C3 C5 C7 113.013 C3 C5 H17 109.349
C3 C5 H18 109.349 C4 C2 H11 109.266
C4 C2 H12 109.266 C4 C6 C8 113.013
C4 C6 H19 109.349 C4 C6 H20 109.349
C5 C3 H13 109.189 C5 C3 H14 109.189
C5 C7 H21 111.248 C5 C7 H22 111.168
C5 C7 H23 111.168 C6 C4 H15 109.189
C6 C4 H16 109.189 C6 C8 H24 111.248
C6 C8 H25 111.168 C6 C8 H26 111.168
C7 C5 H17 109.291 C7 C5 H18 109.291
C8 C6 H19 109.291 C8 C6 H20 109.291
H9 C1 H10 106.269 H11 C2 H12 106.269
H13 C3 H14 106.255 H15 C4 H16 106.255
H17 C5 H18 106.328 H19 C6 H20 106.328
H21 C7 H22 107.709 H21 C7 H23 107.709
H22 C7 H23 107.664 H24 C8 H25 107.709
H24 C8 H26 107.709 H25 C8 H26 107.664
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.284      
2 C -0.284      
3 C -0.296      
4 C -0.296      
5 C -0.227      
6 C -0.227      
7 C -0.502      
8 C -0.502      
9 H 0.142      
10 H 0.142      
11 H 0.142      
12 H 0.142      
13 H 0.139      
14 H 0.139      
15 H 0.139      
16 H 0.139      
17 H 0.139      
18 H 0.139      
19 H 0.139      
20 H 0.139      
21 H 0.170      
22 H 0.150      
23 H 0.150      
24 H 0.170      
25 H 0.150      
26 H 0.150      


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 -57.417 0.795 0.000
y 0.795 -56.518 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -54.216
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.050 0.795 0.000
y 0.795 -0.702 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.752
Polar
3z2-r25.504
x2-y2-0.899
xy0.795
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 13.549 -1.797 0.000
y -1.797 14.672 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.821


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 545.989
(<r2>)1/2 23.366