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All results from a given calculation for CH3CH(CH3)CH3 (Isobutane)

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 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.930876
Energy at 298.15K-157.941701
HF Energy-157.314359
Nuclear repulsion energy135.150899
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 3215 3005 81.09      
2 A1 3120 2916 19.47      
3 A1 3118 2913 6.45      
4 A1 1577 1473 13.62      
5 A1 1482 1385 2.80      
6 A1 1257 1175 0.05      
7 A1 833 779 0.51      
8 A1 441 412 0.12      
9 A2 3216 3005 0.00      
10 A2 1545 1444 0.00      
11 A2 986 921 0.00      
12 A2 227 212 0.00      
13 E 3219 3008 45.64      
13 E 3219 3008 45.64      
14 E 3209 2998 5.31      
14 E 3209 2998 5.31      
15 E 3116 2912 28.32      
15 E 3116 2912 28.32      
16 E 1569 1466 2.69      
16 E 1569 1466 2.69      
17 E 1551 1449 0.42      
17 E 1551 1449 0.42      
18 E 1456 1360 5.80      
18 E 1456 1360 5.80      
19 E 1408 1316 2.18      
19 E 1408 1316 2.18      
20 E 1240 1158 1.26      
20 E 1240 1158 1.26      
21 E 1018 952 0.21      
21 E 1018 952 0.21      
22 E 954 891 1.08      
22 E 954 891 1.08      
23 E 375 350 0.01      
23 E 375 350 0.01      
24 E 279 261 0.01      
24 E 279 261 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29902.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27940.5 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
0.26243 0.26243 0.15220

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 0.376
H2 0.000 0.000 1.470
C3 0.000 1.449 -0.096
C4 1.255 -0.725 -0.096
C5 -1.255 -0.725 -0.096
H6 0.000 1.493 -1.186
H7 1.293 -0.746 -1.186
H8 -1.293 -0.746 -1.186
H9 0.882 1.981 0.260
H10 -0.882 1.981 0.260
H11 1.275 -1.754 0.260
H12 2.156 -0.227 0.260
H13 -2.156 -0.227 0.260
H14 -1.275 -1.754 0.260

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09361.52411.52411.52412.16012.16012.16012.17102.17102.17102.17102.17102.1710
H21.09362.13332.13332.13333.04583.04583.04582.48262.48262.48262.48262.48262.4826
C31.52412.13332.51002.51001.09052.77092.77091.08911.08913.46552.75402.75403.4655
C41.52412.13332.51002.51002.77091.09052.77092.75403.46551.08911.08913.46552.7540
C51.52412.13332.51002.51002.77092.77091.09053.46552.75402.75403.46551.08911.0891
H62.16013.04581.09052.77092.77092.58512.58511.76211.76213.77523.11363.11363.7752
H72.16013.04582.77091.09052.77092.58512.58513.11363.77521.76211.76213.77523.1136
H82.16013.04582.77092.77091.09052.58512.58513.77523.11363.11363.77521.76211.7621
H92.17102.48261.08912.75403.46551.76213.11363.77521.76303.75502.54903.75504.3121
H102.17102.48261.08913.46552.75401.76213.77523.11361.76304.31213.75502.54903.7550
H112.17102.48263.46551.08912.75403.77521.76213.11363.75504.31211.76303.75502.5490
H122.17102.48262.75401.08913.46553.11361.76213.77522.54903.75501.76304.31213.7550
H132.17102.48262.75403.46551.08913.11363.77521.76213.75502.54903.75504.31211.7630
H142.17102.48263.46552.75401.08913.77523.11361.76214.31213.75502.54903.75501.7630

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.314 C1 C3 H9 111.273
C1 C3 H10 111.273 C1 C4 H7 110.313
C1 C4 H11 111.273 C1 C4 H12 111.273
C1 C5 H8 110.313 C1 C5 H13 111.273
C1 C5 H14 111.273 H2 C1 C3 108.036
H2 C1 C4 108.036 H2 C1 C5 108.036
C3 C1 C4 110.867 C3 C1 C5 110.867
C4 C1 C5 110.867 H6 C3 H9 107.886
H6 C3 H10 107.886 H7 C4 H11 107.887
H7 C4 H12 107.886 H8 C5 H13 107.886
H8 C5 H14 107.887 H9 C3 H10 108.071
H11 C4 H12 108.071 H13 C5 H14 108.071
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability