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All results from a given calculation for C(CH3)3 (Tert-butyl radical)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 2A"
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-156.163621
Energy at 298.15K-156.172295
HF Energy-155.808220
Nuclear repulsion energy124.431455
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 MP2=FULL/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 A1 3104 2964 44.29      
2 A1 3025 2888 34.38      
3 A1 1595 1523 19.39      
4 A1 1506 1438 1.06      
5 A1 1178 1125 0.56      
6 A1 737 704 0.65      
7 A1 264 252 4.59      
8 A2 3140 2998 0.00      
9 A2 1582 1510 0.00      
10 A2 1031 984 0.00      
11 A2 173 165 0.00      
12 E 3146 3004 36.31      
12 E 3146 3004 36.31      
13 E 3102 2962 10.39      
13 E 3102 2962 10.39      
14 E 3021 2885 19.09      
14 E 3021 2885 19.09      
15 E 1600 1528 3.97      
15 E 1600 1528 3.97      
16 E 1578 1506 1.80      
16 E 1578 1506 1.80      
17 E 1482 1415 6.21      
17 E 1482 1415 6.21      
18 E 1320 1260 10.56      
18 E 1320 1260 10.56      
19 E 1041 994 1.25      
19 E 1041 994 1.25      
20 E 992 947 0.09      
20 E 992 947 0.09      
21 E 385 368 0.01      
21 E 385 368 0.01      
22 E 161 154 0.00      
22 E 161 154 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26493.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 25296.4 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 MP2=FULL/3-21G
ABC
0.26266 0.26266 0.14293

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.198
C2 0.000 1.498 -0.023
C3 1.297 -0.749 -0.023
C4 -1.297 -0.749 -0.023
H5 0.000 1.743 -1.099
H6 1.509 -0.871 -1.099
H7 -1.509 -0.871 -1.099
H8 -0.890 1.958 0.422
H9 0.890 1.958 0.422
H10 2.141 -0.208 0.422
H11 1.250 -1.750 0.422
H12 -1.250 -1.750 0.422
H13 -2.141 -0.208 0.422

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.51431.51431.51432.17222.17222.17222.16232.16232.16232.16232.16232.1623
C21.51432.59482.59481.10313.00833.00831.09631.09632.77333.50863.50862.7733
C31.51432.59482.59483.00831.10313.00833.50862.77331.09631.09632.77333.5086
C41.51432.59482.59483.00833.00831.10312.77333.50863.50862.77331.09631.0963
H52.17221.10313.00833.00833.01873.01871.77541.77543.27134.00944.00943.2713
H62.17223.00831.10313.00833.01873.01874.00943.27131.77541.77543.27134.0094
H72.17223.00833.00831.10313.01873.01873.27134.00944.00943.27131.77541.7754
H82.16231.09633.50862.77331.77544.00943.27131.78023.72494.28103.72492.5009
H92.16231.09632.77333.50861.77543.27134.00941.78022.50093.72494.28103.7249
H102.16232.77331.09633.50863.27131.77544.00943.72492.50091.78023.72494.2810
H112.16233.50861.09632.77334.00941.77543.27134.28103.72491.78022.50093.7249
H122.16233.50862.77331.09634.00943.27131.77543.72494.28103.72492.50091.7802
H132.16232.77333.50861.09633.27134.00941.77542.50093.72494.28103.72491.7802

picture of Tert-butyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 111.209 C1 C2 H8 110.825
C1 C2 H9 110.825 C1 C3 H6 111.209
C1 C3 H10 110.825 C1 C3 H11 110.825
C1 C4 H7 111.209 C1 C4 H12 110.825
C1 C4 H13 110.825 C2 C1 C3 117.909
C2 C1 C4 117.909 C3 C1 C4 117.909
H5 C2 H8 107.647 H5 C2 H9 107.647
H6 C3 H10 107.647 H6 C3 H11 107.647
H7 C4 H12 107.647 H7 C4 H13 107.647
H8 C2 H9 108.557 H10 C3 H11 108.557
H12 C4 H13 108.557
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

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