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

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

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=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.164389
Energy at 298.15K-158.175046
HF Energy-157.356768
Nuclear repulsion energy135.643785
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=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 3141 2988 69.72      
2 A1 3065 2916 17.01      
3 A1 3058 2910 5.38      
4 A1 1539 1464 19.31      
5 A1 1433 1363 4.38      
6 A1 1223 1164 0.05      
7 A1 828 787 0.54      
8 A1 429 408 0.10      
9 A2 3145 2992 0.00      
10 A2 1499 1426 0.00      
11 A2 963 916 0.00      
12 A2 180 171 0.00      
13 E 3147 2994 39.55      
13 E 3147 2994 39.55      
14 E 3134 2982 7.62      
14 E 3134 2982 7.62      
15 E 3061 2912 29.38      
15 E 3061 2912 29.38      
16 E 1527 1453 4.14      
16 E 1527 1453 4.14      
17 E 1510 1436 0.46      
17 E 1510 1436 0.46      
18 E 1405 1337 9.72      
18 E 1405 1337 9.72      
19 E 1370 1303 1.05      
19 E 1370 1303 1.05      
20 E 1212 1153 1.46      
20 E 1212 1153 1.46      
21 E 1001 952 0.14      
21 E 1001 952 0.14      
22 E 928 883 0.89      
22 E 928 883 0.89      
23 E 366 348 0.02      
23 E 366 348 0.02      
24 E 256 244 0.02      
24 E 256 244 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29167.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9514) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27750.3 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=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.26475 0.26475 0.15386

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.381
H2 0.000 0.000 1.473
C3 0.000 1.439 -0.097
C4 1.246 -0.719 -0.097
C5 -1.246 -0.719 -0.097
H6 0.000 1.473 -1.186
H7 1.276 -0.737 -1.186
H8 -1.276 -0.737 -1.186
H9 0.882 1.970 0.256
H10 -0.882 1.970 0.256
H11 1.265 -1.749 0.256
H12 2.147 -0.221 0.256
H13 -2.147 -0.221 0.256
H14 -1.265 -1.749 0.256

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09201.51611.51611.51612.15072.15072.15072.16192.16192.16192.16192.16192.1619
H21.09202.12932.12932.12933.03983.03983.03982.47752.47752.47752.47752.47752.4775
C31.51612.12932.49232.49231.09012.74722.74721.08851.08853.44772.73652.73653.4477
C41.51612.12932.49232.49232.74721.09012.74722.73653.44771.08851.08853.44772.7365
C51.51612.12932.49232.49232.74722.74721.09013.44772.73652.73653.44771.08851.0885
H62.15073.03981.09012.74722.74722.55152.55151.76241.76243.74993.09183.09183.7499
H72.15073.03982.74721.09012.74722.55152.55153.09183.74991.76241.76243.74993.0918
H82.15073.03982.74722.74721.09012.55152.55153.74993.09183.09183.74991.76241.7624
H92.16192.47751.08852.73653.44771.76243.09183.74991.76463.73832.52943.73834.2939
H102.16192.47751.08853.44772.73651.76243.74993.09181.76464.29393.73832.52943.7383
H112.16192.47753.44771.08852.73653.74991.76243.09183.73834.29391.76463.73832.5294
H122.16192.47752.73651.08853.44773.09181.76243.74992.52943.73831.76464.29393.7383
H132.16192.47752.73653.44771.08853.09183.74991.76243.73832.52943.73834.29391.7646
H142.16192.47753.44772.73651.08853.74993.09181.76244.29393.73832.52943.73831.7646

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.154 C1 C3 H9 111.143
C1 C3 H10 111.143 C1 C4 H7 110.154
C1 C4 H11 111.143 C1 C4 H12 111.143
C1 C5 H8 110.154 C1 C5 H13 111.143
C1 C5 H14 111.143 H2 C1 C3 108.358
H2 C1 C4 108.358 H2 C1 C5 108.358
C3 C1 C4 110.561 C3 C1 C5 110.561
C4 C1 C5 110.561 H6 C3 H9 107.990
H6 C3 H10 107.990 H7 C4 H11 107.990
H7 C4 H12 107.990 H8 C5 H13 107.990
H8 C5 H14 107.990 H9 C3 H10 108.304
H11 C4 H12 108.304 H13 C5 H14 108.304
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability