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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/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 B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.325156
Energy at 298.15K-157.335966
HF Energy-157.199470
Nuclear repulsion energy133.964451
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 B2PLYP=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 3135 2985 87.65      
2 A1 3065 2918 14.17      
3 A1 3063 2916 0.15      
4 A1 1599 1522 18.66      
5 A1 1494 1422 4.25      
6 A1 1263 1202 1.32      
7 A1 796 757 0.89      
8 A1 441 420 0.44      
9 A2 3127 2977 0.00      
10 A2 1570 1494 0.00      
11 A2 1008 960 0.00      
12 A2 234 222 0.00      
13 E 3132 2982 49.67      
13 E 3132 2982 49.69      
14 E 3123 2973 3.21      
14 E 3123 2973 3.22      
15 E 3059 2912 26.72      
15 E 3059 2912 26.70      
16 E 1592 1516 4.99      
16 E 1592 1516 4.99      
17 E 1576 1500 0.54      
17 E 1576 1500 0.54      
18 E 1468 1397 7.53      
18 E 1468 1397 7.54      
19 E 1407 1339 4.16      
19 E 1407 1339 4.16      
20 E 1229 1170 4.16      
20 E 1229 1170 4.16      
21 E 1000 952 0.58      
21 E 1000 952 0.58      
22 E 957 911 1.92      
22 E 957 911 1.92      
23 E 372 354 0.01      
23 E 372 354 0.01      
24 E 270 257 0.02      
24 E 270 257 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29579.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.952) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28160.0 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 B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G
ABC
0.25746 0.25746 0.14958

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.388
H2 0.000 0.000 1.486
C3 0.000 1.463 -0.099
C4 1.267 -0.732 -0.099
C5 -1.267 -0.732 -0.099
H6 0.000 1.497 -1.195
H7 1.296 -0.748 -1.195
H8 -1.296 -0.748 -1.195
H9 0.888 1.995 0.259
H10 -0.888 1.995 0.259
H11 1.284 -1.766 0.259
H12 2.172 -0.229 0.259
H13 -2.172 -0.229 0.259
H14 -1.284 -1.766 0.259

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09811.54221.54221.54222.17812.17812.17812.18752.18752.18752.18752.18752.1875
H21.09812.15712.15712.15713.07013.07013.07012.50462.50462.50462.50462.50462.5046
C31.54222.15712.53452.53451.09622.78782.78781.09521.09523.49402.77622.77623.4940
C41.54222.15712.53452.53452.78781.09622.78782.77623.49401.09521.09523.49402.7762
C51.54222.15712.53452.53452.78782.78781.09623.49402.77622.77623.49401.09521.0952
H62.17813.07011.09622.78782.78782.59232.59231.77511.77513.79613.13163.13163.7961
H72.17813.07012.78781.09622.78782.59232.59233.13163.79611.77511.77513.79613.1316
H82.17813.07012.78782.78781.09622.59232.59233.79613.13163.13163.79611.77511.7751
H92.18752.50461.09522.77623.49401.77513.13163.79611.77583.78232.56763.78234.3434
H102.18752.50461.09523.49402.77621.77513.79613.13161.77584.34343.78232.56763.7823
H112.18752.50463.49401.09522.77623.79611.77513.13163.78234.34341.77583.78232.5676
H122.18752.50462.77621.09523.49403.13161.77513.79612.56763.78231.77584.34343.7823
H132.18752.50462.77623.49401.09523.13163.79611.77513.78232.56763.78234.34341.7758
H142.18752.50463.49402.77621.09523.79613.13161.77514.34343.78232.56763.78231.7758

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.145 C1 C3 H9 110.940
C1 C3 H10 110.940 C1 C4 H7 110.145
C1 C4 H11 110.940 C1 C4 H12 110.940
C1 C5 H8 110.145 C1 C5 H13 110.940
C1 C5 H14 110.940 H2 C1 C3 108.401
H2 C1 C4 108.401 H2 C1 C5 108.401
C3 C1 C4 110.520 C3 C1 C5 110.520
C4 C1 C5 110.520 H6 C3 H9 108.195
H6 C3 H10 108.195 H7 C4 H11 108.195
H7 C4 H12 108.195 H8 C5 H13 108.195
H8 C5 H14 108.195 H9 C3 H10 108.329
H11 C4 H12 108.329 H13 C5 H14 108.329
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability