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All results from a given calculation for C3H8 (Propane)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-119.116737
Energy at 298.15K-119.125123
HF Energy-119.116737
Nuclear repulsion energy82.505421
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 wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3131 3131 45.52 82.68 0.61 0.75
2 A1 3047 3047 31.30 91.37 0.16 0.28
3 A1 3045 3045 16.87 210.93 0.00 0.00
4 A1 1518 1518 3.69 5.77 0.74 0.85
5 A1 1498 1498 0.00 32.64 0.75 0.86
6 A1 1427 1427 2.45 1.48 0.74 0.85
7 A1 1185 1185 1.17 2.75 0.35 0.52
8 A1 890 890 0.85 10.88 0.23 0.37
9 A1 372 372 0.13 0.24 0.16 0.28
10 A2 3117 3117 0.00 6.83 0.75 0.86
11 A2 1496 1496 0.00 30.95 0.75 0.86
12 A2 1323 1323 0.00 9.10 0.75 0.86
13 A2 915 915 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
14 A2 224 224 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
15 B1 3127 3127 89.38 31.00 0.75 0.86
16 B1 3081 3081 4.07 142.09 0.75 0.86
17 B1 1515 1515 11.88 0.06 0.75 0.86
18 B1 1220 1220 0.26 0.61 0.75 0.86
19 B1 754 754 3.44 0.09 0.75 0.86
20 B1 279 279 0.01 0.00 0.75 0.86
21 B2 3128 3128 26.44 53.64 0.75 0.86
22 B2 3043 3043 34.22 1.58 0.75 0.86
23 B2 1503 1503 1.61 0.35 0.75 0.86
24 B2 1414 1414 4.94 3.24 0.75 0.86
25 B2 1372 1372 2.48 0.00 0.75 0.86
26 B2 1078 1078 0.47 6.20 0.75 0.86
27 B2 937 937 2.09 0.18 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22818.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 22818.9 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 wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.98172 0.28166 0.24926

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.588
C2 0.000 1.271 -0.260
C3 0.000 -1.271 -0.260
H4 0.877 0.000 1.246
H5 -0.877 0.000 1.246
H6 0.000 2.170 0.363
H7 0.000 -2.170 0.363
H8 0.883 1.310 -0.906
H9 -0.883 1.310 -0.906
H10 -0.883 -1.310 -0.906
H11 0.883 -1.310 -0.906

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.52771.52771.09621.09622.18142.18142.17472.17472.17472.1747
C21.52772.54132.15672.15671.09383.49641.09531.09532.80302.8030
C31.52772.54132.15672.15673.49641.09382.80302.80301.09531.0953
H41.09622.15672.15671.75352.50132.50132.51963.07353.07352.5196
H51.09622.15672.15671.75352.50132.50133.07352.51962.51963.0735
H62.18141.09383.49642.50132.50134.33961.76951.76953.80773.8077
H72.18143.49641.09382.50132.50134.33963.80773.80771.76951.7695
H82.17471.09532.80302.51963.07351.76953.80771.76693.15982.6196
H92.17471.09532.80303.07352.51961.76953.80771.76692.61963.1598
H102.17472.80301.09533.07352.51963.80771.76953.15982.61961.7669
H112.17472.80301.09532.51963.07353.80771.76952.61963.15981.7669

picture of Propane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.563 C1 C2 H8 110.936
C1 C2 H9 110.936 C1 C3 H7 111.563
C1 C3 H10 110.936 C1 C3 H11 110.936
C2 C1 C3 112.555 C2 C1 H4 109.465
C2 C1 H5 109.465 C3 C1 H4 109.465
C3 C1 H5 109.465 H4 C1 H5 106.227
H6 C2 H8 107.857 H6 C2 H9 107.857
H7 C3 H10 107.857 H7 C3 H11 107.857
H8 C2 H9 107.524 H10 C3 H11 107.524
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.199      
2 C -0.410      
3 C -0.410      
4 H 0.118      
5 H 0.118      
6 H 0.132      
7 H 0.132      
8 H 0.130      
9 H 0.130      
10 H 0.130      
11 H 0.130      


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 0.061 0.061
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.974 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.710 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.359
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.561 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.544 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.017
Polar
3z2-r2-0.034
x2-y20.736
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.865 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.577 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.007


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.187
(<r2>)1/2 7.949