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All results from a given calculation for CH2CH(CH3)2 (Isobutyl radical)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 2A'
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.322379
Energy at 298.15K-157.331152
HF Energy-156.688107
Nuclear repulsion energy126.769893
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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A 3222 3043 11.04      
2 A 3195 3018 35.06      
3 A 3194 3017 24.85      
4 A 3099 2927 10.67      
5 A 3025 2857 20.70      
6 A 1542 1456 7.28      
7 A 1532 1447 4.72      
8 A 1492 1409 1.26      
9 A 1431 1352 3.50      
10 A 1348 1273 3.94      
11 A 1227 1159 0.66      
12 A 1108 1047 1.78      
13 A 1011 955 1.54      
14 A 840 794 0.10      
15 A 519 490 21.76      
16 A 401 379 15.33      
17 A 360 340 0.56      
18 A 273 258 0.17      
19 A 3337 3152 8.02      
20 A 3193 3015 0.79      
21 A 3192 3015 12.92      
22 A 3097 2926 23.23      
23 A 1521 1437 2.24      
24 A 1517 1433 0.15      
25 A 1416 1337 4.40      
26 A 1354 1279 0.84      
27 A 1209 1142 0.22      
28 A 993 938 0.04      
29 A 955 902 0.88      
30 A 920 869 0.75      
31 A 370 350 0.06      
32 A 242 229 0.00      
33 A 147 139 0.30      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26139.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24689.2 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.28277 0.26652 0.15574

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.364 0.000
C2 1.473 0.124 0.000
H3 -0.178 1.450 0.000
H4 2.032 0.143 0.925
H5 2.032 0.143 -0.925
C6 -0.652 -0.209 -1.260
C7 -0.652 -0.209 1.260
H8 -0.525 -1.294 -1.294
H9 -1.721 0.009 -1.282
H10 -0.203 0.210 -2.162
H11 -0.525 -1.294 1.294
H12 -1.721 0.009 1.282
H13 -0.203 0.210 2.162

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4 H5 C6 C7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.49211.10142.24342.24341.52991.52992.16692.17532.17742.16692.17532.1774
C21.49212.11801.08121.08122.49252.49252.77033.44362.73702.77033.44362.7370
H31.10142.11802.72952.72952.13692.13693.05342.47022.49303.05342.47022.4930
H42.24341.08122.72951.85053.47872.72743.67774.35603.81212.95603.77242.5552
H52.24341.08122.72951.85052.72743.47872.95603.77242.55523.67774.35603.8121
C61.52992.49252.13693.47872.72742.52001.09221.09171.09172.77732.76623.4772
C71.52992.49252.13692.72743.47872.52002.77732.76623.47721.09221.09171.0917
H82.16692.77033.05343.67772.95601.09222.77731.76841.76622.58743.12403.7828
H92.17533.44362.47024.35603.77241.09172.76621.76841.76693.12402.56343.7694
H102.17742.73702.49303.81212.55521.09173.47721.76621.76693.78283.76944.3249
H112.16692.77033.05342.95603.67772.77731.09222.58743.12403.78281.76841.7662
H122.17533.44362.47023.77244.35602.76621.09173.12402.56343.76941.76841.7669
H132.17742.73702.49302.55523.81213.47721.09173.78283.76944.32491.76621.7669

picture of Isobutyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 120.499 C1 C2 H5 120.499
C1 C6 H8 110.345 C1 C6 H9 111.039
C1 C6 H10 111.204 C1 C7 H11 110.345
C1 C7 H12 111.039 C1 C7 H13 111.204
C2 C1 H3 108.564 C2 C1 C6 111.128
C2 C1 C7 111.128 H3 C1 C6 107.483
H3 C1 C7 107.483 H4 C2 H5 117.686
C6 C1 C7 110.887 H8 C6 H9 108.141
H8 C6 H10 107.947 H9 C6 H10 108.045
H11 C7 H12 108.141 H11 C7 H13 107.947
H12 C7 H13 108.045
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability