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

using model chemistry: MP2/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-156.806209
Energy at 298.15K-156.817071
HF Energy-156.433427
Nuclear repulsion energy133.639125
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 MP2/3-21G
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 3152 3008 81.31      
2 A1 3082 2942 8.78      
3 A1 3073 2933 4.59      
4 A1 1614 1540 16.54      
5 A1 1505 1437 4.19      
6 A1 1277 1219 0.76      
7 A1 791 755 0.77      
8 A1 442 422 0.34      
9 A2 3144 3001 0.00      
10 A2 1587 1515 0.00      
11 A2 1017 970 0.00      
12 A2 242 231 0.00      
13 E 3148 3005 44.82      
13 E 3148 3005 44.82      
14 E 3141 2998 3.47      
14 E 3141 2998 3.47      
15 E 3069 2929 23.98      
15 E 3069 2929 23.98      
16 E 1607 1534 4.38      
16 E 1607 1534 4.38      
17 E 1592 1520 0.51      
17 E 1592 1520 0.51      
18 E 1480 1412 6.28      
18 E 1480 1412 6.28      
19 E 1421 1357 3.39      
19 E 1421 1357 3.39      
20 E 1238 1182 3.38      
20 E 1238 1182 3.38      
21 E 1007 961 0.58      
21 E 1007 961 0.58      
22 E 961 917 1.70      
22 E 961 917 1.70      
23 E 378 361 0.01      
23 E 378 361 0.01      
24 E 276 263 0.02      
24 E 276 263 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29779.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9545) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28424.6 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 MP2/3-21G
ABC
0.25607 0.25607 0.14872

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.391
H2 0.000 0.000 1.489
C3 0.000 1.469 -0.100
C4 1.272 -0.734 -0.100
C5 -1.272 -0.734 -0.100
H6 0.000 1.492 -1.197
H7 1.292 -0.746 -1.197
H8 -1.292 -0.746 -1.197
H9 0.890 1.999 0.259
H10 -0.890 1.999 0.259
H11 1.286 -1.770 0.259
H12 2.176 -0.228 0.259
H13 -2.176 -0.228 0.259
H14 -1.286 -1.770 0.259

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09821.54871.54871.54872.17832.17832.17832.19192.19192.19192.19192.19192.1919
H21.09822.16402.16402.16403.07213.07213.07212.51012.51012.51012.51012.51012.5101
C31.54872.16402.54422.54421.09692.78862.78861.09621.09623.50342.78292.78293.5034
C41.54872.16402.54422.54422.78861.09692.78862.78293.50341.09621.09623.50342.7829
C51.54872.16402.54422.54422.78862.78861.09693.50342.78292.78293.50341.09621.0962
H62.17833.07211.09692.78862.78862.58352.58351.77991.77993.79623.13243.13243.7962
H72.17833.07212.78861.09692.78862.58352.58353.13243.79621.77991.77993.79623.1324
H82.17833.07212.78862.78861.09692.58352.58353.79623.13243.13243.79621.77991.7799
H92.19192.51011.09622.78293.50341.77993.13243.79621.78033.78962.57173.78964.3520
H102.19192.51011.09623.50342.78291.77993.79623.13241.78034.35203.78962.57173.7896
H112.19192.51013.50341.09622.78293.79621.77993.13243.78964.35201.78033.78962.5717
H122.19192.51012.78291.09623.50343.13241.77993.79622.57173.78961.78034.35203.7896
H132.19192.51012.78293.50341.09623.13243.79621.77993.78962.57173.78964.35201.7803
H142.19192.51013.50342.78291.09623.79623.13241.77994.35203.78962.57173.78961.7803

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 109.661 C1 C3 H9 110.771
C1 C3 H10 110.771 C1 C4 H7 109.661
C1 C4 H11 110.771 C1 C4 H12 110.771
C1 C5 H8 109.661 C1 C5 H13 110.771
C1 C5 H14 110.771 H2 C1 C3 108.477
H2 C1 C4 108.477 H2 C1 C5 108.477
C3 C1 C4 110.447 C3 C1 C5 110.447
C4 C1 C5 110.447 H6 C3 H9 108.494
H6 C3 H10 108.494 H7 C4 H11 108.494
H7 C4 H12 108.494 H8 C5 H13 108.494
H8 C5 H14 108.494 H9 C3 H10 108.585
H11 C4 H12 108.585 H13 C5 H14 108.585
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability