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All results from a given calculation for (CH3)3CC(CH3)3 (tetramethylbutane)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D3D 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-315.614308
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.614308
Nuclear repulsion energy436.579042
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 B3PW91/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1g 3131 3001 0.00      
2 A1g 3065 2937 0.00      
3 A1g 1528 1465 0.00      
4 A1g 1445 1385 0.00      
5 A1g 1285 1231 0.00      
6 A1g 890 853 0.00      
7 A1g 647 620 0.00      
8 A1g 385 369 0.00      
9 A1u 3148 3017 0.00      
10 A1u 1510 1447 0.00      
11 A1u 954 914 0.00      
12 A1u 283 271 0.00      
13 A1u 86i 82i 0.00      
14 A2g 3138 3007 0.00      
15 A2g 1473 1412 0.00      
16 A2g 943 903 0.00      
17 A2g 152 146 0.00      
18 A2u 3129 2999 143.32      
19 A2u 3057 2930 50.55      
20 A2u 1528 1464 23.93      
21 A2u 1422 1362 28.08      
22 A2u 1208 1158 30.92      
23 A2u 807 774 4.29      
24 A2u 481 461 0.08      
25 Eg 3149 3018 0.00      
25 Eg 3149 3018 0.00      
26 Eg 3122 2992 0.00      
26 Eg 3122 2992 0.00      
27 Eg 3052 2925 0.00      
27 Eg 3052 2925 0.00      
28 Eg 1531 1468 0.00      
28 Eg 1531 1468 0.00      
29 Eg 1493 1431 0.00      
29 Eg 1493 1431 0.00      
30 Eg 1397 1339 0.00      
30 Eg 1397 1339 0.00      
31 Eg 1275 1222 0.00      
31 Eg 1275 1222 0.00      
32 Eg 1060 1015 0.00      
32 Eg 1060 1015 0.00      
33 Eg 931 892 0.00      
33 Eg 931 892 0.00      
34 Eg 467 448 0.00      
34 Eg 467 448 0.00      
35 Eg 388 372 0.00      
35 Eg 388 372 0.00      
36 Eg 234 224 0.00      
36 Eg 234 224 0.00      
37 Eu 3146 3015 101.87      
37 Eu 3146 3015 101.87      
38 Eu 3124 2995 5.06      
38 Eu 3124 2995 5.06      
39 Eu 3054 2927 48.90      
39 Eu 3054 2927 48.91      
40 Eu 1511 1448 10.48      
40 Eu 1511 1448 10.49      
41 Eu 1489 1427 0.45      
41 Eu 1489 1427 0.45      
42 Eu 1407 1348 14.09      
42 Eu 1407 1348 14.09      
43 Eu 1213 1163 5.55      
43 Eu 1213 1163 5.55      
44 Eu 1011 969 0.13      
44 Eu 1011 969 0.13      
45 Eu 941 902 1.63      
45 Eu 941 902 1.63      
46 Eu 382 366 0.06      
46 Eu 382 366 0.06      
47 Eu 305 293 0.00      
47 Eu 305 293 0.00      
48 Eu 244 233 0.01      
48 Eu 244 233 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 53685.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9584) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 51452.2 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 B3PW91/6-31G**
ABC
0.07750 0.05506 0.05506

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.792
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.792
C3 0.000 1.433 1.357
C4 -1.241 -0.717 1.357
C5 1.241 -0.717 1.357
C6 0.000 -1.433 -1.357
C7 -1.241 0.717 -1.357
C8 1.241 0.717 -1.357
H9 0.000 1.398 2.452
H10 -0.886 1.999 1.054
H11 0.886 1.999 1.054
H12 -1.210 -0.699 2.452
H13 -1.289 -1.767 1.054
H14 -2.174 -0.233 1.054
H15 1.210 -0.699 2.452
H16 2.174 -0.233 1.054
H17 1.289 -1.767 1.054
H18 0.000 -1.398 -2.452
H19 -0.886 -1.999 -1.054
H20 0.886 -1.999 -1.054
H21 -1.210 0.699 -2.452
H22 -1.289 1.767 -1.054
H23 -2.174 0.233 -1.054
H24 1.210 0.699 -2.452
H25 2.174 0.233 -1.054
H26 1.289 1.767 -1.054

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
C11.58441.54041.54041.54042.58312.58312.58312.17002.20242.20242.17002.20242.20242.17002.20242.20243.53262.86172.86173.53262.86172.86173.53262.86172.8617
C21.58442.58312.58312.58311.54041.54041.54043.53262.86172.86173.53262.86172.86173.53262.86172.86172.17002.20242.20242.17002.20242.20242.17002.20242.2024
C31.54042.58312.48222.48223.94723.06903.06901.09581.09411.09412.68503.46282.75592.68502.75593.46284.74574.28694.28694.06372.75383.46124.06373.46122.7538
C41.54042.58312.48222.48223.06903.06903.94722.68502.75593.46281.09581.09411.09412.68503.46282.75594.06372.75383.46124.06373.46122.75384.74574.28694.2869
C51.54042.58312.48222.48223.06903.94723.06902.68503.46282.75592.68502.75593.46281.09581.09411.09414.06373.46122.75384.74574.28694.28694.06372.75383.4612
C62.58311.54043.94723.06903.06902.48222.48224.74574.28694.28694.06372.75383.46124.06373.46122.75381.09581.09411.09412.68503.46282.75592.68502.75593.4628
C72.58311.54043.06903.06903.94722.48222.48224.06372.75383.46124.06373.46122.75384.74574.28694.28692.68502.75593.46281.09581.09411.09412.68503.46282.7559
C82.58311.54043.06903.94723.06902.48222.48224.06373.46122.75384.74574.28694.28694.06372.75383.46122.68503.46282.75592.68502.75593.46281.09581.09411.0941
H92.17003.53261.09582.68502.68504.74574.06374.06371.76131.76132.42063.69173.05642.42063.05643.69175.64494.96134.96135.09963.75344.28675.09964.28673.7534
H102.20242.86171.09412.75593.46284.28692.75383.46121.76131.77123.05643.78762.57753.69173.78764.34874.96134.52024.85483.75342.15823.03694.28674.11403.0369
H112.20242.86171.09413.46282.75594.28693.46122.75381.76131.77123.69174.34873.78763.05642.57753.78764.96134.85484.52024.28673.03694.11403.75343.03692.1582
H122.17003.53262.68501.09582.68504.06374.06374.74572.42063.05643.69171.76131.76132.42063.69173.05645.09963.75344.28675.09964.28673.75345.64494.96134.9613
H132.20242.86173.46281.09412.75592.75383.46124.28693.69173.78764.34871.76131.77123.05643.78762.57753.75342.15823.03694.28674.11403.03694.96134.52024.8548
H142.20242.86172.75591.09413.46283.46122.75384.28693.05642.57753.78761.76131.77123.69174.34873.78764.28673.03694.11403.75343.03692.15824.96134.85484.5202
H152.17003.53262.68502.68501.09584.06374.74574.06372.42063.69173.05642.42063.05643.69171.76131.76135.09964.28673.75345.64494.96134.96135.09963.75344.2867
H162.20242.86172.75593.46281.09413.46124.28692.75383.05643.78762.57753.69173.78764.34871.76131.77124.28674.11403.03694.96134.52024.85483.75342.15823.0369
H172.20242.86173.46282.75591.09412.75384.28693.46123.69174.34873.78763.05642.57753.78761.76131.77123.75343.03692.15824.96134.85484.52024.28673.03694.1140
H183.53262.17004.74574.06374.06371.09582.68502.68505.64494.96134.96135.09963.75344.28675.09964.28673.75341.76131.76132.42063.69173.05642.42063.05643.6917
H192.86172.20244.28692.75383.46121.09412.75593.46284.96134.52024.85483.75342.15823.03694.28674.11403.03691.76131.77123.05643.78762.57753.69173.78764.3487
H202.86172.20244.28693.46122.75381.09413.46282.75594.96134.85484.52024.28673.03694.11403.75343.03692.15821.76131.77123.69174.34873.78763.05642.57753.7876
H213.53262.17004.06374.06374.74572.68501.09582.68505.09963.75344.28675.09964.28673.75345.64494.96134.96132.42063.05643.69171.76131.76132.42063.69173.0564
H222.86172.20242.75383.46124.28693.46281.09412.75593.75342.15823.03694.28674.11403.03694.96134.52024.85483.69173.78764.34871.76131.77123.05643.78762.5775
H232.86172.20243.46122.75384.28692.75591.09413.46284.28673.03694.11403.75343.03692.15824.96134.85484.52023.05642.57753.78761.76131.77123.69174.34873.7876
H243.53262.17004.06374.74574.06372.68502.68501.09585.09964.28673.75345.64494.96134.96135.09963.75344.28672.42063.69173.05642.42063.05643.69171.76131.7613
H252.86172.20243.46124.28692.75382.75593.46281.09414.28674.11403.03694.96134.52024.85483.75342.15823.03693.05643.78762.57753.69173.78764.34871.76131.7712
H262.86172.20242.75384.28693.46123.46282.75591.09413.75343.03692.15824.96134.85484.52024.28673.03694.11403.69174.34873.78763.05642.57753.78761.76131.7712

picture of tetramethylbutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C6 111.509 C1 C2 C7 111.509
C1 C2 C8 111.509 C1 C3 H9 109.651
C1 C3 H10 112.332 C1 C3 H11 112.332
C1 C4 H12 109.651 C1 C4 H13 112.332
C1 C4 H14 112.332 C1 C5 H15 109.651
C1 C5 H16 112.332 C1 C5 H17 112.332
C2 C1 C3 111.509 C2 C1 C4 111.509
C2 C1 C5 111.509 C2 C6 H18 109.651
C2 C6 H19 112.332 C2 C6 H20 112.332
C2 C7 H21 109.651 C2 C7 H22 112.332
C2 C7 H23 112.332 C2 C8 H24 109.651
C2 C8 H25 112.332 C2 C8 H26 112.332
C3 C1 C4 107.359 C3 C1 C5 107.359
C4 C1 C5 107.359 C6 C2 C7 107.359
C6 C2 C8 107.359 C7 C2 C8 107.359
H9 C3 H10 107.087 H9 C3 H11 107.087
H10 C3 H11 108.083 H12 C4 H13 107.087
H12 C4 H14 107.087 H13 C4 H14 108.083
H15 C5 H16 107.087 H15 C5 H17 107.087
H16 C5 H17 108.083 H18 C6 H19 107.087
H18 C6 H20 107.087 H19 C6 H20 108.083
H21 C7 H22 107.087 H21 C7 H23 107.087
H22 C7 H23 108.083 H24 C8 H25 107.087
H24 C8 H26 107.087 H25 C8 H26 108.083
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.017      
2 C 0.017      
3 C -0.369      
4 C -0.369      
5 C -0.369      
6 C -0.369      
7 C -0.369      
8 C -0.369      
9 H 0.119      
10 H 0.122      
11 H 0.122      
12 H 0.119      
13 H 0.122      
14 H 0.122      
15 H 0.119      
16 H 0.122      
17 H 0.122      
18 H 0.119      
19 H 0.122      
20 H 0.122      
21 H 0.119      
22 H 0.122      
23 H 0.122      
24 H 0.119      
25 H 0.122      
26 H 0.122      


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 -54.692 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -54.692 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -54.349
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.172 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.172 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.343
Polar
3z2-r20.687
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.304 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.304 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.497


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 300.346
(<r2>)1/2 17.331