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

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.910070
Energy at 298.15K-157.920884
HF Energy-157.314343
Nuclear repulsion energy135.002949
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 MP2/6-31G**
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 3211 3007 82.20      
2 A1 3118 2920 18.16      
3 A1 3114 2917 7.86      
4 A1 1574 1474 13.32      
5 A1 1480 1386 2.69      
6 A1 1256 1176 0.04      
7 A1 832 779 0.49      
8 A1 441 413 0.11      
9 A2 3212 3008 0.00      
10 A2 1543 1445 0.00      
11 A2 984 922 0.00      
12 A2 225 211 0.00      
13 E 3215 3011 46.23      
13 E 3215 3011 46.23      
14 E 3205 3001 5.41      
14 E 3205 3001 5.41      
15 E 3113 2915 28.47      
15 E 3113 2915 28.47      
16 E 1567 1468 2.59      
16 E 1567 1468 2.59      
17 E 1548 1450 0.41      
17 E 1548 1450 0.41      
18 E 1454 1361 5.57      
18 E 1454 1361 5.57      
19 E 1406 1317 2.26      
19 E 1406 1317 2.26      
20 E 1238 1159 1.24      
20 E 1238 1159 1.24      
21 E 1017 952 0.20      
21 E 1017 952 0.20      
22 E 952 891 1.03      
22 E 952 891 1.03      
23 E 374 350 0.01      
23 E 374 350 0.01      
24 E 278 260 0.01      
24 E 278 260 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29861.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27965.0 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 MP2/6-31G**
ABC
0.26184 0.26184 0.15185

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

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 1.471
C3 0.000 1.451 -0.096
C4 1.256 -0.725 -0.096
C5 -1.256 -0.725 -0.096
H6 0.000 1.495 -1.187
H7 1.294 -0.747 -1.187
H8 -1.294 -0.747 -1.187
H9 0.882 1.983 0.261
H10 -0.882 1.983 0.261
H11 1.276 -1.756 0.261
H12 2.158 -0.227 0.261
H13 -2.158 -0.227 0.261
H14 -1.276 -1.756 0.261

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09471.52571.52571.52572.16252.16252.16252.17322.17322.17322.17322.17322.1732
H21.09472.13542.13542.13543.04903.04903.04902.48472.48472.48472.48472.48472.4847
C31.52572.13542.51302.51301.09162.77452.77451.09031.09033.46922.75692.75693.4692
C41.52572.13542.51302.51302.77451.09162.77452.75693.46921.09031.09033.46922.7569
C51.52572.13542.51302.51302.77452.77451.09163.46922.75692.75693.46921.09031.0903
H62.16253.04901.09162.77452.77452.58892.58891.76401.76403.77973.11723.11723.7797
H72.16253.04902.77451.09162.77452.58892.58893.11723.77981.76401.76403.77983.1172
H82.16253.04902.77452.77451.09162.58892.58893.77983.11723.11723.77981.76401.7640
H92.17322.48471.09032.75693.46921.76403.11723.77981.76493.75872.55143.75874.3164
H102.17322.48471.09033.46922.75691.76403.77983.11721.76494.31643.75872.55143.7587
H112.17322.48473.46921.09032.75693.77971.76403.11723.75874.31641.76493.75872.5514
H122.17322.48472.75691.09033.46923.11721.76403.77982.55143.75871.76494.31643.7587
H132.17322.48472.75693.46921.09033.11723.77981.76403.75872.55143.75874.31641.7649
H142.17322.48473.46922.75691.09033.77973.11721.76404.31643.75872.55143.75871.7649

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.324 C1 C3 H9 111.255
C1 C3 H10 111.255 C1 C4 H7 110.325
C1 C4 H11 111.255 C1 C4 H12 111.255
C1 C5 H8 110.325 C1 C5 H13 111.255
C1 C5 H14 111.255 H2 C1 C3 108.023
H2 C1 C4 108.023 H2 C1 C5 108.023
C3 C1 C4 110.880 C3 C1 C5 110.880
C4 C1 C5 110.880 H6 C3 H9 107.897
H6 C3 H10 107.897 H7 C4 H11 107.897
H7 C4 H12 107.897 H8 C5 H13 107.897
H8 C5 H14 107.897 H9 C3 H10 108.078
H11 C4 H12 108.078 H13 C5 H14 108.078
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability