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All results from a given calculation for C3H8 (Propane)

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-118.866001
Energy at 298.15K-118.874423
HF Energy-118.295528
Nuclear repulsion energy82.472408
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 MP3=FULL/6-311G**
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 3161 3161 49.95      
2 A1 3087 3087 26.52      
3 A1 3079 3079 20.17      
4 A1 1539 1539 4.16      
5 A1 1517 1517 0.09      
6 A1 1451 1451 2.93      
7 A1 1204 1204 0.75      
8 A1 904 904 0.66      
9 A1 371 371 0.02      
10 A2 3148 3148 0.00      
11 A2 1515 1515 0.00      
12 A2 1342 1342 0.00      
13 A2 926 926 0.00      
14 A2 221 221 0.00      
15 B1 3159 3159 99.15      
16 B1 3118 3118 2.14      
17 B1 1532 1532 12.37      
18 B1 1242 1242 0.06      
19 B1 764 764 1.84      
20 B1 285 285 0.00      
21 B2 3158 3158 28.47      
22 B2 3076 3076 31.74      
23 B2 1524 1524 1.48      
24 B2 1443 1443 5.64      
25 B2 1395 1395 1.24      
26 B2 1098 1098 0.36      
27 B2 947 947 1.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23102.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23102.6 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 MP3=FULL/6-311G**
ABC
0.97970 0.28146 0.24905

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/6-311G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.590
C2 0.000 1.272 -0.261
C3 0.000 -1.272 -0.261
H4 0.878 0.000 1.245
H5 -0.878 0.000 1.245
H6 0.000 2.170 0.362
H7 0.000 -2.170 0.362
H8 0.884 1.307 -0.906
H9 -0.884 1.307 -0.906
H10 -0.884 -1.307 -0.906
H11 0.884 -1.307 -0.906

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.53001.53001.09551.09552.18242.18242.17392.17392.17392.1739
C21.53002.54322.15772.15771.09373.49801.09491.09492.80092.8009
C31.53002.54322.15772.15773.49801.09372.80092.80091.09491.0949
H41.09552.15772.15771.75622.50232.50232.51653.07223.07222.5165
H51.09552.15772.15771.75622.50232.50233.07222.51652.51653.0722
H62.18241.09373.49802.50232.50234.34101.77071.77073.80523.8052
H72.18243.49801.09372.50232.50234.34103.80523.80521.77071.7707
H82.17391.09492.80092.51653.07221.77073.80521.76853.15552.6134
H92.17391.09492.80093.07222.51651.77073.80521.76852.61343.1555
H102.17392.80091.09493.07222.51653.80521.77073.15552.61341.7685
H112.17392.80091.09492.51653.07223.80521.77072.61343.15551.7685

picture of Propane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.489 C1 C2 H8 110.736
C1 C2 H9 110.736 C1 C3 H7 111.489
C1 C3 H10 110.736 C1 C3 H11 110.736
C2 C1 C3 112.429 C2 C1 H4 109.422
C2 C1 H5 109.422 C3 C1 H4 109.422
C3 C1 H5 109.422 H4 C1 H5 106.551
H6 C2 H8 108.005 H6 C2 H9 108.005
H7 C3 H10 108.005 H7 C3 H11 108.005
H8 C2 H9 107.729 H10 C3 H11 107.729
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability