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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-313.539590
Energy at 298.15K-313.558901
Nuclear repulsion energy371.142956
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 PBEPBE/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 3051 3023 0.00      
2 Ag 2975 2948 0.00      
3 Ag 2970 2943 0.00      
4 Ag 2956 2929 0.00      
5 Ag 2952 2926 0.00      
6 Ag 1525 1511 0.00      
7 Ag 1509 1495 0.00      
8 Ag 1497 1484 0.00      
9 Ag 1492 1479 0.00      
10 Ag 1407 1394 0.00      
11 Ag 1357 1345 0.00      
12 Ag 1349 1337 0.00      
13 Ag 1296 1285 0.00      
14 Ag 1135 1125 0.00      
15 Ag 1051 1042 0.00      
16 Ag 1031 1021 0.00      
17 Ag 982 973 0.00      
18 Ag 892 884 0.00      
19 Ag 463 459 0.00      
20 Ag 270 268 0.00      
21 Ag 192 190 0.00      
22 Au 3050 3022 126.20      
23 Au 3028 3000 68.78      
24 Au 3004 2977 0.71      
25 Au 2982 2955 0.06      
26 Au 1519 1505 18.61      
27 Au 1337 1325 0.57      
28 Au 1319 1307 0.17      
29 Au 1232 1221 0.25      
30 Au 1055 1046 0.87      
31 Au 883 875 2.08      
32 Au 755 748 2.79      
33 Au 729 722 12.12      
34 Au 243 241 0.00      
35 Au 163 162 0.00      
36 Au 77 76 0.00      
37 Au 45 44 0.00      
38 Bg 3049 3022 0.00      
39 Bg 3016 2989 0.00      
40 Bg 2992 2965 0.00      
41 Bg 2977 2950 0.00      
42 Bg 1519 1505 0.00      
43 Bg 1338 1326 0.00      
44 Bg 1326 1314 0.00      
45 Bg 1281 1269 0.00      
46 Bg 1192 1181 0.00      
47 Bg 972 963 0.00      
48 Bg 806 798 0.00      
49 Bg 733 727 0.00      
50 Bg 246 244 0.00      
51 Bg 141 139 0.00      
52 Bg 108 107 0.00      
53 Bu 3051 3023 67.87      
54 Bu 2975 2948 106.91      
55 Bu 2972 2945 84.88      
56 Bu 2963 2936 4.38      
57 Bu 2952 2925 0.84      
58 Bu 1526 1512 16.51      
59 Bu 1517 1503 3.94      
60 Bu 1501 1488 0.73      
61 Bu 1492 1478 0.01      
62 Bu 1407 1395 10.52      
63 Bu 1359 1346 2.64      
64 Bu 1335 1322 0.97      
65 Bu 1250 1238 0.80      
66 Bu 1090 1080 20.46      
67 Bu 1045 1036 0.53      
68 Bu 988 979 0.37      
69 Bu 876 868 5.39      
70 Bu 463 459 0.16      
71 Bu 332 329 0.14      
72 Bu 83 82 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 53322.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9909) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 52837.1 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 PBEPBE/3-21G
ABC
0.34738 0.01610 0.01576

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.002 0.773 0.000
C2 -0.002 -0.773 0.000
C3 -1.424 1.371 0.000
C4 1.424 -1.371 0.000
C5 -1.424 2.918 0.000
C6 1.424 -2.918 0.000
C7 -2.857 3.499 0.000
C8 2.857 -3.499 0.000
H9 0.551 1.137 0.892
H10 0.551 1.137 -0.892
H11 -0.551 -1.137 0.892
H12 -0.551 -1.137 -0.892
H13 -1.973 1.008 -0.892
H14 -1.973 1.008 0.892
H15 1.973 -1.008 -0.892
H16 1.973 -1.008 0.892
H17 -0.874 3.279 0.891
H18 -0.874 3.279 -0.891
H19 0.874 -3.279 0.891
H20 0.874 -3.279 -0.891
H21 -2.841 4.604 0.000
H22 -3.411 3.161 -0.894
H23 -3.411 3.161 0.894
H24 2.841 -4.604 0.000
H25 3.411 -3.161 -0.894
H26 3.411 -3.161 0.894

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
C11.54681.54652.57362.57573.95623.94995.13861.10861.10862.17942.17942.17992.17992.80252.80252.80012.80014.24014.24014.77024.25954.25956.08075.28165.2816
C21.54682.57361.54653.95622.57575.13863.94992.17942.17941.10861.10862.80252.80252.17992.17994.24014.24012.80012.80016.08075.28165.28164.77024.25954.2595
C31.54652.57363.95441.54685.14932.56516.48462.17982.17982.80182.80181.10871.10874.24264.24262.17632.17635.26355.26353.52922.81902.81907.34146.68696.6869
C42.57361.54653.95445.14931.54686.48462.56512.80182.80182.17982.17984.24264.24261.10871.10875.26355.26352.17632.17637.34146.68696.68693.52922.81902.8190
C52.57573.95621.54685.14936.49451.54577.71432.80532.80534.24294.24292.17882.17885.26805.26801.10771.10776.66976.66972.20202.19182.19188.64727.81847.8184
C63.95622.57575.14931.54686.49457.71431.54574.24294.24292.80532.80535.26805.26802.17882.17886.66976.66971.10771.10778.64727.81847.81842.20202.19182.1918
C73.94995.13862.56516.48461.54577.71439.03444.24114.24115.25425.25422.79002.79006.66616.66612.18452.18457.78857.78851.10441.10531.10539.90589.18879.1887
C85.13863.94996.48462.56517.71431.54579.03445.25425.25424.24114.24116.66616.66612.79002.79007.78857.78852.18452.18459.90589.18879.18871.10441.10531.1053
H91.10862.17942.17982.80182.80534.24294.24115.25421.78442.52623.09283.09362.52733.13142.57342.57303.13064.42774.77344.93164.79374.44836.24465.46245.1620
H101.10862.17942.17982.80182.80534.24294.24115.25421.78443.09282.52622.52733.09362.57343.13143.13062.57304.77344.42774.93164.44834.79376.24465.16205.4624
H112.17941.10862.80182.17984.24292.80535.25424.24112.52623.09281.78443.13142.57343.09362.52734.42774.77342.57303.13066.24465.46245.16204.93164.79374.4483
H122.17941.10862.80182.17984.24292.80535.25424.24113.09282.52621.78442.57343.13142.52733.09364.77344.42773.13062.57306.24465.16205.46244.93164.44834.7937
H132.17992.80251.10874.24262.17885.26802.79006.66613.09362.52733.13142.57341.78394.43154.77703.08982.52345.44655.14643.80532.58863.14517.44746.80897.0393
H142.17992.80251.10874.24262.17885.26802.79006.66612.52733.09362.57343.13141.78394.77704.43152.52343.08985.14645.44653.80533.14512.58867.44747.03936.8089
H152.80252.17994.24261.10875.26802.17886.66612.79003.13142.57343.09362.52734.43154.77701.78395.44655.14643.08982.52347.44746.80897.03933.80532.58863.1451
H162.80252.17994.24261.10875.26802.17886.66612.79002.57343.13142.52733.09364.77704.43151.78395.14645.44652.52343.08987.44747.03936.80893.80533.14512.5886
H172.80014.24012.17635.26351.10776.66972.18457.78852.57303.13064.42774.77343.08982.52345.44655.14641.78236.78747.01752.53333.10412.53918.76007.93847.7350
H182.80014.24012.17635.26351.10776.66972.18457.78853.13062.57304.77344.42772.52343.08985.14645.44651.78237.01756.78742.53332.53913.10418.76007.73507.9384
H194.24012.80015.26352.17636.66971.10777.78852.18454.42774.77342.57303.13065.44655.14643.08982.52346.78747.01751.78238.76007.93847.73502.53333.10412.5391
H204.24012.80015.26352.17636.66971.10777.78852.18454.77344.42773.13062.57305.14645.44652.52343.08987.01756.78741.78238.76007.73507.93842.53332.53913.1041
H214.77026.08073.52927.34142.20208.64721.10449.90584.93164.93166.24466.24463.80533.80537.44747.44742.53332.53338.76008.76001.79061.790610.819710.008510.0085
H224.25955.28162.81906.68692.19187.81841.10539.18874.79374.44835.46245.16202.58863.14516.80897.03933.10412.53917.93847.73501.79061.788810.00859.29989.4702
H234.25955.28162.81906.68692.19187.81841.10539.18874.44834.79375.16205.46243.14512.58867.03936.80892.53913.10417.73507.93841.79061.788810.00859.47029.2998
H246.08074.77027.34143.52928.64722.20209.90581.10446.24466.24464.93164.93167.44747.44743.80533.80538.76008.76002.53332.533310.819710.008510.00851.79061.7906
H255.28164.25956.68692.81907.81842.19189.18871.10535.46245.16204.79374.44836.80897.03932.58863.14517.93847.73503.10412.539110.00859.29989.47021.79061.7888
H265.28164.25956.68692.81907.81842.19189.18871.10535.16205.46244.44834.79377.03936.80893.14512.58867.73507.93842.53913.104110.00859.47029.29981.79061.7888

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.604 C1 C2 H11 109.205
C1 C2 H12 109.205 C1 C3 C5 112.745
C1 C3 H13 109.259 C1 C3 H14 109.259
C2 C1 C3 112.604 C2 C1 H9 109.205
C2 C1 H10 109.205 C2 C4 C6 112.745
C2 C4 H15 109.259 C2 C4 H16 109.259
C3 C1 H9 109.254 C3 C1 H10 109.254
C3 C5 C7 112.084 C3 C5 H17 109.017
C3 C5 H18 109.017 C4 C2 H11 109.254
C4 C2 H12 109.254 C4 C6 C8 112.084
C4 C6 H19 109.017 C4 C6 H20 109.017
C5 C3 H13 109.151 C5 C3 H14 109.151
C5 C7 H21 111.298 C5 C7 H22 110.442
C5 C7 H23 110.442 C6 C4 H15 109.151
C6 C4 H16 109.151 C6 C8 H24 111.298
C6 C8 H25 110.442 C6 C8 H26 110.442
C7 C5 H17 109.730 C7 C5 H18 109.730
C8 C6 H19 109.730 C8 C6 H20 109.730
H9 C1 H10 107.172 H11 C2 H12 107.172
H13 C3 H14 107.117 H15 C4 H16 107.117
H17 C5 H18 107.131 H19 C6 H20 107.131
H21 C7 H22 108.262 H21 C7 H23 108.262
H22 C7 H23 108.033 H24 C8 H25 108.262
H24 C8 H26 108.262 H25 C8 H26 108.033
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.392      
2 C -0.392      
3 C -0.385      
4 C -0.385      
5 C -0.409      
6 C -0.409      
7 C -0.594      
8 C -0.594      
9 H 0.196      
10 H 0.196      
11 H 0.196      
12 H 0.196      
13 H 0.195      
14 H 0.195      
15 H 0.195      
16 H 0.195      
17 H 0.199      
18 H 0.199      
19 H 0.199      
20 H 0.199      
21 H 0.199      
22 H 0.199      
23 H 0.199      
24 H 0.199      
25 H 0.199      
26 H 0.199      


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 -55.410 0.231 0.000
y 0.231 -55.028 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -53.974
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.909 0.231 0.000
y 0.231 -0.336 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.245
Polar
3z2-r22.490
x2-y2-0.382
xy0.231
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.823 -2.230 0.000
y -2.230 14.278 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.946


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 689.565
(<r2>)1/2 26.260