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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-314.008899
Energy at 298.15K-314.028394
Nuclear repulsion energy372.128188
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 B3LYP/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 3109 3000 0.00      
2 Ag 3044 2937 0.00      
3 Ag 3040 2934 0.00      
4 Ag 3027 2921 0.00      
5 Ag 3025 2919 0.00      
6 Ag 1573 1518 0.00      
7 Ag 1560 1505 0.00      
8 Ag 1548 1494 0.00      
9 Ag 1544 1490 0.00      
10 Ag 1459 1408 0.00      
11 Ag 1407 1358 0.00      
12 Ag 1399 1350 0.00      
13 Ag 1346 1299 0.00      
14 Ag 1165 1124 0.00      
15 Ag 1057 1020 0.00      
16 Ag 1037 1001 0.00      
17 Ag 1000 965 0.00      
18 Ag 904 872 0.00      
19 Ag 477 461 0.00      
20 Ag 273 264 0.00      
21 Ag 198 191 0.00      
22 Au 3111 3002 161.03      
23 Au 3093 2984 54.00      
24 Au 3068 2961 0.73      
25 Au 3048 2941 0.03      
26 Au 1567 1512 16.04      
27 Au 1379 1331 0.49      
28 Au 1360 1312 0.20      
29 Au 1273 1228 0.16      
30 Au 1089 1051 0.64      
31 Au 913 881 1.62      
32 Au 778 751 2.22      
33 Au 748 721 9.61      
34 Au 246 237 0.00      
35 Au 164 158 0.00      
36 Au 76 73 0.00      
37 Au 45 44 0.00      
38 Bg 3110 3001 0.00      
39 Bg 3081 2972 0.00      
40 Bg 3056 2949 0.00      
41 Bg 3044 2937 0.00      
42 Bg 1567 1512 0.00      
43 Bg 1380 1332 0.00      
44 Bg 1369 1321 0.00      
45 Bg 1322 1276 0.00      
46 Bg 1233 1190 0.00      
47 Bg 1004 969 0.00      
48 Bg 832 803 0.00      
49 Bg 754 727 0.00      
50 Bg 248 240 0.00      
51 Bg 141 136 0.00      
52 Bg 110 106 0.00      
53 Bu 3109 3000 76.71      
54 Bu 3045 2938 146.31      
55 Bu 3043 2936 50.10      
56 Bu 3034 2928 1.94      
57 Bu 3024 2918 0.74      
58 Bu 1575 1519 15.14      
59 Bu 1567 1512 1.89      
60 Bu 1553 1498 0.70      
61 Bu 1543 1489 0.02      
62 Bu 1459 1408 7.90      
63 Bu 1408 1359 2.18      
64 Bu 1385 1336 1.27      
65 Bu 1298 1252 0.25      
66 Bu 1121 1082 16.83      
67 Bu 1053 1016 0.13      
68 Bu 992 958 0.32      
69 Bu 892 861 3.81      
70 Bu 473 456 0.16      
71 Bu 343 331 0.11      
72 Bu 84 81 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 54700.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9649) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 52780.5 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 B3LYP/3-21G
ABC
0.35147 0.01613 0.01578

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.002 0.772 0.000
C2 -0.002 -0.772 0.000
C3 -1.422 1.372 0.000
C4 1.422 -1.372 0.000
C5 -1.422 2.916 0.000
C6 1.422 -2.916 0.000
C7 -2.850 3.501 0.000
C8 2.850 -3.501 0.000
H9 0.546 1.132 0.884
H10 0.546 1.132 -0.884
H11 -0.546 -1.132 0.884
H12 -0.546 -1.132 -0.884
H13 -1.966 1.011 -0.884
H14 -1.966 1.011 0.884
H15 1.966 -1.011 -0.884
H16 1.966 -1.011 0.884
H17 -0.877 3.275 0.884
H18 -0.877 3.275 -0.884
H19 0.877 -3.275 0.884
H20 0.877 -3.275 -0.884
H21 -2.830 4.596 0.000
H22 -3.402 3.168 -0.887
H23 -3.402 3.168 0.887
H24 2.830 -4.596 0.000
H25 3.402 -3.168 -0.887
H26 3.402 -3.168 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
C11.54481.54442.57142.57343.95243.94715.13561.09901.09902.17032.17032.17062.17062.79672.79672.79572.79574.23424.23424.75834.25594.25596.06815.27985.2798
C21.54482.57141.54443.95242.57345.13563.94712.17032.17031.09901.09902.79672.79672.17062.17064.23424.23422.79572.79576.06815.27985.27984.75834.25594.2559
C31.54442.57143.95081.54475.14482.56426.48002.17052.17052.79612.79611.09911.09914.23514.23512.16812.16815.25885.25883.51892.81722.81727.32756.68306.6830
C42.57141.54443.95085.14481.54476.48002.56422.79612.79612.17052.17054.23514.23511.09911.09915.25885.25882.16812.16817.32756.68306.68303.51892.81722.8172
C52.57343.95241.54475.14486.48861.54387.70902.79932.79934.23554.23552.16962.16965.26155.26151.09821.09826.66306.66302.19232.18462.18468.63227.81507.8150
C63.95242.57345.14481.54476.48867.70901.54384.23554.23552.79932.79935.26155.26152.16962.16966.66306.66301.09821.09828.63227.81507.81502.19232.18462.1846
C73.94715.13562.56426.48001.54387.70909.02904.23414.23415.24965.24962.78602.78606.65886.65882.17412.17417.78377.78371.09571.09641.09649.89109.18459.1845
C85.13563.94716.48002.56427.70901.54389.02905.24965.24964.23414.23416.65886.65882.78602.78607.78377.78372.17412.17419.89109.18459.18451.09571.09641.0964
H91.09902.17032.17052.79612.79934.23554.23415.24961.76892.51423.07413.07462.51493.12092.57132.57223.12124.41984.76034.91724.78224.44196.23035.45805.1624
H101.09902.17032.17052.79612.79934.23554.23415.24961.76893.07412.51422.51493.07462.57133.12093.12122.57224.76034.41984.91724.44194.78226.23035.16245.4580
H112.17031.09902.79612.17054.23552.79935.24964.23412.51423.07411.76893.12092.57133.07462.51494.41984.76032.57223.12126.23035.45805.16244.91724.78224.4419
H122.17031.09902.79612.17054.23552.79935.24964.23413.07412.51421.76892.57133.12092.51493.07464.76034.41983.12122.57226.23035.16245.45804.91724.44194.7822
H132.17062.79671.09914.23512.16965.26152.78606.65883.07462.51493.12092.57131.76854.42174.76223.07182.51215.43885.14343.79222.59113.13897.43166.80317.0300
H142.17062.79671.09914.23512.16965.26152.78606.65882.51493.07462.57133.12091.76854.76224.42172.51213.07185.14345.43883.79223.13892.59117.43167.03006.8031
H152.79672.17064.23511.09915.26152.16966.65882.78603.12092.57133.07462.51494.42174.76221.76855.43885.14343.07182.51217.43166.80317.03003.79222.59113.1389
H162.79672.17064.23511.09915.26152.16966.65882.78602.57133.12092.51493.07464.76224.42171.76855.14345.43882.51213.07187.43167.03006.80313.79223.13892.5911
H172.79574.23422.16815.25881.09826.66302.17417.78372.57223.12124.41984.76033.07182.51215.43885.14341.76716.78087.00732.51813.08592.52728.74537.93477.7346
H182.79574.23422.16815.25881.09826.66302.17417.78373.12122.57224.76034.41982.51213.07185.14345.43881.76717.00736.78082.51812.52723.08598.74537.73467.9347
H194.23422.79575.25882.16816.66301.09827.78372.17414.41984.76032.57223.12125.43885.14343.07182.51216.78087.00731.76718.74537.93477.73462.51813.08592.5272
H204.23422.79575.25882.16816.66301.09827.78372.17414.76034.41983.12122.57225.14345.43882.51213.07187.00736.78081.76718.74537.73467.93472.51812.52723.0859
H214.75836.06813.51897.32752.19238.63221.09579.89104.91724.91726.23036.23033.79223.79227.43167.43162.51812.51818.74538.74531.77601.776010.79549.99569.9956
H224.25595.27982.81726.68302.18467.81501.09649.18454.78224.44195.45805.16242.59113.13896.80317.03003.08592.52727.93477.73461.77601.77489.99569.29749.4652
H234.25595.27982.81726.68302.18467.81501.09649.18454.44194.78225.16245.45803.13892.59117.03006.80312.52723.08597.73467.93471.77601.77489.99569.46529.2974
H246.06814.75837.32753.51898.63222.19239.89101.09576.23036.23034.91724.91727.43167.43163.79223.79228.74538.74532.51812.518110.79549.99569.99561.77601.7760
H255.27984.25596.68302.81727.81502.18469.18451.09645.45805.16244.78224.44196.80317.03002.59113.13897.93477.73463.08592.52729.99569.29749.46521.77601.7748
H265.27984.25596.68302.81727.81502.18469.18451.09645.16245.45804.44194.78227.03006.80313.13892.59117.73467.93472.52723.08599.99569.46529.29741.77601.7748

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.692 C1 C2 H11 109.189
C1 C2 H12 109.189 C1 C3 C5 112.830
C1 C3 H13 109.229 C1 C3 H14 109.229
C2 C1 C3 112.692 C2 C1 H9 109.189
C2 C1 H10 109.189 C2 C4 C6 112.830
C2 C4 H15 109.229 C2 C4 H16 109.229
C3 C1 H9 109.224 C3 C1 H10 109.224
C3 C5 C7 112.251 C3 C5 H17 109.069
C3 C5 H18 109.069 C4 C2 H11 109.224
C4 C2 H12 109.224 C4 C6 C8 112.251
C4 C6 H19 109.069 C4 C6 H20 109.069
C5 C3 H13 109.134 C5 C3 H14 109.134
C5 C7 H21 111.180 C5 C7 H22 110.524
C5 C7 H23 110.524 C6 C4 H15 109.134
C6 C4 H16 109.134 C6 C8 H24 111.180
C6 C8 H25 110.524 C6 C8 H26 110.524
C7 C5 H17 109.593 C7 C5 H18 109.593
C8 C6 H19 109.593 C8 C6 H20 109.593
H9 C1 H10 107.170 H11 C2 H12 107.170
H13 C3 H14 107.123 H15 C4 H16 107.123
H17 C5 H18 107.128 H19 C6 H20 107.128
H21 C7 H22 108.221 H21 C7 H23 108.221
H22 C7 H23 108.067 H24 C8 H25 108.221
H24 C8 H26 108.221 H25 C8 H26 108.067
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.363      
2 C -0.363      
3 C -0.356      
4 C -0.356      
5 C -0.377      
6 C -0.377      
7 C -0.551      
8 C -0.551      
9 H 0.181      
10 H 0.181      
11 H 0.181      
12 H 0.181      
13 H 0.181      
14 H 0.181      
15 H 0.181      
16 H 0.181      
17 H 0.184      
18 H 0.184      
19 H 0.184      
20 H 0.184      
21 H 0.185      
22 H 0.185      
23 H 0.185      
24 H 0.185      
25 H 0.185      
26 H 0.185      


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 -55.697 0.313 0.000
y 0.313 -55.305 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -54.134
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.977 0.313 0.000
y 0.313 -0.389 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.367
Polar
3z2-r22.733
x2-y2-0.392
xy0.313
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.434 -2.070 0.000
y -2.070 13.810 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.745


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 688.333
(<r2>)1/2 26.236