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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH(CH3)CH3 (Isobutane)

using model chemistry: BLYP/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.481866
Energy at 298.15K-157.492451
HF Energy-157.481866
Nuclear repulsion energy132.794204
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 BLYP/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 3031 3014 101.15      
2 A1 2967 2950 8.92      
3 A1 2952 2935 8.06      
4 A1 1542 1534 16.63      
5 A1 1435 1427 2.91      
6 A1 1209 1202 1.60      
7 A1 763 759 0.93      
8 A1 425 423 0.56      
9 A2 3020 3003 0.00      
10 A2 1513 1505 0.00      
11 A2 966 960 0.00      
12 A2 215 214 0.00      
13 E 3026 3009 58.42      
13 E 3026 3009 58.41      
14 E 3017 3000 2.27      
14 E 3017 3000 2.27      
15 E 2959 2942 31.55      
15 E 2959 2942 31.56      
16 E 1537 1529 4.14      
16 E 1537 1529 4.14      
17 E 1519 1510 0.49      
17 E 1519 1510 0.49      
18 E 1409 1401 4.75      
18 E 1409 1401 4.75      
19 E 1348 1341 5.55      
19 E 1348 1341 5.55      
20 E 1176 1169 4.79      
20 E 1176 1169 4.79      
21 E 959 954 0.74      
21 E 959 954 0.74      
22 E 911 906 1.58      
22 E 911 906 1.58      
23 E 354 352 0.01      
23 E 354 352 0.01      
24 E 250 248 0.01      
24 E 250 248 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28480.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28323.9 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 BLYP/3-21G
ABC
0.25287 0.25287 0.14675

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.390
H2 0.000 0.000 1.496
C3 0.000 1.478 -0.100
C4 1.280 -0.739 -0.100
C5 -1.280 -0.739 -0.100
H6 0.000 1.511 -1.204
H7 1.308 -0.755 -1.204
H8 -1.308 -0.755 -1.204
H9 0.895 2.012 0.263
H10 -0.895 2.012 0.263
H11 1.295 -1.781 0.263
H12 2.190 -0.231 0.263
H13 -2.190 -0.231 0.263
H14 -1.295 -1.781 0.263

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.10641.55691.55691.55692.19592.19592.19592.20602.20602.20602.20602.20602.2060
H21.10642.17522.17522.17523.09393.09393.09392.52422.52422.52422.52422.52422.5242
C31.55692.17522.55992.55991.10452.81412.81411.10361.10363.52582.80152.80153.5258
C41.55692.17522.55992.55992.81411.10452.81412.80153.52581.10361.10363.52582.8015
C51.55692.17522.55992.55992.81412.81411.10453.52582.80152.80153.52581.10361.1036
H62.19593.09391.10452.81412.81412.61692.61691.78961.78963.82963.15923.15923.8296
H72.19593.09392.81411.10452.81412.61692.61693.15923.82961.78961.78963.82963.1592
H82.19593.09392.81412.81411.10452.61692.61693.82963.15923.15923.82961.78961.7896
H92.20602.52421.10362.80153.52581.78963.15923.82961.79033.81452.59003.81454.3803
H102.20602.52421.10363.52582.80151.78963.82963.15921.79034.38033.81452.59003.8145
H112.20602.52423.52581.10362.80153.82961.78963.15923.81454.38031.79033.81452.5900
H122.20602.52422.80151.10363.52583.15921.78963.82962.59003.81451.79034.38033.8145
H132.20602.52422.80153.52581.10363.15923.82961.78963.81452.59003.81454.38031.7903
H142.20602.52423.52582.80151.10363.82963.15921.78964.38033.81452.59003.81451.7903

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.031 C1 C3 H9 110.870
C1 C3 H10 110.870 C1 C4 H7 110.031
C1 C4 H11 110.870 C1 C4 H12 110.870
C1 C5 H8 110.031 C1 C5 H13 110.870
C1 C5 H14 110.870 H2 C1 C3 108.325
H2 C1 C4 108.325 H2 C1 C5 108.325
C3 C1 C4 110.593 C3 C1 C5 110.593
C4 C1 C5 110.593 H6 C3 H9 108.289
H6 C3 H10 108.289 H7 C4 H11 108.289
H7 C4 H12 108.289 H8 C5 H13 108.289
H8 C5 H14 108.289 H9 C3 H10 108.407
H11 C4 H12 108.407 H13 C5 H14 108.407
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.217      
2 H 0.171      
3 C -0.493      
4 C -0.493      
5 C -0.493      
6 H 0.169      
7 H 0.169      
8 H 0.169      
9 H 0.170      
10 H 0.170      
11 H 0.170      
12 H 0.170      
13 H 0.170      
14 H 0.170      


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 0.052 0.052
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.484 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -28.484 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.162
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.161 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.161 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.323
Polar
3z2-r20.645
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 6.523 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.523 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.797


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 101.082
(<r2>)1/2 10.054