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

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-311G**

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/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.039861
Energy at 298.15K-158.050603
HF Energy-157.340005
Nuclear repulsion energy134.788315
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/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 3158 2996 85.64      
2 A1 3075 2917 19.63      
3 A1 3068 2910 4.17      
4 A1 1534 1455 18.68      
5 A1 1441 1367 4.41      
6 A1 1231 1168 0.04      
7 A1 827 784 0.56      
8 A1 434 412 0.08      
9 A2 3159 2997 0.00      
10 A2 1500 1423 0.00      
11 A2 968 918 0.00      
12 A2 202 192 0.00      
13 E 3162 3000 46.65      
13 E 3162 3000 46.65      
14 E 3150 2988 6.40      
14 E 3150 2988 6.40      
15 E 3064 2907 30.74      
15 E 3064 2907 30.74      
16 E 1526 1448 3.98      
16 E 1526 1448 3.98      
17 E 1506 1429 0.38      
17 E 1506 1429 0.38      
18 E 1418 1345 9.84      
18 E 1418 1345 9.84      
19 E 1375 1305 1.24      
19 E 1375 1305 1.24      
20 E 1218 1156 1.34      
20 E 1218 1156 1.34      
21 E 1005 953 0.16      
21 E 1005 953 0.16      
22 E 937 889 0.84      
22 E 937 889 0.84      
23 E 368 349 0.03      
23 E 368 349 0.03      
24 E 273 259 0.00      
24 E 273 259 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29300.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9486) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27794.8 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/6-311G**
ABC
0.26128 0.26128 0.15170

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.379
H2 0.000 0.000 1.477
C3 0.000 1.451 -0.096
C4 1.257 -0.726 -0.096
C5 -1.257 -0.726 -0.096
H6 0.000 1.490 -1.192
H7 1.290 -0.745 -1.192
H8 -1.290 -0.745 -1.192
H9 0.886 1.985 0.260
H10 -0.886 1.985 0.260
H11 1.276 -1.760 0.260
H12 2.163 -0.225 0.260
H13 -2.163 -0.225 0.260
H14 -1.276 -1.760 0.260

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09781.52731.52731.52732.16492.16492.16492.17762.17762.17762.17762.17762.1776
H21.09782.14072.14072.14073.05643.05643.05642.49192.49192.49192.49192.49192.4919
C31.52732.14072.51382.51381.09592.77252.77251.09441.09443.47422.75942.75943.4742
C41.52732.14072.51382.51382.77251.09592.77252.75943.47421.09441.09443.47422.7594
C51.52732.14072.51382.51382.77252.77251.09593.47422.75942.75943.47421.09441.0944
H62.16493.05641.09592.77252.77252.57992.57991.77151.77153.78113.11833.11833.7811
H72.16493.05642.77251.09592.77252.57992.57993.11833.78111.77151.77153.78113.1183
H82.16493.05642.77252.77251.09592.57992.57993.78113.11833.11833.78111.77151.7715
H92.17762.49191.09442.75943.47421.77153.11833.78111.77273.76602.55253.76604.3252
H102.17762.49191.09443.47422.75941.77153.78113.11831.77274.32523.76602.55253.7660
H112.17762.49193.47421.09442.75943.78111.77153.11833.76604.32521.77273.76602.5525
H122.17762.49192.75941.09443.47423.11831.77153.78112.55253.76601.77274.32523.7660
H132.17762.49192.75943.47421.09443.11833.78111.77153.76602.55253.76604.32521.7727
H142.17762.49193.47422.75941.09443.78113.11831.77154.32523.76602.55253.76601.7727

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.146 C1 C3 H9 111.247
C1 C3 H10 111.247 C1 C4 H7 110.146
C1 C4 H11 111.247 C1 C4 H12 111.247
C1 C5 H8 110.146 C1 C5 H13 111.247
C1 C5 H14 111.247 H2 C1 C3 108.149
H2 C1 C4 108.149 H2 C1 C5 108.149
C3 C1 C4 110.761 C3 C1 C5 110.761
C4 C1 C5 110.761 H6 C3 H9 107.952
H6 C3 H10 107.952 H7 C4 H11 107.952
H7 C4 H12 107.952 H8 C5 H13 107.952
H8 C5 H14 107.952 H9 C3 H10 108.170
H11 C4 H12 108.170 H13 C5 H14 108.170
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability