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

using model chemistry: LSDA/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 LSDA/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-313.976904
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-313.976904
Nuclear repulsion energy440.664564
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 LSDA/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 3063 3006 0.00      
2 A1g 2989 2933 0.00      
3 A1g 1460 1432 0.00      
4 A1g 1372 1346 0.00      
5 A1g 1256 1233 0.00      
6 A1g 882 866 0.00      
7 A1g 653 641 0.00      
8 A1g 392 384 0.00      
9 A1u 3077 3020 0.00      
10 A1u 1433 1406 0.00      
11 A1u 907 890 0.00      
12 A1u 285 280 0.00      
13 A1u 98i 96i 0.00      
14 A2g 3071 3014 0.00      
15 A2g 1390 1364 0.00      
16 A2g 897 880 0.00      
17 A2g 124 122 0.00      
18 A2u 3065 3007 94.31      
19 A2u 2983 2927 30.42      
20 A2u 1455 1428 33.87      
21 A2u 1348 1323 54.83      
22 A2u 1169 1147 26.73      
23 A2u 811 796 10.28      
24 A2u 461 452 0.41      
25 Eg 3078 3020 0.00      
25 Eg 3078 3020 0.00      
26 Eg 3059 3002 0.00      
26 Eg 3059 3002 0.00      
27 Eg 2980 2924 0.00      
27 Eg 2980 2924 0.00      
28 Eg 1460 1432 0.00      
28 Eg 1460 1432 0.00      
29 Eg 1417 1391 0.00      
29 Eg 1417 1391 0.00      
30 Eg 1333 1308 0.00      
30 Eg 1333 1308 0.00      
31 Eg 1251 1228 0.00      
31 Eg 1251 1228 0.00      
32 Eg 1011 992 0.00      
32 Eg 1011 992 0.00      
33 Eg 913 896 0.00      
33 Eg 913 896 0.00      
34 Eg 453 444 0.00      
34 Eg 453 444 0.00      
35 Eg 385 378 0.00      
35 Eg 385 378 0.00      
36 Eg 216 212 0.00      
36 Eg 216 212 0.00      
37 Eu 3076 3019 64.79      
37 Eu 3076 3019 64.78      
38 Eu 3060 3003 3.94      
38 Eu 3060 3003 3.94      
39 Eu 2981 2925 41.08      
39 Eu 2981 2925 41.06      
40 Eu 1437 1410 14.97      
40 Eu 1437 1410 14.98      
41 Eu 1412 1386 0.54      
41 Eu 1412 1386 0.54      
42 Eu 1337 1312 31.96      
42 Eu 1337 1312 31.96      
43 Eu 1196 1174 1.98      
43 Eu 1196 1174 1.98      
44 Eu 969 951 0.37      
44 Eu 969 951 0.37      
45 Eu 923 906 3.62      
45 Eu 923 906 3.61      
46 Eu 372 365 0.07      
46 Eu 372 365 0.07      
47 Eu 311 305 0.03      
47 Eu 311 305 0.03      
48 Eu 223 219 0.02      
48 Eu 223 219 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 52072.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9813) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 51099.0 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 LSDA/6-31G**
ABC
0.07882 0.05661 0.05661

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

Point Group is D3d

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.781
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.781
C3 0.000 1.419 1.332
C4 -1.228 -0.709 1.332
C5 1.228 -0.709 1.332
C6 0.000 -1.419 -1.332
C7 -1.228 0.709 -1.332
C8 1.228 0.709 -1.332
H9 0.000 1.389 2.436
H10 -0.893 1.986 1.020
H11 0.893 1.986 1.020
H12 -1.203 -0.694 2.436
H13 -1.273 -1.767 1.020
H14 -2.166 -0.219 1.020
H15 1.203 -0.694 2.436
H16 2.166 -0.219 1.020
H17 1.273 -1.767 1.020
H18 0.000 -1.389 -2.436
H19 -0.893 -1.986 -1.020
H20 0.893 -1.986 -1.020
H21 -1.203 0.694 -2.436
H22 -1.273 1.767 -1.020
H23 -2.166 0.219 -1.020
H24 1.203 0.694 -2.436
H25 2.166 0.219 -1.020
H26 1.273 1.767 -1.020

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
C11.56301.52151.52151.52152.54532.54532.54532.15982.19052.19052.15982.19052.19052.15982.19052.19053.50412.82622.82623.50412.82622.82623.50412.82622.8262
C21.56302.54532.54532.54531.52151.52151.52153.50412.82622.82623.50412.82622.82623.50412.82622.82622.15982.19052.19052.15982.19052.19052.15982.19052.1905
C31.52152.54532.45692.45693.89153.01793.01791.10421.10321.10322.67003.44422.73362.67002.73363.44424.69844.23314.23314.02062.69703.41524.02063.41522.6970
C41.52152.54532.45692.45693.01793.01793.89152.67002.73363.44421.10421.10321.10322.67003.44422.73364.02062.69703.41524.02063.41522.69704.69844.23314.2331
C51.52152.54532.45692.45693.01793.89153.01792.67003.44422.73362.67002.73363.44421.10421.10321.10324.02063.41522.69704.69844.23314.23314.02062.69703.4152
C62.54531.52153.89153.01793.01792.45692.45694.69844.23314.23314.02062.69703.41524.02063.41522.69701.10421.10321.10322.67003.44422.73362.67002.73363.4442
C72.54531.52153.01793.01793.89152.45692.45694.02062.69703.41524.02063.41522.69704.69844.23314.23312.67002.73363.44421.10421.10321.10322.67003.44422.7336
C82.54531.52153.01793.89153.01792.45692.45694.02063.41522.69704.69844.23314.23314.02062.69703.41522.67003.44422.73362.67002.73363.44421.10421.10321.1032
H92.15983.50411.10422.67002.67004.69844.02064.02061.77721.77722.40533.68513.04672.40533.04673.68515.60754.91204.91205.06543.70224.24315.06544.24313.7022
H102.19052.82621.10322.73363.44424.23312.69703.41521.77721.78673.04673.77152.54613.68513.77154.33284.91204.46504.80923.70222.08692.98404.24314.07992.9840
H112.19052.82621.10323.44422.73364.23313.41522.69701.77721.78673.68514.33283.77153.04672.54613.77154.91204.80924.46504.24312.98404.07993.70222.98402.0869
H122.15983.50412.67001.10422.67004.02064.02064.69842.40533.04673.68511.77721.77722.40533.68513.04675.06543.70224.24315.06544.24313.70225.60754.91204.9120
H132.19052.82623.44421.10322.73362.69703.41524.23313.68513.77154.33281.77721.78673.04673.77152.54613.70222.08692.98404.24314.07992.98404.91204.46504.8092
H142.19052.82622.73361.10323.44423.41522.69704.23313.04672.54613.77151.77721.78673.68514.33283.77154.24312.98404.07993.70222.98402.08694.91204.80924.4650
H152.15983.50412.67002.67001.10424.02064.69844.02062.40533.68513.04672.40533.04673.68511.77721.77725.06544.24313.70225.60754.91204.91205.06543.70224.2431
H162.19052.82622.73363.44421.10323.41524.23312.69703.04673.77152.54613.68513.77154.33281.77721.78674.24314.07992.98404.91204.46504.80923.70222.08692.9840
H172.19052.82623.44422.73361.10322.69704.23313.41523.68514.33283.77153.04672.54613.77151.77721.78673.70222.98402.08694.91204.80924.46504.24312.98404.0799
H183.50412.15984.69844.02064.02061.10422.67002.67005.60754.91204.91205.06543.70224.24315.06544.24313.70221.77721.77722.40533.68513.04672.40533.04673.6851
H192.82622.19054.23312.69703.41521.10322.73363.44424.91204.46504.80923.70222.08692.98404.24314.07992.98401.77721.78673.04673.77152.54613.68513.77154.3328
H202.82622.19054.23313.41522.69701.10323.44422.73364.91204.80924.46504.24312.98404.07993.70222.98402.08691.77721.78673.68514.33283.77153.04672.54613.7715
H213.50412.15984.02064.02064.69842.67001.10422.67005.06543.70224.24315.06544.24313.70225.60754.91204.91202.40533.04673.68511.77721.77722.40533.68513.0467
H222.82622.19052.69703.41524.23313.44421.10322.73363.70222.08692.98404.24314.07992.98404.91204.46504.80923.68513.77154.33281.77721.78673.04673.77152.5461
H232.82622.19053.41522.69704.23312.73361.10323.44424.24312.98404.07993.70222.98402.08694.91204.80924.46503.04672.54613.77151.77721.78673.68514.33283.7715
H243.50412.15984.02064.69844.02062.67002.67001.10425.06544.24313.70225.60754.91204.91205.06543.70224.24312.40533.68513.04672.40533.04673.68511.77721.7772
H252.82622.19053.41524.23312.69702.73363.44421.10324.24314.07992.98404.91204.46504.80923.70222.08692.98403.04673.77152.54613.68513.77154.33281.77721.7867
H262.82622.19052.69704.23313.41523.44422.73361.10323.70222.98402.08694.91204.80924.46504.24312.98404.07993.68514.33283.77153.04672.54613.77151.77721.7867

picture of tetramethylbutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C6 111.205 C1 C2 C7 111.205
C1 C2 C8 111.205 C1 C3 H9 109.659
C1 C3 H10 112.160 C1 C3 H11 112.160
C1 C4 H12 109.659 C1 C4 H13 112.160
C1 C4 H14 112.160 C1 C5 H15 109.659
C1 C5 H16 112.160 C1 C5 H17 112.160
C2 C1 C3 111.205 C2 C1 C4 111.205
C2 C1 C5 111.205 C2 C6 H18 109.659
C2 C6 H19 112.160 C2 C6 H20 112.160
C2 C7 H21 109.659 C2 C7 H22 112.160
C2 C7 H23 112.160 C2 C8 H24 109.659
C2 C8 H25 112.160 C2 C8 H26 112.160
C3 C1 C4 107.683 C3 C1 C5 107.683
C4 C1 C5 107.683 C6 C2 C7 107.683
C6 C2 C8 107.683 C7 C2 C8 107.683
H9 C3 H10 107.237 H9 C3 H11 107.237
H10 C3 H11 108.150 H12 C4 H13 107.237
H12 C4 H14 107.237 H13 C4 H14 108.150
H15 C5 H16 107.237 H15 C5 H17 107.237
H16 C5 H17 108.150 H18 C6 H19 107.237
H18 C6 H20 107.237 H19 C6 H20 108.150
H21 C7 H22 107.237 H21 C7 H23 107.237
H22 C7 H23 108.150 H24 C8 H25 107.237
H24 C8 H26 107.237 H25 C8 H26 108.150
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.078      
2 C 0.078      
3 C -0.407      
4 C -0.407      
5 C -0.407      
6 C -0.407      
7 C -0.407      
8 C -0.407      
9 H 0.125      
10 H 0.128      
11 H 0.128      
12 H 0.125      
13 H 0.128      
14 H 0.128      
15 H 0.125      
16 H 0.128      
17 H 0.128      
18 H 0.125      
19 H 0.128      
20 H 0.128      
21 H 0.125      
22 H 0.128      
23 H 0.128      
24 H 0.125      
25 H 0.128      
26 H 0.128      


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 -55.142 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -55.142 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -54.586
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.278 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.278 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.556
Polar
3z2-r21.112
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 12.603 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 12.603 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 13.982


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 294.500
(<r2>)1/2 17.161