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

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-156.860121
Energy at 298.15K-156.870912
HF Energy-156.432470
Nuclear repulsion energy133.158650
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 QCISD/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 3085 2990 87.72      
2 A1 3020 2927 7.62      
3 A1 3016 2923 5.78      
4 A1 1589 1540 15.68      
5 A1 1487 1441 3.94      
6 A1 1259 1220 0.74      
7 A1 778 754 0.70      
8 A1 437 423 0.29      
9 A2 3077 2982 0.00      
10 A2 1563 1515 0.00      
11 A2 1003 972 0.00      
12 A2 235 228 0.00      
13 E 3082 2987 48.61      
13 E 3082 2987 48.61      
14 E 3073 2979 4.28      
14 E 3073 2979 4.28      
15 E 3011 2918 25.37      
15 E 3011 2918 25.37      
16 E 1582 1533 4.21      
16 E 1582 1533 4.21      
17 E 1568 1520 0.46      
17 E 1568 1520 0.46      
18 E 1463 1417 6.17      
18 E 1463 1417 6.17      
19 E 1403 1360 2.99      
19 E 1403 1360 2.99      
20 E 1221 1183 3.15      
20 E 1221 1183 3.15      
21 E 992 961 0.61      
21 E 992 961 0.61      
22 E 946 917 1.36      
22 E 946 917 1.36      
23 E 373 362 0.00      
23 E 373 362 0.00      
24 E 269 261 0.02      
24 E 269 261 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29258.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9692) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28357.2 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 QCISD/3-21G
ABC
0.25426 0.25426 0.14772

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.393
H2 0.000 0.000 1.496
C3 0.000 1.474 -0.100
C4 1.276 -0.737 -0.100
C5 -1.276 -0.737 -0.100
H6 0.000 1.497 -1.201
H7 1.296 -0.748 -1.201
H8 -1.296 -0.748 -1.201
H9 0.894 2.006 0.260
H10 -0.894 2.006 0.260
H11 1.290 -1.777 0.260
H12 2.184 -0.229 0.260
H13 -2.184 -0.229 0.260
H14 -1.290 -1.777 0.260

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.10231.55431.55431.55432.18702.18702.18702.19982.19982.19982.19982.19982.1998
H21.10232.17242.17242.17243.08453.08453.08452.51972.51972.51972.51972.51972.5197
C31.55432.17242.55272.55271.10132.79832.79831.10041.10043.51572.79242.79243.5157
C41.55432.17242.55272.55272.79831.10132.79832.79243.51571.10041.10043.51572.7924
C51.55432.17242.55272.55272.79832.79831.10133.51572.79242.79243.51571.10041.1004
H62.18703.08451.10132.79832.79832.59232.59231.78661.78663.80973.14343.14343.8097
H72.18703.08452.79831.10132.79832.59232.59233.14343.80971.78661.78663.80973.1434
H82.18703.08452.79832.79831.10132.59232.59233.80973.14343.14343.80971.78661.7866
H92.19982.51971.10042.79243.51571.78663.14343.80971.78713.80312.58033.80314.3675
H102.19982.51971.10043.51572.79241.78663.80973.14341.78714.36753.80312.58033.8031
H112.19982.51973.51571.10042.79243.80971.78663.14343.80314.36751.78713.80312.5803
H122.19982.51972.79241.10043.51573.14341.78663.80972.58033.80311.78714.36753.8031
H132.19982.51972.79243.51571.10043.14343.80971.78663.80312.58033.80314.36751.7871
H142.19982.51973.51572.79241.10043.80973.14341.78664.36753.80312.58033.80311.7871

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 109.708 C1 C3 H9 110.757
C1 C3 H10 110.757 C1 C4 H7 109.708
C1 C4 H11 110.757 C1 C4 H12 110.757
C1 C5 H8 109.708 C1 C5 H13 110.757
C1 C5 H14 110.757 H2 C1 C3 108.518
H2 C1 C4 108.518 H2 C1 C5 108.518
C3 C1 C4 110.407 C3 C1 C5 110.407
C4 C1 C5 110.407 H6 C3 H9 108.481
H6 C3 H10 108.481 H7 C4 H11 108.481
H7 C4 H12 108.481 H8 C5 H13 108.481
H8 C5 H14 108.481 H9 C3 H10 108.592
H11 C4 H12 108.592 H13 C5 H14 108.592
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability