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All results from a given calculation for C3H8 (Propane)

using model chemistry: MP2/TZVP

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/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-118.772948
Energy at 298.15K-118.781375
HF Energy-118.304446
Nuclear repulsion energy82.793230
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/TZVP
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 3170 3005 43.92 81.70 0.62 0.76
2 A1 3088 2927 31.68 99.73 0.15 0.26
3 A1 3078 2918 13.84 298.71 0.00 0.00
4 A1 1534 1454 4.91 4.24 0.75 0.86
5 A1 1511 1433 0.00 24.31 0.74 0.85
6 A1 1448 1372 3.13 0.57 0.35 0.52
7 A1 1203 1140 0.68 2.22 0.29 0.45
8 A1 900 854 0.63 11.31 0.20 0.34
9 A1 372 352 0.00 0.32 0.13 0.23
10 A2 3160 2995 0.00 6.61 0.75 0.86
11 A2 1510 1431 0.00 21.37 0.75 0.86
12 A2 1334 1264 0.00 7.64 0.75 0.86
13 A2 926 878 0.00 0.03 0.75 0.86
14 A2 220 208 0.00 0.02 0.75 0.86
15 B1 3170 3004 87.21 24.46 0.75 0.86
16 B1 3128 2965 2.28 147.69 0.75 0.86
17 B1 1529 1449 13.29 0.00 0.75 0.86
18 B1 1239 1174 0.02 0.02 0.75 0.86
19 B1 766 726 1.66 0.23 0.75 0.86
20 B1 291 276 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
21 B2 3168 3003 26.06 49.42 0.75 0.86
22 B2 3076 2916 32.01 2.49 0.75 0.86
23 B2 1517 1438 1.79 0.21 0.75 0.86
24 B2 1432 1357 5.11 0.29 0.75 0.86
25 B2 1390 1318 1.63 0.08 0.75 0.86
26 B2 1090 1033 0.51 6.41 0.75 0.86
27 B2 946 897 1.09 0.04 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 23097.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9479) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 21894.3 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/TZVP
ABC
0.98418 0.28435 0.25140

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/TZVP

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.590
C2 0.000 1.265 -0.260
C3 0.000 -1.265 -0.260
H4 0.876 0.000 1.243
H5 -0.876 0.000 1.243
H6 0.000 2.165 0.355
H7 0.000 -2.165 0.355
H8 0.881 1.297 -0.903
H9 -0.881 1.297 -0.903
H10 -0.881 -1.297 -0.903
H11 0.881 -1.297 -0.903

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11
C11.52371.52371.09241.09242.17732.17732.16532.16532.16532.1653
C21.52372.52912.15052.15051.09053.48401.09151.09152.78452.7845
C31.52372.52912.15052.15053.48401.09052.78452.78451.09151.0915
H41.09242.15052.15051.75202.49802.49802.50733.06193.06192.5073
H51.09242.15052.15051.75202.49802.49803.06192.50732.50733.0619
H62.17731.09053.48402.49802.49804.32921.76431.76433.78763.7876
H72.17733.48401.09052.49802.49804.32923.78763.78761.76431.7643
H82.16531.09152.78452.50733.06191.76433.78761.76303.13692.5946
H92.16531.09152.78453.06192.50731.76433.78761.76302.59463.1369
H102.16532.78451.09153.06192.50733.78761.76433.13692.59461.7630
H112.16532.78451.09152.50733.06193.78761.76432.59463.13691.7630

picture of Propane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H6 111.724 C1 C2 H8 110.701
C1 C2 H9 110.701 C1 C3 H7 111.724
C1 C3 H10 110.701 C1 C3 H11 110.701
C2 C1 C3 112.183 C2 C1 H4 109.470
C2 C1 H5 109.470 C3 C1 H4 109.470
C3 C1 H5 109.470 H4 C1 H5 106.620
H6 C2 H8 107.920 H6 C2 H9 107.920
H7 C3 H10 107.920 H7 C3 H11 107.920
H8 C2 H9 107.725 H10 C3 H11 107.725
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability