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All results from a given calculation for C(CH3)3 (Tert-butyl radical)

using model chemistry: MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 2A"
Energy calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.269159
Energy at 298.15K-157.277760
Nuclear repulsion energy124.916462
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/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 3094 2968 44.51      
2 A1 2990 2868 56.19      
3 A1 1486 1425 19.48      
4 A1 1403 1346 3.37      
5 A1 1094 1049 1.55      
6 A1 784 752 2.08      
7 A1 283 271 2.74      
8 A2 3145 3016 0.00      
9 A2 1455 1396 0.00      
10 A2 958 918 0.00      
11 A2 147 141 0.00      
12 E 3147 3018 37.06      
12 E 3147 3018 37.06      
13 E 3095 2968 13.54      
13 E 3095 2968 13.54      
14 E 2986 2864 32.52      
14 E 2986 2864 32.52      
15 E 1482 1421 1.93      
15 E 1482 1421 1.93      
16 E 1463 1403 3.12      
16 E 1463 1403 3.12      
17 E 1386 1329 6.87      
17 E 1386 1329 6.87      
18 E 1303 1250 3.40      
18 E 1303 1250 3.40      
19 E 1018 976 1.43      
19 E 1018 976 1.43      
20 E 917 879 0.35      
20 E 917 879 0.35      
21 E 376 360 0.14      
21 E 376 360 0.14      
22 E 168 161 0.01      
22 E 168 161 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25759.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.959) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24703.7 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 MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.26596 0.26596 0.14507

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.214
C2 0.000 1.483 -0.022
C3 1.285 -0.742 -0.022
C4 -1.285 -0.742 -0.022
H5 0.000 1.712 -1.110
H6 1.483 -0.856 -1.110
H7 -1.483 -0.856 -1.110
H8 -0.894 1.963 0.408
H9 0.894 1.963 0.408
H10 2.147 -0.207 0.408
H11 1.253 -1.756 0.408
H12 -1.253 -1.756 0.408
H13 -2.147 -0.207 0.408

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.50191.50191.50192.16392.16392.16392.16572.16572.16572.16572.16572.1657
C21.50192.56922.56921.11142.97562.97561.10201.10202.76623.49953.49952.7662
C31.50192.56922.56922.97561.11142.97563.49952.76621.10201.10202.76623.4995
C41.50192.56922.56922.97562.97561.11142.76623.49953.49952.76621.10201.1020
H52.16391.11142.97562.97562.96542.96541.77921.77923.25523.98743.98743.2552
H62.16392.97561.11142.97562.96542.96543.98743.25521.77921.77923.25523.9874
H72.16392.97562.97561.11142.96542.96543.25523.98743.98743.25521.77921.7792
H82.16571.10203.49952.76621.77923.98743.25521.78843.73614.29413.73612.5057
H92.16571.10202.76623.49951.77923.25523.98741.78842.50573.73614.29413.7361
H102.16572.76621.10203.49953.25521.77923.98743.73612.50571.78843.73614.2941
H112.16573.49951.10202.76623.98741.77923.25524.29413.73611.78842.50573.7361
H122.16573.49952.76621.10203.98743.25521.77923.73614.29413.73612.50571.7884
H132.16572.76623.49951.10203.25523.98741.77922.50573.73614.29413.73611.7884

picture of Tert-butyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 110.909 C1 C2 H8 111.628
C1 C2 H9 111.628 C1 C3 H6 110.909
C1 C3 H10 111.628 C1 C3 H11 111.628
C1 C4 H7 110.909 C1 C4 H12 111.628
C1 C4 H13 111.628 C2 C1 C3 117.584
C2 C1 C4 117.584 C3 C1 C4 117.584
H5 C2 H8 106.990 H5 C2 H9 106.990
H6 C3 H10 106.990 H6 C3 H11 106.990
H7 C4 H12 106.990 H7 C4 H13 106.990
H8 C2 H9 108.468 H10 C3 H11 108.468
H12 C4 H13 108.468
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability