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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-121G*

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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-28.640749
Energy at 298.15K-28.651309
HF Energy-28.640749
Nuclear repulsion energy78.631548
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 3073 2979 156.47      
2 A1 3006 2914 14.84      
3 A1 2988 2896 18.66      
4 A1 1524 1477 17.96      
5 A1 1435 1391 3.02      
6 A1 1202 1165 0.00      
7 A1 786 762 0.44      
8 A1 428 414 0.11      
9 A2 3068 2974 0.00      
10 A2 1492 1446 0.00      
11 A2 946 917 0.00      
12 A2 201 194 0.00      
13 E 3073 2979 90.01      
13 E 3073 2979 89.93      
14 E 3061 2967 5.40      
14 E 3061 2967 5.41      
15 E 2997 2906 46.77      
15 E 2997 2906 46.77      
16 E 1517 1471 3.87      
16 E 1517 1471 3.87      
17 E 1498 1452 0.34      
17 E 1498 1452 0.34      
18 E 1407 1364 6.18      
18 E 1407 1364 6.17      
19 E 1352 1311 3.56      
19 E 1352 1311 3.56      
20 E 1183 1147 2.74      
20 E 1183 1147 2.74      
21 E 962 932 0.00      
21 E 962 932 0.00      
22 E 915 887 0.78      
22 E 915 887 0.78      
23 E 353 343 0.04      
23 E 353 343 0.04      
24 E 250 242 0.02      
24 E 250 242 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28641.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9694) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27765.1 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
0.25513 0.25513 0.14766

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 0.384
H2 0.000 0.000 1.486
C3 0.000 1.471 -0.090
C4 1.274 -0.736 -0.090
C5 -1.274 -0.736 -0.090
H6 0.000 1.529 -1.189
H7 1.325 -0.765 -1.189
H8 -1.325 -0.765 -1.189
H9 0.888 2.009 0.271
H10 -0.888 2.009 0.271
H11 1.296 -1.773 0.271
H12 2.183 -0.236 0.271
H13 -2.183 -0.236 0.271
H14 -1.296 -1.773 0.271

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.10231.54591.54591.54592.19382.19382.19382.19902.19902.19902.19902.19902.1990
H21.10232.15642.15642.15643.08143.08143.08142.50992.50992.50992.50992.50992.5099
C31.54592.15642.54842.54841.10012.82162.82161.09871.09873.51222.79482.79483.5122
C41.54592.15642.54842.54842.82161.10012.82162.79483.51221.09871.09873.51222.7948
C51.54592.15642.54842.54842.82162.82161.10013.51222.79482.79483.51221.09871.0987
H62.19383.08141.10012.82162.82162.64912.64911.77441.77443.83623.16443.16443.8362
H72.19383.08142.82161.10012.82162.64912.64913.16443.83621.77441.77443.83623.1644
H82.19383.08142.82162.82161.10012.64912.64913.83623.16443.16443.83621.77441.7744
H92.19902.50991.09872.79483.51221.77443.16443.83621.77543.80372.59143.80374.3668
H102.19902.50991.09873.51222.79481.77443.83623.16441.77544.36683.80372.59143.8037
H112.19902.50993.51221.09872.79483.83621.77443.16443.80374.36681.77543.80372.5914
H122.19902.50992.79481.09873.51223.16441.77443.83622.59143.80371.77544.36683.8037
H132.19902.50992.79483.51221.09873.16443.83621.77443.80372.59143.80374.36681.7754
H142.19902.50993.51222.79481.09873.83623.16441.77444.36683.80372.59143.80371.7754

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.896 C1 C3 H9 111.382
C1 C3 H10 111.382 C1 C4 H7 110.896
C1 C4 H11 111.382 C1 C4 H12 111.382
C1 C5 H8 110.896 C1 C5 H13 111.382
C1 C5 H14 111.382 H2 C1 C3 107.866
H2 C1 C4 107.866 H2 C1 C5 107.866
C3 C1 C4 111.028 C3 C1 C5 111.028
C4 C1 C5 111.028 H6 C3 H9 107.607
H6 C3 H10 107.607 H7 C4 H11 107.607
H7 C4 H12 107.607 H8 C5 H13 107.607
H8 C5 H14 107.607 H9 C3 H10 107.787
H11 C4 H12 107.787 H13 C5 H14 107.787
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 0.087      
2 H 0.139      
3 C -0.547      
4 C -0.547      
5 C -0.547      
6 H 0.148      
7 H 0.148      
8 H 0.148      
9 H 0.162      
10 H 0.162      
11 H 0.162      
12 H 0.162      
13 H 0.162      
14 H 0.162      


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 0.135 0.135
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.134 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.134 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.454
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.340 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.340 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.680
Polar
3z2-r21.360
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 7.733 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.734 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.906


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 87.563
(<r2>)1/2 9.358