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All results from a given calculation for C(CH3)3 (Tert-butyl radical)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 2A"
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.269958
Energy at 298.15K-157.278626
HF Energy-156.689066
Nuclear repulsion energy125.812087
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/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3167 2959 53.65      
2 A1 3072 2870 35.60      
3 A1 1554 1452 15.27      
4 A1 1479 1382 1.53      
5 A1 1151 1076 0.10      
6 A1 793 741 0.92      
7 A1 280 262 3.08      
8 A2 3214 3003 0.00      
9 A2 1536 1435 0.00      
10 A2 999 933 0.00      
11 A2 159 149 0.00      
12 E 3218 3007 38.32      
12 E 3218 3007 38.32      
13 E 3166 2959 9.70      
13 E 3166 2959 9.70      
14 E 3067 2865 28.81      
14 E 3067 2865 28.81      
15 E 1558 1456 2.03      
15 E 1558 1456 2.03      
16 E 1536 1435 2.54      
16 E 1536 1435 2.54      
17 E 1456 1361 4.13      
17 E 1456 1361 4.13      
18 E 1348 1259 4.68      
18 E 1348 1259 4.68      
19 E 1049 980 1.78      
19 E 1049 980 1.78      
20 E 969 906 0.27      
20 E 969 906 0.27      
21 E 385 360 0.08      
21 E 385 360 0.08      
22 E 164 153 0.00      
22 E 164 153 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26617.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24871.4 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G**
ABC
0.26909 0.26909 0.14640

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.191
C2 0.000 1.477 -0.021
C3 1.279 -0.739 -0.021
C4 -1.279 -0.739 -0.021
H5 0.000 1.729 -1.089
H6 1.497 -0.865 -1.089
H7 -1.497 -0.865 -1.089
H8 -0.883 1.943 0.415
H9 0.883 1.943 0.415
H10 2.124 -0.207 0.415
H11 1.241 -1.736 0.415
H12 -1.241 -1.736 0.415
H13 -2.124 -0.207 0.415

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.49261.49261.49262.15142.15142.15142.14562.14562.14562.14562.14562.1456
C21.49262.55892.55891.09702.97782.97781.08921.08922.74533.47223.47222.7453
C31.49262.55892.55892.97781.09702.97783.47222.74531.08921.08922.74533.4722
C41.49262.55892.55892.97782.97781.09702.74533.47223.47222.74531.08921.0892
H52.15141.09702.97782.97782.99502.99501.75711.75713.24353.97613.97613.2435
H62.15142.97781.09702.97782.99502.99503.97613.24351.75711.75713.24353.9761
H72.15142.97782.97781.09702.99502.99503.24353.97613.97613.24351.75711.7571
H82.14561.08923.47222.74531.75713.97613.24351.76593.69594.24763.69592.4817
H92.14561.08922.74533.47221.75713.24353.97611.76592.48173.69594.24763.6959
H102.14562.74531.08923.47223.24351.75713.97613.69592.48171.76593.69594.2476
H112.14563.47221.08922.74533.97611.75713.24354.24763.69591.76592.48173.6959
H122.14563.47222.74531.08923.97613.24351.75713.69594.24763.69592.48171.7659
H132.14562.74533.47221.08923.24353.97611.75712.48173.69594.24763.69591.7659

picture of Tert-butyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 111.445 C1 C2 H8 111.453
C1 C2 H9 111.453 C1 C3 H6 111.445
C1 C3 H10 111.453 C1 C3 H11 111.453
C1 C4 H7 111.445 C1 C4 H12 111.453
C1 C4 H13 111.453 C2 C1 C3 118.011
C2 C1 C4 118.011 C3 C1 C4 118.011
H5 C2 H8 106.973 H5 C2 H9 106.973
H6 C3 H10 106.973 H6 C3 H11 106.973
H7 C4 H12 106.973 H7 C4 H13 106.973
H8 C2 H9 108.316 H10 C3 H11 108.316
H12 C4 H13 108.316
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability