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

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

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/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.027774
Energy at 298.15K-158.038605
HF Energy-157.321044
Nuclear repulsion energy135.364289
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/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 3201 3008 56.44      
2 A1 3108 2922 18.12      
3 A1 3105 2918 0.01      
4 A1 1559 1465 15.83      
5 A1 1454 1366 3.81      
6 A1 1233 1159 0.50      
7 A1 836 786 0.72      
8 A1 437 411 0.27      
9 A2 3198 3006 0.00      
10 A2 1525 1434 0.00      
11 A2 977 918 0.00      
12 A2 236 222 0.00      
13 E 3201 3008 32.50      
13 E 3201 3008 32.50      
14 E 3195 3003 3.44      
14 E 3195 3003 3.44      
15 E 3103 2916 22.77      
15 E 3103 2916 22.77      
16 E 1552 1458 3.19      
16 E 1552 1458 3.19      
17 E 1532 1440 0.30      
17 E 1532 1440 0.30      
18 E 1430 1344 8.19      
18 E 1430 1344 8.19      
19 E 1386 1303 1.98      
19 E 1386 1303 1.98      
20 E 1228 1154 1.75      
20 E 1228 1154 1.75      
21 E 1014 953 0.37      
21 E 1014 953 0.37      
22 E 943 887 1.59      
22 E 943 887 1.59      
23 E 370 348 0.00      
23 E 370 348 0.00      
24 E 283 266 0.02      
24 E 283 266 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29669.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9399) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27886.7 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=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.26357 0.26357 0.15323

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

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 1.478
C3 0.000 1.442 -0.097
C4 1.249 -0.721 -0.097
C5 -1.249 -0.721 -0.097
H6 0.000 1.478 -1.188
H7 1.280 -0.739 -1.188
H8 -1.280 -0.739 -1.188
H9 0.882 1.977 0.255
H10 -0.882 1.977 0.255
H11 1.271 -1.752 0.255
H12 2.153 -0.225 0.255
H13 -2.153 -0.225 0.255
H14 -1.271 -1.752 0.255

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09351.52031.52031.52032.15792.15792.15792.16842.16842.16842.16842.16842.1684
H21.09352.13562.13562.13563.04813.04813.04812.48632.48632.48632.48632.48632.4863
C31.52032.13562.49752.49751.09092.75412.75411.08971.08973.45552.74532.74533.4555
C41.52032.13562.49752.49752.75411.09092.75412.74533.45551.08971.08973.45552.7453
C51.52032.13562.49752.49752.75412.75411.09093.45552.74532.74533.45551.08971.0897
H62.15793.04811.09092.75412.75412.56062.56061.76241.76243.75913.10093.10093.7591
H72.15793.04812.75411.09092.75412.56062.56063.10093.75911.76241.76243.75913.1009
H82.15793.04812.75412.75411.09092.56062.56063.75913.10093.10093.75911.76241.7624
H92.16842.48631.08972.74533.45551.76243.10093.75911.76343.74912.54223.74914.3056
H102.16842.48631.08973.45552.74531.76243.75913.10091.76344.30563.74912.54223.7491
H112.16842.48633.45551.08972.74533.75911.76243.10093.74914.30561.76343.74912.5422
H122.16842.48632.74531.08973.45553.10091.76243.75912.54223.74911.76344.30563.7491
H132.16842.48632.74533.45551.08973.10093.75911.76243.74912.54223.74914.30561.7634
H142.16842.48633.45552.74531.08973.75913.10091.76244.30563.74912.54223.74911.7634

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.384 C1 C3 H9 111.297
C1 C3 H10 111.297 C1 C4 H7 110.384
C1 C4 H11 111.297 C1 C4 H12 111.297
C1 C5 H8 110.384 C1 C5 H13 111.297
C1 C5 H14 111.297 H2 C1 C3 108.473
H2 C1 C4 108.473 H2 C1 C5 108.473
C3 C1 C4 110.451 C3 C1 C5 110.451
C4 C1 C5 110.451 H6 C3 H9 107.848
H6 C3 H10 107.848 H7 C4 H11 107.848
H7 C4 H12 107.848 H8 C5 H13 107.848
H8 C5 H14 107.848 H9 C3 H10 108.025
H11 C4 H12 108.025 H13 C5 H14 108.025
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability