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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1AG
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-313.936378
Energy at 298.15K-313.955931
Nuclear repulsion energy373.766245
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 mPW1PW91/3-21G
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 3142 3000 0.00      
2 Ag 3067 2927 0.00      
3 Ag 3065 2926 0.00      
4 Ag 3053 2914 0.00      
5 Ag 3049 2911 0.00      
6 Ag 1572 1501 0.00      
7 Ag 1558 1487 0.00      
8 Ag 1547 1477 0.00      
9 Ag 1542 1472 0.00      
10 Ag 1460 1394 0.00      
11 Ag 1411 1347 0.00      
12 Ag 1404 1340 0.00      
13 Ag 1346 1285 0.00      
14 Ag 1177 1124 0.00      
15 Ag 1086 1036 0.00      
16 Ag 1064 1016 0.00      
17 Ag 1016 970 0.00      
18 Ag 922 880 0.00      
19 Ag 480 458 0.00      
20 Ag 278 266 0.00      
21 Ag 199 190 0.00      
22 Au 3143 3000 132.41      
23 Au 3124 2983 53.37      
24 Au 3101 2961 0.46      
25 Au 3079 2940 0.05      
26 Au 1568 1496 20.46      
27 Au 1384 1321 0.57      
28 Au 1365 1303 0.19      
29 Au 1275 1217 0.28      
30 Au 1091 1041 0.86      
31 Au 914 873 2.13      
32 Au 778 743 3.00      
33 Au 749 715 12.40      
34 Au 247 236 0.00      
35 Au 165 158 0.00      
36 Au 75 72 0.00      
37 Au 46 44 0.00      
38 Bg 3142 3000 0.00      
39 Bg 3113 2972 0.00      
40 Bg 3089 2949 0.00      
41 Bg 3075 2935 0.00      
42 Bg 1568 1496 0.00      
43 Bg 1386 1323 0.00      
44 Bg 1371 1309 0.00      
45 Bg 1325 1265 0.00      
46 Bg 1234 1178 0.00      
47 Bg 1006 960 0.00      
48 Bg 833 795 0.00      
49 Bg 754 720 0.00      
50 Bg 250 239 0.00      
51 Bg 141 135 0.00      
52 Bg 111 106 0.00      
53 Bu 3142 3000 65.04      
54 Bu 3069 2929 150.73      
55 Bu 3065 2926 31.44      
56 Bu 3059 2920 3.90      
57 Bu 3049 2910 0.64      
58 Bu 1573 1502 20.77      
59 Bu 1564 1493 5.78      
60 Bu 1551 1480 0.73      
61 Bu 1541 1471 0.00      
62 Bu 1460 1394 14.50      
63 Bu 1413 1349 2.58      
64 Bu 1386 1323 0.51      
65 Bu 1297 1238 2.67      
66 Bu 1129 1078 22.76      
67 Bu 1080 1031 0.52      
68 Bu 1019 973 0.35      
69 Bu 906 865 5.61      
70 Bu 478 457 0.15      
71 Bu 344 329 0.14      
72 Bu 84 81 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 55074.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9546) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 52574.4 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 mPW1PW91/3-21G
ABC
0.35241 0.01632 0.01597

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.002 0.769 0.000
C2 -0.002 -0.769 0.000
C3 -1.416 1.361 0.000
C4 1.416 -1.361 0.000
C5 -1.416 2.898 0.000
C6 1.416 -2.898 0.000
C7 -2.841 3.474 0.000
C8 2.841 -3.474 0.000
H9 0.545 1.129 0.884
H10 0.545 1.129 -0.884
H11 -0.545 -1.129 0.884
H12 -0.545 -1.129 -0.884
H13 -1.960 1.000 -0.884
H14 -1.960 1.000 0.884
H15 1.960 -1.000 -0.884
H16 1.960 -1.000 0.884
H17 -0.872 3.257 0.883
H18 -0.872 3.257 -0.883
H19 0.872 -3.257 0.883
H20 0.872 -3.257 -0.883
H21 -2.827 4.568 0.000
H22 -3.390 3.138 -0.887
H23 -3.390 3.138 0.887
H24 2.827 -4.568 0.000
H25 3.390 -3.138 -0.887
H26 3.390 -3.138 0.887

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
C11.53711.53672.55622.55823.92963.92385.10431.09861.09862.16382.16382.16412.16412.78262.78262.78112.78114.21184.21184.73694.23124.23126.03845.24645.2464
C21.53712.55621.53673.92962.55825.10433.92382.16382.16381.09861.09862.78262.78262.16412.16414.21184.21182.78112.78116.03845.24645.24644.73694.23124.2312
C31.53672.55623.92801.53705.11442.54816.44142.16392.16392.78202.78201.09871.09874.21344.21342.16122.16125.22845.22843.50402.79992.79997.29086.64246.6424
C42.55621.53673.92805.11441.53706.44142.54812.78202.78202.16392.16394.21344.21341.09871.09875.22845.22842.16122.16127.29086.64246.64243.50402.79992.7999
C52.55823.92961.53705.11446.45061.53647.66252.78512.78514.21374.21372.16312.16315.23175.23171.09771.09776.62526.62522.18632.17692.17698.58747.76627.7662
C63.92962.55825.11441.53706.45067.66251.53644.21374.21372.78512.78515.23175.23172.16312.16316.62526.62521.09771.09778.58747.76627.76622.18632.17692.1769
C73.92385.10432.54816.44141.53647.66258.97444.21214.21215.21875.21872.77062.77066.62116.62112.16842.16847.73697.73691.09491.09571.09579.83829.12789.1278
C85.10433.92386.44142.54817.66251.53648.97445.21875.21874.21214.21216.62116.62112.77062.77067.73697.73692.16842.16849.83829.12789.12781.09491.09571.0957
H91.09862.16382.16392.78202.78514.21374.21215.21871.76842.50763.06843.06902.50843.10812.55622.55643.10794.39794.73974.89684.75984.41806.20065.42555.1283
H101.09862.16382.16392.78202.78514.21374.21215.21871.76843.06842.50762.50843.06902.55623.10813.10792.55644.73974.39794.89684.41804.75986.20065.12835.4255
H112.16381.09862.78202.16394.21372.78515.21874.21212.50763.06841.76843.10812.55623.06902.50844.39794.73972.55643.10796.20065.42555.12834.89684.75984.4180
H122.16381.09862.78202.16394.21372.78515.21874.21213.06842.50761.76842.55623.10812.50843.06904.73974.39793.10792.55646.20065.12835.42554.89684.41804.7598
H132.16412.78261.09874.21342.16315.23172.77066.62113.06902.50843.10812.55621.76794.40054.74243.06582.50525.40945.11263.77712.57213.12277.39586.76326.9912
H142.16412.78261.09874.21342.16315.23172.77066.62112.50843.06902.55623.10811.76794.74244.40052.50523.06585.11265.40943.77713.12272.57217.39586.99126.7632
H152.78262.16414.21341.09875.23172.16316.62112.77063.10812.55623.06902.50844.40054.74241.76795.40945.11263.06582.50527.39586.76326.99123.77712.57213.1227
H162.78262.16414.21341.09875.23172.16316.62112.77062.55623.10812.50843.06904.74244.40051.76795.11265.40942.50523.06587.39586.99126.76323.77713.12272.5721
H172.78114.21182.16125.22841.09776.62522.16847.73692.55643.10794.39794.73973.06582.50525.40945.11261.76656.74286.97032.51413.07982.52048.70017.88597.6847
H182.78114.21182.16125.22841.09776.62522.16847.73693.10792.55644.73974.39792.50523.06585.11265.40941.76656.97036.74282.51412.52043.07988.70017.68477.8859
H194.21182.78115.22842.16126.62521.09777.73692.16844.39794.73972.55643.10795.40945.11263.06582.50526.74286.97031.76658.70017.88597.68472.51413.07982.5204
H204.21182.78115.22842.16126.62521.09777.73692.16844.73974.39793.10792.55645.11265.40942.50523.06586.97036.74281.76658.70017.68477.88592.51412.52043.0798
H214.73696.03843.50407.29082.18638.58741.09499.83824.89684.89686.20066.20063.77713.77717.39587.39582.51412.51418.70018.70011.77481.774810.74429.94069.9406
H224.23125.24642.79996.64242.17697.76621.09579.12784.75984.41805.42555.12832.57213.12276.76326.99123.07982.52047.88597.68471.77481.77369.94069.23849.4071
H234.23125.24642.79996.64242.17697.76621.09579.12784.41804.75985.12835.42553.12272.57216.99126.76322.52043.07987.68477.88591.77481.77369.94069.40719.2384
H246.03844.73697.29083.50408.58742.18639.83821.09496.20066.20064.89684.89687.39587.39583.77713.77718.70018.70012.51412.514110.74429.94069.94061.77481.7748
H255.24644.23126.64242.79997.76622.17699.12781.09575.42555.12834.75984.41806.76326.99122.57213.12277.88597.68473.07982.52049.94069.23849.40711.77481.7736
H265.24644.23126.64242.79997.76622.17699.12781.09575.12835.42554.41804.75986.99126.76323.12272.57217.68477.88592.52043.07989.94069.40719.23841.77481.7736

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.529 C1 C2 H11 109.228
C1 C2 H12 109.228 C1 C3 C5 112.662
C1 C3 H13 109.274 C1 C3 H14 109.274
C2 C1 C3 112.529 C2 C1 H9 109.228
C2 C1 H10 109.228 C2 C4 C6 112.662
C2 C4 H15 109.274 C2 C4 H16 109.274
C3 C1 H9 109.263 C3 C1 H10 109.263
C3 C5 C7 112.012 C3 C5 H17 109.085
C3 C5 H18 109.085 C4 C2 H11 109.263
C4 C2 H12 109.263 C4 C6 C8 112.012
C4 C6 H19 109.085 C4 C6 H20 109.085
C5 C3 H13 109.172 C5 C3 H14 109.172
C5 C7 H21 111.278 C5 C7 H22 110.477
C5 C7 H23 110.477 C6 C4 H15 109.172
C6 C4 H16 109.172 C6 C8 H24 111.278
C6 C8 H25 110.477 C6 C8 H26 110.477
C7 C5 H17 109.692 C7 C5 H18 109.692
C8 C6 H19 109.692 C8 C6 H20 109.692
H9 C1 H10 107.186 H11 C2 H12 107.186
H13 C3 H14 107.134 H15 C4 H16 107.134
H17 C5 H18 107.147 H19 C6 H20 107.147
H21 C7 H22 108.224 H21 C7 H23 108.224
H22 C7 H23 108.058 H24 C8 H25 108.224
H24 C8 H26 108.224 H25 C8 H26 108.058
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.418      
2 C -0.418      
3 C -0.412      
4 C -0.412      
5 C -0.438      
6 C -0.438      
7 C -0.624      
8 C -0.624      
9 H 0.209      
10 H 0.209      
11 H 0.209      
12 H 0.209      
13 H 0.209      
14 H 0.209      
15 H 0.209      
16 H 0.209      
17 H 0.212      
18 H 0.212      
19 H 0.212      
20 H 0.212      
21 H 0.211      
22 H 0.210      
23 H 0.210      
24 H 0.211      
25 H 0.210      
26 H 0.210      


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 -55.271 0.291 0.000
y 0.291 -54.901 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -53.723
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.959 0.291 0.000
y 0.291 -0.404 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.363
Polar
3z2-r22.726
x2-y2-0.370
xy0.291
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.372 -2.000 0.000
y -2.000 13.675 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.716


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 680.648
(<r2>)1/2 26.089