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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1AG
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-313.902315
Energy at 298.15K-313.921820
Nuclear repulsion energy373.044112
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 B3PW91/3-21G
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 3123 3002 0.00      
2 Ag 3049 2931 0.00      
3 Ag 3047 2929 0.00      
4 Ag 3035 2917 0.00      
5 Ag 3032 2914 0.00      
6 Ag 1565 1504 0.00      
7 Ag 1550 1490 0.00      
8 Ag 1540 1480 0.00      
9 Ag 1535 1475 0.00      
10 Ag 1452 1396 0.00      
11 Ag 1403 1348 0.00      
12 Ag 1395 1341 0.00      
13 Ag 1339 1287 0.00      
14 Ag 1169 1123 0.00      
15 Ag 1075 1034 0.00      
16 Ag 1054 1013 0.00      
17 Ag 1008 969 0.00      
18 Ag 914 878 0.00      
19 Ag 477 458 0.00      
20 Ag 276 265 0.00      
21 Ag 198 190 0.00      
22 Au 3124 3003 140.29      
23 Au 3106 2985 53.90      
24 Au 3082 2962 0.64      
25 Au 3061 2942 0.03      
26 Au 1560 1499 19.73      
27 Au 1377 1323 0.56      
28 Au 1357 1305 0.19      
29 Au 1268 1219 0.26      
30 Au 1085 1043 0.85      
31 Au 910 874 2.10      
32 Au 774 744 2.95      
33 Au 745 716 12.28      
34 Au 246 236 0.00      
35 Au 164 158 0.00      
36 Au 76 73 0.00      
37 Au 46 44 0.00      
38 Bg 3124 3002 0.00      
39 Bg 3094 2974 0.00      
40 Bg 3070 2951 0.00      
41 Bg 3056 2938 0.00      
42 Bg 1560 1499 0.00      
43 Bg 1378 1325 0.00      
44 Bg 1365 1312 0.00      
45 Bg 1318 1267 0.00      
46 Bg 1227 1179 0.00      
47 Bg 1001 962 0.00      
48 Bg 829 797 0.00      
49 Bg 751 722 0.00      
50 Bg 249 239 0.00      
51 Bg 141 135 0.00      
52 Bg 110 106 0.00      
53 Bu 3123 3002 68.56      
54 Bu 3051 2933 158.12      
55 Bu 3048 2929 31.97      
56 Bu 3041 2923 2.30      
57 Bu 3031 2913 0.61      
58 Bu 1566 1505 20.01      
59 Bu 1557 1497 4.79      
60 Bu 1543 1483 0.74      
61 Bu 1534 1475 0.00      
62 Bu 1452 1396 13.21      
63 Bu 1404 1350 2.52      
64 Bu 1379 1325 0.63      
65 Bu 1290 1240 2.03      
66 Bu 1122 1079 22.11      
67 Bu 1070 1028 0.40      
68 Bu 1009 970 0.35      
69 Bu 899 864 5.35      
70 Bu 475 456 0.16      
71 Bu 342 329 0.14      
72 Bu 84 81 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 54751.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9612) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 52626.9 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 B3PW91/3-21G
ABC
0.35167 0.01625 0.01590

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.002 0.770 0.000
C2 -0.002 -0.770 0.000
C3 -1.418 1.365 0.000
C4 1.418 -1.365 0.000
C5 -1.418 2.905 0.000
C6 1.418 -2.905 0.000
C7 -2.844 3.484 0.000
C8 2.844 -3.484 0.000
H9 0.546 1.131 0.885
H10 0.546 1.131 -0.885
H11 -0.546 -1.131 0.885
H12 -0.546 -1.131 -0.885
H13 -1.963 1.004 -0.885
H14 -1.963 1.004 0.885
H15 1.963 -1.004 -0.885
H16 1.963 -1.004 0.885
H17 -0.873 3.264 0.884
H18 -0.873 3.264 -0.884
H19 0.873 -3.264 0.884
H20 0.873 -3.264 -0.884
H21 -2.827 4.581 0.000
H22 -3.395 3.150 -0.888
H23 -3.395 3.150 0.888
H24 2.827 -4.581 0.000
H25 3.395 -3.150 -0.888
H26 3.395 -3.150 0.888

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
C11.54001.53962.56192.56393.93823.93265.11621.10011.10012.16722.16722.16762.16762.78842.78842.78722.78724.22084.22084.74604.24154.24156.05075.25985.2598
C21.54002.56191.53963.93822.56395.11623.93262.16722.16721.10011.10012.78842.78842.16762.16764.22084.22082.78722.78726.05075.25985.25984.74604.24154.2415
C31.53962.56193.93651.53995.12592.55436.45592.16742.16742.78782.78781.10021.10024.22204.22202.16482.16485.24025.24023.51092.80752.80757.30566.65856.6585
C42.56191.53963.93655.12591.53996.45592.55432.78782.78782.16742.16744.22204.22201.10021.10025.24025.24022.16482.16487.30566.65856.65853.51092.80752.8075
C52.56393.93821.53995.12596.46491.53907.68012.79112.79114.22244.22242.16652.16655.24335.24331.09931.09936.63986.63982.18952.18092.18098.60557.78537.7853
C63.93822.56395.12591.53996.46497.68011.53904.22244.22242.79112.79115.24335.24332.16652.16656.63986.63981.09931.09938.60557.78537.78532.18952.18092.1809
C73.93265.11622.55436.45591.53907.68018.99504.22094.22095.23075.23072.77702.77706.63566.63562.17142.17147.75497.75491.09661.09731.09739.85919.14999.1499
C85.11623.93266.45592.55437.68011.53908.99505.23075.23074.22094.22096.63566.63562.77702.77707.75497.75492.17142.17149.85919.14999.14991.09661.09731.0973
H91.10012.16722.16742.78782.79114.22244.22095.23071.77062.51153.07293.07352.51243.11402.56182.56243.11414.40704.74904.90574.77024.42836.21335.43895.1417
H101.10012.16722.16742.78782.79114.22244.22095.23071.77063.07292.51152.51243.07352.56183.11403.11412.56244.74904.40704.90574.42834.77026.21335.14175.4389
H112.16721.10012.78782.16744.22242.79115.23074.22092.51153.07291.77063.11402.56183.07352.51244.40704.74902.56243.11416.21335.43895.14174.90574.77024.4283
H122.16721.10012.78782.16744.22242.79115.23074.22093.07292.51151.77062.56183.11402.51243.07354.74904.40703.11412.56246.21335.14175.43894.90574.42834.7702
H132.16762.78841.10024.22202.16655.24332.77706.63563.07352.51243.11402.56181.77014.40944.75143.07052.50945.42115.12423.78472.57993.13047.41046.77937.0073
H142.16762.78841.10024.22202.16655.24332.77706.63562.51243.07352.56183.11401.77014.75144.40942.50943.07055.12425.42113.78473.13042.57997.41047.00736.7793
H152.78842.16764.22201.10025.24332.16656.63562.77703.11402.56183.07352.51244.40944.75141.77015.42115.12423.07052.50947.41046.77937.00733.78472.57993.1304
H162.78842.16764.22201.10025.24332.16656.63562.77702.56183.11402.51243.07354.75144.40941.77015.12425.42112.50943.07057.41047.00736.77933.78473.13042.5799
H172.78724.22082.16485.24021.09936.63982.17147.75492.56243.11414.40704.74903.07052.50945.42115.12421.76876.75776.98542.51673.08452.52458.71867.90547.7041
H182.78724.22082.16485.24021.09936.63982.17147.75493.11412.56244.74904.40702.50943.07055.12425.42111.76876.98546.75772.51672.52453.08458.71867.70417.9054
H194.22082.78725.24022.16486.63981.09937.75492.17144.40704.74902.56243.11415.42115.12423.07052.50946.75776.98541.76878.71867.90547.70412.51673.08452.5245
H204.22082.78725.24022.16486.63981.09937.75492.17144.74904.40703.11412.56245.12425.42112.50943.07056.98546.75771.76878.71867.70417.90542.51672.52453.0845
H214.74606.05073.51097.30562.18958.60551.09669.85914.90574.90576.21336.21333.78473.78477.41047.41042.51672.51678.71868.71861.77721.777210.76579.96309.9630
H224.24155.25982.80756.65852.18097.78531.09739.14994.77024.42835.43895.14172.57993.13046.77937.00733.08452.52457.90547.70411.77721.77619.96309.26209.4308
H234.24155.25982.80756.65852.18097.78531.09739.14994.42834.77025.14175.43893.13042.57997.00736.77932.52453.08457.70417.90541.77721.77619.96309.43089.2620
H246.05074.74607.30563.51098.60552.18959.85911.09666.21336.21334.90574.90577.41047.41043.78473.78478.71868.71862.51672.516710.76579.96309.96301.77721.7772
H255.25984.24156.65852.80757.78532.18099.14991.09735.43895.14174.77024.42836.77937.00732.57993.13047.90547.70413.08452.52459.96309.26209.43081.77721.7761
H265.25984.24156.65852.80757.78532.18099.14991.09735.14175.43894.42834.77027.00736.77933.13042.57997.70417.90542.52453.08459.96309.43089.26201.77721.7761

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.590 C1 C2 H11 109.214
C1 C2 H12 109.214 C1 C3 C5 112.730
C1 C3 H13 109.260 C1 C3 H14 109.260
C2 C1 C3 112.590 C2 C1 H9 109.214
C2 C1 H10 109.214 C2 C4 C6 112.730
C2 C4 H15 109.260 C2 C4 H16 109.260
C3 C1 H9 109.253 C3 C1 H10 109.253
C3 C5 C7 112.117 C3 C5 H17 109.083
C3 C5 H18 109.083 C4 C2 H11 109.253
C4 C2 H12 109.253 C4 C6 C8 112.117
C4 C6 H19 109.083 C4 C6 H20 109.083
C5 C3 H13 109.159 C5 C3 H14 109.159
C5 C7 H21 111.241 C5 C7 H22 110.513
C5 C7 H23 110.513 C6 C4 H15 109.159
C6 C4 H16 109.159 C6 C8 H24 111.241
C6 C8 H25 110.513 C6 C8 H26 110.513
C7 C5 H17 109.653 C7 C5 H18 109.653
C8 C6 H19 109.653 C8 C6 H20 109.653
H9 C1 H10 107.168 H11 C2 H12 107.168
H13 C3 H14 107.116 H15 C4 H16 107.116
H17 C5 H18 107.120 H19 C6 H20 107.120
H21 C7 H22 108.206 H21 C7 H23 108.206
H22 C7 H23 108.055 H24 C8 H25 108.206
H24 C8 H26 108.206 H25 C8 H26 108.055
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.410      
2 C -0.410      
3 C -0.404      
4 C -0.404      
5 C -0.429      
6 C -0.429      
7 C -0.614      
8 C -0.614      
9 H 0.205      
10 H 0.205      
11 H 0.205      
12 H 0.205      
13 H 0.205      
14 H 0.205      
15 H 0.205      
16 H 0.205      
17 H 0.208      
18 H 0.208      
19 H 0.208      
20 H 0.208      
21 H 0.207      
22 H 0.207      
23 H 0.207      
24 H 0.207      
25 H 0.207      
26 H 0.207      


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 -55.267 0.292 0.000
y 0.292 -54.900 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -53.736
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.949 0.292 0.000
y 0.292 -0.398 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.348
Polar
3z2-r22.695
x2-y2-0.367
xy0.292
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.458 -2.031 0.000
y -2.031 13.793 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.783


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 683.548
(<r2>)1/2 26.145