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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1AG
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-315.738035
Energy at 298.15K-315.757402
Nuclear repulsion energy373.269402
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 B3LYP/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3109 2987 0.00      
2 Ag 3036 2917 0.00      
3 Ag 3024 2905 0.00      
4 Ag 3010 2892 0.00      
5 Ag 3009 2891 0.00      
6 Ag 1526 1466 0.00      
7 Ag 1512 1453 0.00      
8 Ag 1502 1443 0.00      
9 Ag 1499 1440 0.00      
10 Ag 1427 1371 0.00      
11 Ag 1417 1361 0.00      
12 Ag 1396 1341 0.00      
13 Ag 1309 1257 0.00      
14 Ag 1159 1114 0.00      
15 Ag 1075 1033 0.00      
16 Ag 1058 1017 0.00      
17 Ag 1009 969 0.00      
18 Ag 909 873 0.00      
19 Ag 470 451 0.00      
20 Ag 274 263 0.00      
21 Ag 195 187 0.00      
22 Au 3104 2983 131.96      
23 Au 3073 2953 143.50      
24 Au 3053 2933 1.28      
25 Au 3033 2914 0.17      
26 Au 1513 1454 10.74      
27 Au 1345 1292 0.49      
28 Au 1325 1273 0.31      
29 Au 1242 1194 0.02      
30 Au 1045 1004 0.25      
31 Au 884 849 0.83      
32 Au 759 729 1.29      
33 Au 736 707 5.62      
34 Au 246 237 0.00      
35 Au 162 156 0.00      
36 Au 73 70 0.00      
37 Au 47 45 0.00      
38 Bg 3104 2982 0.00      
39 Bg 3064 2944 0.00      
40 Bg 3042 2922 0.00      
41 Bg 3030 2911 0.00      
42 Bg 1513 1454 0.00      
43 Bg 1345 1292 0.00      
44 Bg 1335 1282 0.00      
45 Bg 1288 1237 0.00      
46 Bg 1212 1165 0.00      
47 Bg 968 930 0.00      
48 Bg 809 777 0.00      
49 Bg 739 710 0.00      
50 Bg 249 240 0.00      
51 Bg 139 134 0.00      
52 Bg 111 106 0.00      
53 Bu 3109 2987 85.67      
54 Bu 3036 2917 88.73      
55 Bu 3026 2908 161.60      
56 Bu 3017 2898 7.72      
57 Bu 3007 2889 1.71      
58 Bu 1530 1470 4.65      
59 Bu 1519 1460 1.33      
60 Bu 1505 1446 0.79      
61 Bu 1498 1439 0.19      
62 Bu 1425 1370 2.03      
63 Bu 1416 1361 1.68      
64 Bu 1358 1305 3.26      
65 Bu 1256 1207 5.88      
66 Bu 1104 1061 4.64      
67 Bu 1072 1030 0.22      
68 Bu 1017 978 0.29      
69 Bu 893 858 2.91      
70 Bu 469 451 0.12      
71 Bu 337 323 0.05      
72 Bu 81 78 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 54091.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9608) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 51971.4 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 B3LYP/6-31G**
ABC
0.35769 0.01619 0.01585

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.002 0.767 0.000
C2 -0.002 -0.767 0.000
C3 -1.402 1.383 0.000
C4 1.402 -1.383 0.000
C5 -1.402 2.917 0.000
C6 1.402 -2.917 0.000
C7 -2.809 3.522 0.000
C8 2.809 -3.522 0.000
H9 0.557 1.128 0.878
H10 0.557 1.128 -0.878
H11 -0.557 -1.128 0.878
H12 -0.557 -1.128 -0.878
H13 -1.958 1.022 -0.877
H14 -1.958 1.022 0.877
H15 1.958 -1.022 -0.877
H16 1.958 -1.022 0.877
H17 -0.848 3.278 0.877
H18 -0.848 3.278 -0.877
H19 0.848 -3.278 0.877
H20 0.848 -3.278 -0.877
H21 -2.775 4.617 0.000
H22 -3.376 3.207 -0.883
H23 -3.376 3.207 0.883
H24 2.775 -4.617 0.000
H25 3.376 -3.207 -0.883
H26 3.376 -3.207 0.883

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18 H19 H20 H21 H22 H23 H24 H25 H26
C11.53371.53342.56562.56783.94063.93605.12571.09951.09952.16202.16202.16212.16212.79152.79152.79242.79244.22444.22444.74694.25994.25996.05575.28755.2875
C21.53372.56561.53343.94062.56785.12573.93602.16202.16201.09951.09952.79152.79152.16212.16214.22444.22442.79242.79246.05575.28755.28754.74694.25994.2599
C31.53342.56563.93891.53365.13342.56016.46472.16182.16182.79122.79121.09961.09964.22374.22372.16032.16035.24955.24953.51292.82922.82927.31066.68446.6844
C42.56561.53343.93895.13341.53366.46472.56012.79122.79122.16182.16184.22374.22371.09961.09965.24955.24952.16032.16037.31066.68446.68443.51292.82922.8292
C52.56783.94061.53365.13346.47241.53147.69352.79412.79414.22444.22442.16092.16095.25055.25051.09861.09866.64876.64872.18512.18192.18198.61397.81757.8175
C63.94062.56785.13341.53366.47247.69351.53144.22444.22442.79412.79415.25055.25052.16092.16096.64876.64871.09861.09868.61397.81757.81752.18512.18192.1819
C73.93605.12572.56016.46471.53147.69359.00994.22254.22255.24085.24082.78332.78336.64336.64332.16192.16197.77067.77061.09501.09601.09609.87019.18249.1824
C85.12573.93606.46472.56017.69351.53149.00995.24085.24084.22254.22256.64336.64332.78332.78337.77067.77062.16192.16199.87019.18249.18241.09501.09601.0960
H91.09952.16202.16182.79122.79414.22444.22255.24081.75512.51663.06823.06842.51693.10862.56582.56813.11034.41584.75164.90324.78464.44876.22045.46305.1714
H101.09952.16202.16182.79122.79414.22444.22255.24081.75513.06822.51662.51693.06842.56583.10863.11032.56814.75164.41584.90324.44874.78466.22045.17145.4630
H112.16201.09952.79122.16184.22442.79415.24084.22252.51663.06821.75513.10862.56583.06842.51694.41584.75162.56813.11036.22045.46305.17144.90324.78464.4487
H122.16201.09952.79122.16184.22442.79415.24084.22253.06822.51661.75512.56583.10862.51693.06844.75164.41583.11032.56816.22045.17145.46304.90324.44874.7846
H132.16212.79151.09964.22372.16095.25052.78336.64333.06842.51693.10862.56581.75494.41624.75213.06602.51455.42545.13393.78972.60563.14487.41336.80667.0307
H142.16212.79151.09964.22372.16095.25052.78336.64332.51693.06842.56583.10861.75494.75214.41622.51453.06605.13395.42543.78973.14482.60567.41337.03076.8066
H152.79152.16214.22371.09965.25052.16096.64332.78333.10862.56583.06842.51694.41624.75211.75495.42545.13393.06602.51457.41336.80667.03073.78972.60563.1448
H162.79152.16214.22371.09965.25052.16096.64332.78332.56583.10862.51693.06844.75214.41621.75495.13395.42542.51453.06607.41337.03076.80663.78973.14482.6056
H172.79244.22442.16035.24951.09866.64872.16197.77062.56813.11034.41584.75163.06602.51455.42545.13391.75416.77176.99522.50503.08142.52908.73047.93727.7395
H182.79244.22442.16035.24951.09866.64872.16197.77063.11032.56814.75164.41582.51453.06605.13395.42541.75416.99526.77172.50502.52903.08148.73047.73957.9372
H194.22442.79245.24952.16036.64871.09867.77062.16194.41584.75162.56813.11035.42545.13393.06602.51456.77176.99521.75418.73047.93727.73952.50503.08142.5290
H204.22442.79245.24952.16036.64871.09867.77062.16194.75164.41583.11032.56815.13395.42542.51453.06606.99526.77171.75418.73047.73957.93722.50502.52903.0814
H214.74696.05573.51297.31062.18518.61391.09509.87014.90324.90326.22046.22043.78973.78977.41337.41332.50502.50508.73048.73041.76851.768510.77299.99149.9914
H224.25995.28752.82926.68442.18197.81751.09609.18244.78464.44875.46305.17142.60563.14486.80667.03073.08142.52907.93727.73951.76851.76709.99149.31329.4793
H234.25995.28752.82926.68442.18197.81751.09609.18244.44874.78465.17145.46303.14482.60567.03076.80662.52903.08147.73957.93721.76851.76709.99149.47939.3132
H246.05574.74697.31063.51298.61392.18519.87011.09506.22046.22044.90324.90327.41337.41333.78973.78978.73048.73042.50502.505010.77299.99149.99141.76851.7685
H255.28754.25996.68442.82927.81752.18199.18241.09605.46305.17144.78464.44876.80667.03072.60563.14487.93727.73953.08142.52909.99149.31329.47931.76851.7670
H265.28754.25996.68442.82927.81752.18199.18241.09605.17145.46304.44874.78467.03076.80663.14482.60567.73957.93722.52903.08149.99149.47939.31321.76851.7670

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 113.542 C1 C2 H11 109.273
C1 C2 H12 109.273 C1 C3 C5 113.698
C1 C3 H13 109.297 C1 C3 H14 109.297
C2 C1 C3 113.542 C2 C1 H9 109.273
C2 C1 H10 109.273 C2 C4 C6 113.698
C2 C4 H15 109.297 C2 C4 H16 109.297
C3 C1 H9 109.279 C3 C1 H10 109.279
C3 C5 C7 113.291 C3 C5 H17 109.200
C3 C5 H18 109.200 C4 C2 H11 109.279
C4 C2 H12 109.279 C4 C6 C8 113.291
C4 C6 H19 109.200 C4 C6 H20 109.200
C5 C3 H13 109.190 C5 C3 H14 109.190
C5 C7 H21 111.524 C5 C7 H22 111.207
C5 C7 H23 111.207 C6 C4 H15 109.190
C6 C4 H16 109.190 C6 C8 H24 111.524
C6 C8 H25 111.207 C6 C8 H26 111.207
C7 C5 H17 109.474 C7 C5 H18 109.474
C8 C6 H19 109.474 C8 C6 H20 109.474
H9 C1 H10 105.912 H11 C2 H12 105.912
H13 C3 H14 105.874 H15 C4 H16 105.874
H17 C5 H18 105.938 H19 C6 H20 105.938
H21 C7 H22 107.639 H21 C7 H23 107.639
H22 C7 H23 107.427 H24 C8 H25 107.639
H24 C8 H26 107.639 H25 C8 H26 107.427
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.174      
2 C -0.174      
3 C -0.165      
4 C -0.165      
5 C -0.174      
6 C -0.174      
7 C -0.317      
8 C -0.317      
9 H 0.087      
10 H 0.087      
11 H 0.087      
12 H 0.087      
13 H 0.087      
14 H 0.087      
15 H 0.087      
16 H 0.087      
17 H 0.091      
18 H 0.091      
19 H 0.091      
20 H 0.091      
21 H 0.099      
22 H 0.101      
23 H 0.101      
24 H 0.099      
25 H 0.101      
26 H 0.101      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -55.706 0.451 0.000
y 0.451 -55.219 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -53.891
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.150 0.451 0.000
y 0.451 -0.421 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.571
Polar
3z2-r23.142
x2-y2-0.486
xy0.451
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 13.312 -2.200 0.000
y -2.200 14.831 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.419


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 685.940
(<r2>)1/2 26.190