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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: B1B95/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1AG
Energy calculated at B1B95/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-313.792359
Energy at 298.15K-313.811828
Nuclear repulsion energy374.131748
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 B1B95/3-21G
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 3138 3003 0.00      
2 Ag 3061 2928 0.00      
3 Ag 3059 2926 0.00      
4 Ag 3046 2914 0.00      
5 Ag 3042 2910 0.00      
6 Ag 1565 1497 0.00      
7 Ag 1550 1483 0.00      
8 Ag 1540 1473 0.00      
9 Ag 1535 1468 0.00      
10 Ag 1452 1389 0.00      
11 Ag 1400 1340 0.00      
12 Ag 1395 1335 0.00      
13 Ag 1336 1278 0.00      
14 Ag 1169 1118 0.00      
15 Ag 1081 1034 0.00      
16 Ag 1058 1012 0.00      
17 Ag 1009 966 0.00      
18 Ag 917 877 0.00      
19 Ag 471 450 0.00      
20 Ag 276 264 0.00      
21 Ag 194 185 0.00      
22 Au 3136 3001 130.72      
23 Au 3117 2982 60.65      
24 Au 3095 2961 0.34      
25 Au 3073 2940 0.11      
26 Au 1560 1492 20.02      
27 Au 1372 1313 0.63      
28 Au 1353 1295 0.22      
29 Au 1266 1211 0.21      
30 Au 1083 1036 0.83      
31 Au 907 867 2.00      
32 Au 772 739 2.72      
33 Au 745 712 11.45      
34 Au 244 233 0.00      
35 Au 163 156 0.00      
36 Au 75 71 0.00      
37 Au 46 44 0.00      
38 Bg 3136 3000 0.00      
39 Bg 3107 2972 0.00      
40 Bg 3083 2950 0.00      
41 Bg 3068 2935 0.00      
42 Bg 1560 1492 0.00      
43 Bg 1373 1314 0.00      
44 Bg 1362 1303 0.00      
45 Bg 1316 1259 0.00      
46 Bg 1226 1173 0.00      
47 Bg 998 955 0.00      
48 Bg 826 790 0.00      
49 Bg 750 717 0.00      
50 Bg 247 236 0.00      
51 Bg 140 134 0.00      
52 Bg 109 104 0.00      
53 Bu 3138 3002 66.04      
54 Bu 3062 2929 151.08      
55 Bu 3059 2927 28.79      
56 Bu 3053 2921 8.50      
57 Bu 3042 2910 0.90      
58 Bu 1565 1498 18.97      
59 Bu 1557 1489 4.99      
60 Bu 1543 1476 0.70      
61 Bu 1534 1467 0.00      
62 Bu 1452 1389 13.09      
63 Bu 1403 1343 2.57      
64 Bu 1375 1316 0.60      
65 Bu 1287 1231 1.83      
66 Bu 1122 1073 21.26      
67 Bu 1074 1027 0.56      
68 Bu 1014 970 0.35      
69 Bu 900 861 5.45      
70 Bu 472 451 0.14      
71 Bu 336 321 0.11      
72 Bu 84 80 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 54833.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 52458.8 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 B1B95/3-21G
ABC
0.35227 0.01636 0.01601

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/3-21G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.002 0.768 0.000
C2 -0.002 -0.768 0.000
C3 -1.416 1.358 0.000
C4 1.416 -1.358 0.000
C5 -1.416 2.894 0.000
C6 1.416 -2.894 0.000
C7 -2.841 3.465 0.000
C8 2.841 -3.465 0.000
H9 0.545 1.128 0.884
H10 0.545 1.128 -0.884
H11 -0.545 -1.128 0.884
H12 -0.545 -1.128 -0.884
H13 -1.959 0.997 -0.883
H14 -1.959 0.997 0.883
H15 1.959 -0.997 -0.883
H16 1.959 -0.997 0.883
H17 -0.872 3.252 0.883
H18 -0.872 3.252 -0.883
H19 0.872 -3.252 0.883
H20 0.872 -3.252 -0.883
H21 -2.832 4.559 0.000
H22 -3.388 3.127 -0.886
H23 -3.388 3.127 0.886
H24 2.832 -4.559 0.000
H25 3.388 -3.127 -0.886
H26 3.388 -3.127 0.886

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
C11.53601.53572.55302.55533.92533.91915.09711.09781.09782.16252.16252.16272.16272.77912.77912.77752.77754.20694.20694.73344.22384.22386.03225.23625.2362
C21.53602.55301.53573.92532.55535.09713.91912.16252.16251.09781.09782.77912.77912.16272.16274.20694.20692.77752.77756.03225.23625.23624.73344.22384.2238
C31.53572.55303.92341.53605.10832.54426.43302.16272.16272.77872.77871.09791.09794.20864.20862.15942.15945.22175.22173.50062.79342.79347.28396.63116.6311
C42.55301.53573.92345.10831.53606.43302.54422.77872.77872.16272.16274.20864.20861.09791.09795.22175.22172.15942.15947.28396.63116.63113.50062.79342.7934
C52.55533.92531.53605.10836.44321.53567.65252.78232.78234.20934.20932.16192.16195.22545.22541.09681.09686.61726.61722.18612.17462.17468.57867.75297.7529
C63.92532.55535.10831.53606.44327.65251.53564.20934.20932.78232.78235.22545.22542.16192.16196.61726.61721.09681.09688.57867.75297.75292.18612.17462.1746
C73.91915.09712.54426.43301.53567.65258.96224.20784.20785.21125.21122.76632.76636.61286.61282.16822.16827.72617.72611.09391.09491.09499.82739.11269.1126
C85.09713.91916.43302.54427.65251.53568.96225.21125.21124.20784.20786.61286.61282.76632.76637.72617.72612.16822.16829.82739.11269.11261.09391.09491.0949
H91.09782.16252.16272.77872.78234.20934.20785.21121.76732.50603.06653.06702.50683.10462.55272.55303.10454.39284.73464.89424.75294.41126.19375.41505.1176
H101.09782.16252.16272.77872.78234.20934.20785.21121.76733.06652.50602.50683.06702.55273.10463.10452.55304.73464.39284.89424.41124.75296.19375.11765.4150
H112.16251.09782.77872.16274.20932.78235.21124.20782.50603.06651.76733.10462.55273.06702.50684.39284.73462.55303.10456.19375.41505.11764.89424.75294.4112
H122.16251.09782.77872.16274.20932.78235.21124.20783.06652.50601.76732.55273.10462.50683.06704.73464.39283.10452.55306.19375.11765.41504.89424.41124.7529
H132.16272.77911.09794.20862.16195.22542.76636.61283.06702.50683.10462.55271.76684.39554.73733.06362.50335.40255.10573.77272.56493.11617.38926.75206.9800
H142.16272.77911.09794.20862.16195.22542.76636.61282.50683.06702.55273.10461.76684.73734.39552.50333.06365.10575.40253.77273.11612.56497.38926.98006.7520
H152.77912.16274.20861.09795.22542.16196.61282.76633.10462.55273.06702.50684.39554.73731.76685.40255.10573.06362.50337.38926.75206.98003.77272.56493.1161
H162.77912.16274.20861.09795.22542.16196.61282.76632.55273.10462.50683.06704.73734.39551.76685.10575.40252.50333.06367.38926.98006.75203.77273.11612.5649
H172.77754.20692.15945.22171.09686.61722.16827.72612.55303.10454.39284.73463.06362.50335.40255.10571.76546.73426.96172.51563.07782.51898.69017.87197.6706
H182.77754.20692.15945.22171.09686.61722.16827.72613.10452.55304.73464.39282.50333.06365.10575.40251.76546.96176.73422.51562.51893.07788.69017.67067.8719
H194.20692.77755.22172.15946.61721.09687.72612.16824.39284.73462.55303.10455.40255.10573.06362.50336.73426.96171.76548.69017.87197.67062.51563.07782.5189
H204.20692.77755.22172.15946.61721.09687.72612.16824.73464.39283.10452.55305.10575.40252.50333.06366.96176.73421.76548.69017.67067.87192.51562.51893.0778
H214.73346.03223.50067.28392.18618.57861.09399.82734.89424.89426.19376.19373.77273.77277.38927.38922.51562.51568.69018.69011.77381.773810.73439.92709.9270
H224.22385.23622.79346.63112.17467.75291.09499.11264.75294.41125.41505.11762.56493.11616.75206.98003.07782.51897.87197.67061.77381.77209.92709.22059.3892
H234.22385.23622.79346.63112.17467.75291.09499.11264.41124.75295.11765.41503.11612.56496.98006.75202.51893.07787.67067.87191.77381.77209.92709.38929.2205
H246.03224.73347.28393.50068.57862.18619.82731.09396.19376.19374.89424.89427.38927.38923.77273.77278.69018.69012.51562.515610.73439.92709.92701.77381.7738
H255.23624.22386.63112.79347.75292.17469.11261.09495.41505.11764.75294.41126.75206.98002.56493.11617.87197.67063.07782.51899.92709.22059.38921.77381.7720
H265.23624.22386.63112.79347.75292.17469.11261.09495.11765.41504.41124.75296.98006.75203.11612.56497.67067.87192.51893.07789.92709.38929.22051.77381.7720

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.430 C1 C2 H11 109.249
C1 C2 H12 109.249 C1 C3 C5 112.586
C1 C3 H13 109.284 C1 C3 H14 109.284
C2 C1 C3 112.430 C2 C1 H9 109.249
C2 C1 H10 109.249 C2 C4 C6 112.586
C2 C4 H15 109.284 C2 C4 H16 109.284
C3 C1 H9 109.284 C3 C1 H10 109.284
C3 C5 C7 111.846 C3 C5 H17 109.067
C3 C5 H18 109.067 C4 C2 H11 109.284
C4 C2 H12 109.284 C4 C6 C8 111.846
C4 C6 H19 109.067 C4 C6 H20 109.067
C5 C3 H13 109.195 C5 C3 H14 109.195
C5 C7 H21 111.370 C5 C7 H22 110.395
C5 C7 H23 110.395 C6 C4 H15 109.195
C6 C4 H16 109.195 C6 C8 H24 111.370
C6 C8 H25 110.395 C6 C8 H26 110.395
C7 C5 H17 109.782 C7 C5 H18 109.782
C8 C6 H19 109.782 C8 C6 H20 109.782
H9 C1 H10 107.208 H11 C2 H12 107.208
H13 C3 H14 107.148 H15 C4 H16 107.148
H17 C5 H18 107.179 H19 C6 H20 107.179
H21 C7 H22 108.267 H21 C7 H23 108.267
H22 C7 H23 108.044 H24 C8 H25 108.267
H24 C8 H26 108.267 H25 C8 H26 108.044
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.403      
2 C -0.403      
3 C -0.397      
4 C -0.397      
5 C -0.423      
6 C -0.423      
7 C -0.599      
8 C -0.599      
9 H 0.202      
10 H 0.202      
11 H 0.202      
12 H 0.202      
13 H 0.201      
14 H 0.201      
15 H 0.201      
16 H 0.201      
17 H 0.205      
18 H 0.205      
19 H 0.205      
20 H 0.205      
21 H 0.203      
22 H 0.202      
23 H 0.202      
24 H 0.203      
25 H 0.202      
26 H 0.202      


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 -55.274 0.259 0.000
y 0.259 -54.867 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -53.739
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.971 0.259 0.000
y 0.259 -0.361 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.332
Polar
3z2-r22.663
x2-y2-0.407
xy0.259
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.442 -2.039 0.000
y -2.039 13.756 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.743


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 678.966
(<r2>)1/2 26.057