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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: BLYP/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1AG
Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-313.774505
Energy at 298.15K-313.793757
Nuclear repulsion energy369.208894
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 BLYP/3-21G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3028 3011 0.00      
2 Ag 2967 2951 0.00      
3 Ag 2959 2943 0.00      
4 Ag 2947 2930 0.00      
5 Ag 2945 2928 0.00      
6 Ag 1539 1530 0.00      
7 Ag 1525 1516 0.00      
8 Ag 1512 1503 0.00      
9 Ag 1508 1499 0.00      
10 Ag 1420 1412 0.00      
11 Ag 1366 1358 0.00      
12 Ag 1355 1348 0.00      
13 Ag 1309 1302 0.00      
14 Ag 1128 1122 0.00      
15 Ag 1016 1010 0.00      
16 Ag 998 993 0.00      
17 Ag 966 961 0.00      
18 Ag 873 868 0.00      
19 Ag 462 459 0.00      
20 Ag 264 262 0.00      
21 Ag 192 191 0.00      
22 Au 3030 3013 174.11      
23 Au 3011 2994 63.11      
24 Au 2985 2969 1.28      
25 Au 2964 2948 0.01      
26 Au 1531 1523 13.61      
27 Au 1344 1336 0.46      
28 Au 1324 1317 0.17      
29 Au 1240 1233 0.14      
30 Au 1062 1056 0.59      
31 Au 889 884 1.50      
32 Au 759 755 2.03      
33 Au 731 727 9.03      
34 Au 240 239 0.00      
35 Au 160 159 0.00      
36 Au 76 75 0.00      
37 Au 43 43 0.00      
38 Bg 3029 3013 0.00      
39 Bg 2998 2982 0.00      
40 Bg 2973 2957 0.00      
41 Bg 2961 2945 0.00      
42 Bg 1531 1523 0.00      
43 Bg 1344 1336 0.00      
44 Bg 1335 1328 0.00      
45 Bg 1288 1281 0.00      
46 Bg 1200 1193 0.00      
47 Bg 978 972 0.00      
48 Bg 810 806 0.00      
49 Bg 736 732 0.00      
50 Bg 243 242 0.00      
51 Bg 139 138 0.00      
52 Bg 105 105 0.00      
53 Bu 3028 3011 85.82      
54 Bu 2967 2951 108.98      
55 Bu 2963 2946 106.54      
56 Bu 2953 2937 0.59      
57 Bu 2943 2927 0.81      
58 Bu 1540 1532 10.31      
59 Bu 1532 1524 1.19      
60 Bu 1517 1509 0.59      
61 Bu 1507 1499 0.05      
62 Bu 1420 1412 4.28      
63 Bu 1365 1358 2.01      
64 Bu 1346 1338 2.10      
65 Bu 1262 1255 0.36      
66 Bu 1088 1082 14.67      
67 Bu 1013 1007 0.09      
68 Bu 955 950 0.33      
69 Bu 863 858 3.26      
70 Bu 456 454 0.18      
71 Bu 332 330 0.11      
72 Bu 82 82 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 53232.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 52939.7 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 BLYP/3-21G
ABC
0.34685 0.01586 0.01552

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/3-21G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.002 0.779 0.000
C2 -0.002 -0.779 0.000
C3 -1.432 1.385 0.000
C4 1.432 -1.385 0.000
C5 -1.432 2.942 0.000
C6 1.432 -2.942 0.000
C7 -2.870 3.534 0.000
C8 2.870 -3.534 0.000
H9 0.550 1.140 0.891
H10 0.550 1.140 -0.891
H11 -0.550 -1.140 0.891
H12 -0.550 -1.140 -0.891
H13 -1.980 1.023 -0.890
H14 -1.980 1.023 0.890
H15 1.980 -1.023 -0.890
H16 1.980 -1.023 0.890
H17 -0.883 3.303 0.890
H18 -0.883 3.303 -0.890
H19 0.883 -3.303 0.890
H20 0.883 -3.303 -0.890
H21 -2.845 4.637 0.000
H22 -3.426 3.201 -0.893
H23 -3.426 3.201 0.893
H24 2.845 -4.637 0.000
H25 3.426 -3.201 -0.893
H26 3.426 -3.201 0.893

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18 H19 H20 H21 H22 H23 H24 H25 H26
C11.55731.55692.59312.59543.98573.98055.17951.10641.10642.18642.18642.18662.18662.81942.81942.81892.81894.26914.26914.79554.29204.29206.11675.32555.3255
C21.55732.59311.55693.98572.59545.17953.98052.18642.18641.10641.10642.81942.81942.18662.18664.26914.26912.81892.81896.11675.32555.32554.79554.29204.2920
C31.55692.59313.98391.55705.18852.58636.53492.18662.18662.81892.81891.10651.10654.26954.26952.18412.18415.30325.30323.54622.84172.84177.38636.74026.7402
C42.59311.55693.98395.18851.55706.53492.58632.81892.81892.18662.18664.26954.26951.10651.10655.30325.30322.18412.18417.38636.74026.74023.54622.84172.8417
C52.59543.98571.55705.18856.54361.55577.77482.82262.82264.27014.27012.18552.18555.30575.30571.10571.10576.71906.71902.20722.20072.20078.70267.88267.8826
C63.98572.59545.18851.55706.54367.77481.55574.27014.27012.82262.82265.30575.30572.18552.18556.71906.71901.10571.10578.70267.88267.88262.20722.20072.2007
C73.98055.17952.58636.53491.55577.77489.10594.26894.26895.29405.29402.80962.80966.71436.71432.18932.18937.85017.85011.10311.10371.10379.97199.26349.2634
C85.17953.98056.53492.58637.77481.55579.10595.29405.29404.26894.26896.71436.71432.80962.80967.85017.85012.18932.18939.97199.26349.26341.10311.10371.1037
H91.10642.18642.18662.81892.82264.27014.26895.29401.78132.53193.09573.09632.53273.14562.59272.59443.14664.45534.79794.95494.82104.47876.28005.50485.2077
H101.10642.18642.18662.81892.82264.27014.26895.29401.78133.09572.53192.53273.09632.59273.14563.14662.59444.79794.45534.95494.47874.82106.28005.20775.5048
H112.18641.10642.81892.18664.27012.82265.29404.26892.53193.09571.78133.14562.59273.09632.53274.45534.79792.59443.14666.28005.50485.20774.95494.82104.4787
H122.18641.10642.81892.18664.27012.82265.29404.26893.09572.53191.78132.59273.14562.53273.09634.79794.45533.14662.59446.28005.20775.50484.95494.47874.8210
H132.18662.81941.10654.26952.18555.30572.80966.71433.09632.53273.14562.59271.78094.45684.79953.09352.52995.48415.18723.82182.61493.16557.49066.86057.0887
H142.18662.81941.10654.26952.18555.30572.80966.71432.53273.09632.59273.14561.78094.79954.45682.52993.09355.18725.48413.82183.16552.61497.49067.08876.8605
H152.81942.18664.26951.10655.30572.18556.71432.80963.14562.59273.09632.53274.45684.79951.78095.48415.18723.09352.52997.49066.86057.08873.82182.61493.1655
H162.81942.18664.26951.10655.30572.18556.71432.80962.59273.14562.53273.09634.79954.45681.78095.18725.48412.52993.09357.49067.08876.86053.82183.16552.6149
H172.81894.26912.18415.30321.10576.71902.18937.85012.59443.14664.45534.79793.09352.52995.48415.18721.77956.83757.06522.53413.10742.54488.81678.00337.8021
H182.81894.26912.18415.30321.10576.71902.18937.85013.14662.59444.79794.45532.52993.09355.18725.48411.77957.06526.83752.53412.54483.10748.81677.80218.0033
H194.26912.81895.30322.18416.71901.10577.85012.18934.45534.79792.59443.14665.48415.18723.09352.52996.83757.06521.77958.81678.00337.80212.53413.10742.5448
H204.26912.81895.30322.18416.71901.10577.85012.18934.79794.45533.14662.59445.18725.48412.52993.09357.06526.83751.77958.81677.80218.00332.53412.54483.1074
H214.79556.11673.54627.38632.20728.70261.10319.97194.95494.95496.28006.28003.82183.82187.49067.49062.53412.53418.81678.81671.78811.788110.880910.078210.0782
H224.29205.32552.84176.74022.20077.88261.10379.26344.82104.47875.50485.20772.61493.16556.86057.08873.10742.54488.00337.80211.78811.786910.07829.37809.5467
H234.29205.32552.84176.74022.20077.88261.10379.26344.47874.82105.20775.50483.16552.61497.08876.86052.54483.10747.80218.00331.78811.786910.07829.54679.3780
H246.11674.79557.38633.54628.70262.20729.97191.10316.28006.28004.95494.95497.49067.49063.82183.82188.81678.81672.53412.534110.880910.078210.07821.78811.7881
H255.32554.29206.74022.84177.88262.20079.26341.10375.50485.20774.82104.47876.86057.08872.61493.16558.00337.80213.10742.544810.07829.37809.54671.78811.7869
H265.32554.29206.74022.84177.88262.20079.26341.10375.20775.50484.47874.82107.08876.86053.16552.61497.80218.00332.54483.107410.07829.54679.37801.78811.7869

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.749 C1 C2 H11 109.158
C1 C2 H12 109.158 C1 C3 C5 112.912
C1 C3 H13 109.195 C1 C3 H14 109.195
C2 C1 C3 112.749 C2 C1 H9 109.158
C2 C1 H10 109.158 C2 C4 C6 112.912
C2 C4 H15 109.195 C2 C4 H16 109.195
C3 C1 H9 109.201 C3 C1 H10 109.201
C3 C5 C7 112.382 C3 C5 H17 109.044
C3 C5 H18 109.044 C4 C2 H11 109.201
C4 C2 H12 109.201 C4 C6 C8 112.382
C4 C6 H19 109.044 C4 C6 H20 109.044
C5 C3 H13 109.103 C5 C3 H14 109.103
C5 C7 H21 111.090 C5 C7 H22 110.537
C5 C7 H23 110.537 C6 C4 H15 109.103
C6 C4 H16 109.103 C6 C8 H24 111.090
C6 C8 H25 110.537 C6 C8 H26 110.537
C7 C5 H17 109.535 C7 C5 H18 109.535
C8 C6 H19 109.535 C8 C6 H20 109.535
H9 C1 H10 107.222 H11 C2 H12 107.222
H13 C3 H14 107.170 H15 C4 H16 107.170
H17 C5 H18 107.161 H19 C6 H20 107.161
H21 C7 H22 108.241 H21 C7 H23 108.241
H22 C7 H23 108.094 H24 C8 H25 108.241
H24 C8 H26 108.241 H25 C8 H26 108.094
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.334      
2 C -0.334      
3 C -0.328      
4 C -0.328      
5 C -0.345      
6 C -0.345      
7 C -0.517      
8 C -0.517      
9 H 0.167      
10 H 0.167      
11 H 0.167      
12 H 0.167      
13 H 0.167      
14 H 0.167      
15 H 0.167      
16 H 0.167      
17 H 0.170      
18 H 0.170      
19 H 0.170      
20 H 0.170      
21 H 0.172      
22 H 0.173      
23 H 0.173      
24 H 0.172      
25 H 0.173      
26 H 0.173      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -55.771 0.280 0.000
y 0.280 -55.380 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -54.304
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.929 0.280 0.000
y 0.280 -0.342 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.272
Polar
3z2-r22.543
x2-y2-0.391
xy0.280
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.823 -2.293 0.000
y -2.293 14.354 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.932


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 699.418
(<r2>)1/2 26.447