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All results from a given calculation for C3H8 (Propane)

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 C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-118.740881
Energy at 298.15K-118.749350
HF Energy-118.276063
Nuclear repulsion energy82.875057
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
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3226 3014 41.18 74.67 0.66 0.80
2 A1 3132 2926 31.95 64.25 0.20 0.34
3 A1 3127 2922 9.63 212.34 0.00 0.01
4 A1 1576 1472 2.82 8.41 0.74 0.85
5 A1 1552 1450 0.00 35.54 0.75 0.86
6 A1 1477 1380 1.97 1.86 0.75 0.85
7 A1 1221 1141 0.81 3.66 0.48 0.65
8 A1 915 855 0.74 10.15 0.25 0.40
9 A1 377 353 0.06 0.21 0.08 0.14
10 A2 3217 3006 0.00 5.53 0.75 0.86
11 A2 1554 1452 0.00 34.54 0.75 0.86
12 A2 1361 1272 0.00 11.24 0.75 0.86
13 A2 938 877 0.00 0.01 0.75 0.86
14 A2 236 221 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
15 B1 3225 3013 79.82 37.45 0.75 0.86
16 B1 3179 2970 6.84 119.29 0.75 0.86
17 B1 1572 1468 10.21 0.13 0.75 0.86
18 B1 1263 1180 0.08 0.97 0.75 0.86
19 B1 771 721 2.60 0.15 0.75 0.86
20 B1 295 275 0.00 0.01 0.75 0.86
21 B2 3224 3013 23.11 47.26 0.75 0.86
22 B2 3125 2920 29.68 2.99 0.75 0.86
23 B2 1561 1459 1.48 0.21 0.75 0.86
24 B2 1465 1369 3.75 3.94 0.75 0.86
25 B2 1415 1322 2.51 0.00 0.75 0.86
26 B2 1111 1038 0.18 6.28 0.75 0.86
27 B2 960 897 1.99 0.17 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23536.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21992.5 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=FULL/6-31G**
ABC
0.98906 0.28425 0.25145

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.587
C2 0.000 1.265 -0.260
C3 0.000 -1.265 -0.260
H4 0.873 0.000 1.241
H5 -0.873 0.000 1.241
H6 0.000 2.160 0.359
H7 0.000 -2.160 0.359
H8 0.879 1.301 -0.901
H9 -0.879 1.301 -0.901
H10 -0.879 -1.301 -0.901
H11 0.879 -1.301 -0.901

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.52251.52251.09081.09082.17252.17252.16362.16362.16362.1636
C21.52252.53042.14842.14841.08823.48111.08911.08912.78762.7876
C31.52252.53042.14842.14843.48111.08822.78762.78761.08911.0891
H41.09082.14842.14841.74602.49162.49162.50653.05843.05842.5065
H51.09082.14842.14841.74602.49162.49163.05842.50652.50653.0584
H62.17251.08823.48112.49162.49164.32101.76061.76063.78733.7873
H72.17253.48111.08822.49162.49164.32103.78733.78731.76061.7606
H82.16361.08912.78762.50653.05841.76063.78731.75883.14082.6022
H92.16361.08912.78763.05842.50651.76063.78731.75882.60223.1408
H102.16362.78761.08913.05842.50653.78731.76063.14082.60221.7588
H112.16362.78761.08912.50653.05843.78731.76062.60223.14081.7588

picture of Propane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.562 C1 C2 H8 110.793
C1 C2 H9 110.793 C1 C3 H7 111.562
C1 C3 H10 110.793 C1 C3 H11 110.793
C2 C1 C3 112.410 C2 C1 H4 109.482
C2 C1 H5 109.482 C3 C1 H4 109.482
C3 C1 H5 109.482 H4 C1 H5 106.319
H6 C2 H8 107.924 H6 C2 H9 107.924
H7 C3 H10 107.924 H7 C3 H11 107.924
H8 C2 H9 107.693 H10 C3 H11 107.693
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability