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

using model chemistry: MP2/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 MP2/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-28.326403
Energy at 298.15K-28.337112
HF Energy-27.787457
Nuclear repulsion energy79.031507
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-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 3147 2999 110.25      
2 A1 3063 2918 18.21      
3 A1 3051 2907 10.21      
4 A1 1554 1481 20.39      
5 A1 1463 1394 5.22      
6 A1 1235 1177 0.01      
7 A1 818 779 0.53      
8 A1 433 412 0.05      
9 A2 3146 2998 0.00      
10 A2 1516 1445 0.00      
11 A2 962 917 0.00      
12 A2 201 192 0.00      
13 E 3150 3001 61.59      
13 E 3150 3001 61.59      
14 E 3138 2990 6.87      
14 E 3138 2990 6.87      
15 E 3046 2902 38.47      
15 E 3046 2902 38.47      
16 E 1543 1470 5.08      
16 E 1543 1470 5.08      
17 E 1525 1453 0.48      
17 E 1525 1453 0.48      
18 E 1438 1370 10.59      
18 E 1438 1370 10.59      
19 E 1381 1315 1.81      
19 E 1381 1315 1.81      
20 E 1215 1158 1.68      
20 E 1215 1158 1.68      
21 E 1002 954 0.06      
21 E 1002 954 0.06      
22 E 930 886 0.82      
22 E 930 886 0.82      
23 E 369 352 0.06      
23 E 369 352 0.06      
24 E 270 257 0.01      
24 E 270 257 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29301.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9528) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27918.4 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-121G*
ABC
0.25822 0.25822 0.14986

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.383
H2 0.000 0.000 1.483
C3 0.000 1.461 -0.098
C4 1.265 -0.730 -0.098
C5 -1.265 -0.730 -0.098
H6 0.000 1.502 -1.195
H7 1.301 -0.751 -1.195
H8 -1.301 -0.751 -1.195
H9 0.887 1.996 0.260
H10 -0.887 1.996 0.260
H11 1.285 -1.767 0.260
H12 2.172 -0.230 0.260
H13 -2.172 -0.230 0.260
H14 -1.285 -1.767 0.260

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09991.53771.53771.53772.17832.17832.17832.18792.18792.18792.18792.18792.1879
H21.09992.15222.15222.15223.07023.07023.07022.50322.50322.50322.50322.50322.5032
C31.53772.15222.53002.53001.09802.79052.79051.09651.09653.49212.77572.77573.4921
C41.53772.15222.53002.53002.79051.09802.79052.77573.49211.09651.09653.49212.7757
C51.53772.15222.53002.53002.79052.79051.09803.49212.77572.77573.49211.09651.0965
H62.17833.07021.09802.79052.79052.60132.60131.77481.77483.80153.13613.13613.8015
H72.17833.07022.79051.09802.79052.60132.60133.13613.80151.77481.77483.80153.1361
H82.17833.07022.79052.79051.09802.60132.60133.80153.13613.13613.80151.77481.7748
H92.18792.50321.09652.77573.49211.77483.13613.80151.77473.78362.56993.78364.3447
H102.18792.50321.09653.49212.77571.77483.80153.13611.77474.34473.78362.56993.7836
H112.18792.50323.49211.09652.77573.80151.77483.13613.78364.34471.77473.78362.5699
H122.18792.50322.77571.09653.49213.13611.77483.80152.56993.78361.77474.34473.7836
H132.18792.50322.77573.49211.09653.13613.80151.77483.78362.56993.78364.34471.7747
H142.18792.50323.49212.77571.09653.80153.13611.77484.34473.78362.56993.78361.7747

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.360 C1 C3 H9 111.204
C1 C3 H10 111.204 C1 C4 H7 110.360
C1 C4 H11 111.204 C1 C4 H12 111.204
C1 C5 H8 110.360 C1 C5 H13 111.204
C1 C5 H14 111.204 H2 C1 C3 108.212
H2 C1 C4 108.212 H2 C1 C5 108.212
C3 C1 C4 110.701 C3 C1 C5 110.701
C4 C1 C5 110.701 H6 C3 H9 107.946
H6 C3 H10 107.946 H7 C4 H11 107.946
H7 C4 H12 107.946 H8 C5 H13 107.946
H8 C5 H14 107.946 H9 C3 H10 108.049
H11 C4 H12 108.049 H13 C5 H14 108.049
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability