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

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/STO-3G

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=FULL/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-155.680225
Energy at 298.15K-155.690717
HF Energy-155.463631
Nuclear repulsion energy132.354330
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=FULL/STO-3G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3553 3158 11.36      
2 A1 3434 3052 6.33      
3 A1 3370 2996 0.99      
4 A1 1743 1549 3.21      
5 A1 1634 1452 0.10      
6 A1 1357 1206 1.91      
7 A1 882 784 0.49      
8 A1 455 405 0.41      
9 A2 3551 3157 0.00      
10 A2 1734 1541 0.00      
11 A2 1081 961 0.00      
12 A2 215 192 0.00      
13 E 3553 3158 4.63      
13 E 3553 3158 4.63      
14 E 3552 3157 1.43      
14 E 3552 3157 1.43      
15 E 3372 2997 4.95      
15 E 3372 2997 4.95      
16 E 1743 1550 0.43      
16 E 1743 1550 0.43      
17 E 1734 1541 0.05      
17 E 1734 1541 0.05      
18 E 1620 1440 0.00      
18 E 1620 1440 0.00      
19 E 1534 1364 10.38      
19 E 1534 1364 10.38      
20 E 1331 1183 2.46      
20 E 1331 1183 2.46      
21 E 1091 969 0.28      
21 E 1091 969 0.28      
22 E 1039 923 1.01      
22 E 1039 923 1.01      
23 E 377 335 0.00      
23 E 377 335 0.00      
24 E 247 219 0.01      
24 E 247 219 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 32695.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8889) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29062.9 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 MP2=FULL/STO-3G
ABC
0.25077 0.25077 0.14527

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.385
H2 0.000 0.000 1.499
C3 0.000 1.493 -0.100
C4 1.293 -0.747 -0.100
C5 -1.293 -0.747 -0.100
H6 0.000 1.548 -1.206
H7 1.341 -0.774 -1.206
H8 -1.341 -0.774 -1.206
H9 0.896 2.028 0.269
H10 -0.896 2.028 0.269
H11 1.308 -1.790 0.269
H12 2.204 -0.238 0.269
H13 -2.204 -0.238 0.269
H14 -1.308 -1.790 0.269

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.11361.57011.57011.57012.22002.22002.22002.22032.22032.22032.22032.22032.2203
H21.11362.18772.18772.18773.11643.11643.11642.53532.53532.53532.53532.53532.5353
C31.57012.18772.58642.58641.10722.85682.85681.10711.10713.55372.82712.82713.5537
C41.57012.18772.58642.58642.85681.10722.85682.82713.55371.10711.10713.55372.8271
C51.57012.18772.58642.58642.85682.85681.10723.55372.82712.82713.55371.10711.1071
H62.22003.11641.10722.85682.85682.68152.68151.79161.79163.87713.19773.19773.8771
H72.22003.11642.85681.10722.85682.68152.68153.19773.87711.79161.79163.87713.1977
H82.22003.11642.85682.85681.10722.68152.68153.87713.19773.19773.87711.79161.7916
H92.22032.53531.10712.82713.55371.79163.19773.87711.79263.84032.61633.84034.4089
H102.22032.53531.10713.55372.82711.79163.87713.19771.79264.40893.84032.61633.8403
H112.22032.53533.55371.10712.82713.87711.79163.19773.84034.40891.79263.84032.6163
H122.22032.53532.82711.10713.55373.19771.79163.87712.61633.84031.79264.40893.8403
H132.22032.53532.82713.55371.10713.19773.87711.79163.84032.61633.84034.40891.7926
H142.22032.53533.55372.82711.10713.87713.19771.79164.40893.84032.61633.84031.7926

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.844 C1 C3 H9 110.870
C1 C3 H10 110.870 C1 C4 H7 110.844
C1 C4 H11 110.870 C1 C4 H12 110.870
C1 C5 H8 110.844 C1 C5 H13 110.870
C1 C5 H14 110.870 H2 C1 C3 108.002
H2 C1 C4 108.002 H2 C1 C5 108.002
C3 C1 C4 110.900 C3 C1 C5 110.900
C4 C1 C5 110.900 H6 C3 H9 108.015
H6 C3 H10 108.015 H7 C4 H11 108.015
H7 C4 H12 108.015 H8 C5 H13 108.015
H8 C5 H14 108.015 H9 C3 H10 108.109
H11 C4 H12 108.109 H13 C5 H14 108.109
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability