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All results from a given calculation for C4H8 (methylcyclopropane)

using model chemistry: CID/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at CID/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.580059
Energy at 298.15K-155.588792
HF Energy-155.222514
Nuclear repulsion energy123.585169
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 CID/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 A' 3317 3090 19.29      
2 A' 3245 3023 9.51      
3 A' 3229 3008 9.13      
4 A' 3162 2946 21.45      
5 A' 3102 2890 24.01      
6 A' 1615 1505 7.03      
7 A' 1592 1483 2.52      
8 A' 1519 1415 4.67      
9 A' 1460 1360 0.85      
10 A' 1285 1197 0.15      
11 A' 1224 1141 0.13      
12 A' 1158 1079 18.45      
13 A' 1030 960 0.12      
14 A' 977 910 9.20      
15 A' 837 780 0.77      
16 A' 781 728 7.81      
17 A' 382 356 0.15      
18 A" 3301 3075 0.16      
19 A" 3221 3000 15.22      
20 A" 3164 2948 26.95      
21 A" 1608 1498 1.93      
22 A" 1570 1463 3.77      
23 A" 1263 1176 0.39      
24 A" 1238 1153 0.87      
25 A" 1185 1104 8.35      
26 A" 1173 1093 0.03      
27 A" 898 836 0.12      
28 A" 864 805 14.44      
29 A" 362 337 1.11      
30 A" 223 208 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24992.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9316) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23283.1 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 CID/3-21G
ABC
0.51132 0.21005 0.18430

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.355 0.416 0.000
C2 -0.901 1.274 0.000
H3 1.287 0.967 0.000
C4 0.355 -0.901 0.764
C5 0.355 -0.901 -0.764
H6 1.262 -1.201 1.270
H7 1.262 -1.201 -1.270
H8 -0.560 -1.182 1.267
H9 -0.560 -1.182 -1.267
H10 -1.793 0.640 0.000
H11 -0.937 1.912 0.887
H12 -0.937 1.912 -0.887

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12
C11.52121.08261.52241.52242.24732.24732.23572.23572.15902.16682.1668
C21.52122.20922.62532.62533.52393.52392.78522.78521.09421.09371.0937
H31.08262.20922.22302.22302.51302.51303.10453.10453.09662.57372.5737
C41.52242.62532.22301.52841.08092.24731.08162.24572.75103.09783.5085
C51.52242.62532.22301.52842.24731.08092.24571.08162.75103.50853.0978
H62.24733.52392.51301.08092.24732.54001.82203.12363.78543.83054.3796
H72.24733.52392.51302.24731.08092.54003.12361.82203.78544.37963.8305
H82.23572.78523.10451.08162.24571.82203.12362.53432.53863.14073.7897
H92.23572.78523.10452.24571.08163.12361.82202.53432.53863.78973.1407
H102.15901.09423.09662.75102.75103.78543.78542.53862.53861.77191.7719
H112.16681.09372.57373.09783.50853.83054.37963.14073.78971.77191.7750
H122.16681.09372.57373.50853.09784.37963.83053.78973.14071.77191.7750

picture of methylcyclopropane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H10 110.209 C1 C2 H11 110.855
C1 C2 H12 110.855 C1 C4 H5 59.870
C1 C4 H6 118.374 C1 C4 H8 117.306
C1 H5 C4 59.870 C1 H5 H7 118.374
C1 H5 H9 117.306 C2 C1 C3 115.047
C2 C1 C4 119.205 C2 C1 H5 119.205
C3 C1 C4 116.128 C3 C1 H5 116.128
C4 C1 H5 60.260 C4 H5 H7 117.900
C4 H5 H9 117.712 H5 C4 H6 117.900
H5 C4 H8 117.712 H6 C4 H8 114.824
H7 H5 H9 114.824 H10 C2 H11 108.173
H10 C2 H12 108.173 H11 C2 H12 108.484
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability