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

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.964175
Energy at 298.15K-157.974909
HF Energy-157.339969
Nuclear repulsion energy134.654218
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 MP2/6-311G**
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 3151 2994 86.85      
2 A1 3068 2915 20.11      
3 A1 3062 2909 3.89      
4 A1 1535 1458 18.35      
5 A1 1441 1369 4.23      
6 A1 1230 1169 0.03      
7 A1 824 783 0.54      
8 A1 433 411 0.07      
9 A2 3152 2995 0.00      
10 A2 1501 1426 0.00      
11 A2 967 919 0.00      
12 A2 202 192 0.00      
13 E 3156 2998 47.37      
13 E 3156 2998 47.37      
14 E 3144 2987 6.44      
14 E 3144 2987 6.44      
15 E 3058 2906 31.02      
15 E 3058 2906 31.02      
16 E 1527 1451 3.91      
16 E 1527 1451 3.91      
17 E 1507 1432 0.37      
17 E 1507 1432 0.37      
18 E 1417 1347 9.29      
18 E 1417 1347 9.29      
19 E 1374 1306 1.45      
19 E 1374 1306 1.45      
20 E 1216 1156 1.37      
20 E 1216 1156 1.37      
21 E 1003 953 0.13      
21 E 1003 953 0.13      
22 E 936 889 0.79      
22 E 936 889 0.79      
23 E 366 348 0.03      
23 E 366 348 0.03      
24 E 272 258 0.00      
24 E 272 258 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29257.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9502) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27800.5 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 MP2/6-311G**
ABC
0.26070 0.26070 0.15135

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.380
H2 0.000 0.000 1.478
C3 0.000 1.453 -0.097
C4 1.259 -0.727 -0.097
C5 -1.259 -0.727 -0.097
H6 0.000 1.491 -1.192
H7 1.292 -0.746 -1.192
H8 -1.292 -0.746 -1.192
H9 0.887 1.987 0.260
H10 -0.887 1.987 0.260
H11 1.277 -1.762 0.260
H12 2.164 -0.226 0.260
H13 -2.164 -0.226 0.260
H14 -1.277 -1.762 0.260

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09841.52931.52931.52932.16712.16712.16712.17932.17932.17932.17932.17932.1793
H21.09842.14292.14292.14293.05893.05893.05892.49382.49382.49382.49382.49382.4938
C31.52932.14292.51702.51701.09642.77562.77561.09491.09493.47762.76222.76223.4776
C41.52932.14292.51702.51702.77561.09642.77562.76223.47761.09491.09493.47762.7622
C51.52932.14292.51702.51702.77562.77561.09643.47762.76222.76223.47761.09491.0949
H62.16713.05891.09642.77562.77562.58322.58321.77251.77253.78463.12123.12123.7846
H72.16713.05892.77561.09642.77562.58322.58323.12123.78461.77251.77253.78463.1212
H82.16713.05892.77562.77561.09642.58322.58323.78463.12123.12123.78461.77251.7725
H92.17932.49381.09492.76223.47761.77253.12123.78461.77363.76902.55503.76904.3286
H102.17932.49381.09493.47762.76221.77253.78463.12121.77364.32863.76902.55503.7690
H112.17932.49383.47761.09492.76223.78461.77253.12123.76904.32861.77363.76902.5550
H122.17932.49382.76221.09493.47763.12121.77253.78462.55503.76901.77364.32863.7690
H132.17932.49382.76223.47761.09493.12123.78461.77253.76902.55503.76904.32861.7736
H142.17932.49383.47762.76221.09493.78463.12121.77254.32863.76902.55503.76901.7736

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.151 C1 C3 H9 111.215
C1 C3 H10 111.215 C1 C4 H7 110.151
C1 C4 H11 111.215 C1 C4 H12 111.215
C1 C5 H8 110.151 C1 C5 H13 111.215
C1 C5 H14 111.215 H2 C1 C3 108.155
H2 C1 C4 108.155 H2 C1 C5 108.155
C3 C1 C4 110.755 C3 C1 C5 110.755
C4 C1 C5 110.755 H6 C3 H9 107.975
H6 C3 H10 107.975 H7 C4 H11 107.975
H7 C4 H12 107.975 H8 C5 H13 107.975
H8 C5 H14 107.975 H9 C3 H10 108.187
H11 C4 H12 108.187 H13 C5 H14 108.187
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability