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

using model chemistry: HF/Def2TZVPP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.360424
Energy at 298.15K-157.371364
HF Energy-157.360424
Nuclear repulsion energy135.049299
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 HF/Def2TZVPP
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 3213 2912 147.96      
2 A1 3155 2860 16.92      
3 A1 3132 2839 16.22      
4 A1 1630 1478 15.33      
5 A1 1552 1406 3.04      
6 A1 1312 1189 0.04      
7 A1 841 762 0.30      
8 A1 462 419 0.11      
9 A2 3206 2906 0.00      
10 A2 1599 1449 0.00      
11 A2 1033 936 0.00      
12 A2 221 200 0.00      
13 E 3213 2912 85.71      
13 E 3213 2912 85.71      
14 E 3198 2899 7.92      
14 E 3198 2899 7.92      
15 E 3145 2851 40.91      
15 E 3145 2851 40.91      
16 E 1622 1471 3.18      
16 E 1622 1471 3.18      
17 E 1605 1455 0.23      
17 E 1605 1455 0.23      
18 E 1528 1385 6.35      
18 E 1528 1385 6.35      
19 E 1477 1339 2.43      
19 E 1477 1339 2.43      
20 E 1286 1166 2.30      
20 E 1286 1166 2.30      
21 E 1038 940 0.00      
21 E 1038 940 0.00      
22 E 995 902 0.43      
22 E 995 902 0.43      
23 E 390 353 0.02      
23 E 390 353 0.02      
24 E 276 250 0.01      
24 E 276 250 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 30449.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9064) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27599.1 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 HF/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.26138 0.26138 0.15120

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.370
H2 0.000 0.000 1.457
C3 0.000 1.455 -0.095
C4 1.260 -0.728 -0.095
C5 -1.260 -0.728 -0.095
H6 0.000 1.515 -1.179
H7 1.312 -0.757 -1.179
H8 -1.312 -0.757 -1.179
H9 0.875 1.984 0.263
H10 -0.875 1.984 0.263
H11 1.281 -1.750 0.263
H12 2.156 -0.234 0.263
H13 -2.156 -0.234 0.263
H14 -1.281 -1.750 0.263

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.08721.52771.52771.52772.16642.16642.16642.17122.17122.17122.17122.17122.1712
H21.08722.12772.12772.12773.04033.04033.04032.47552.47552.47552.47552.47552.4755
C31.52772.12772.52052.52051.08542.79122.79121.08371.08373.47032.76222.76223.4703
C41.52772.12772.52052.52052.79121.08542.79122.76223.47031.08371.08373.47032.7622
C51.52772.12772.52052.52052.79122.79121.08543.47032.76222.76223.47031.08371.0837
H62.16643.04031.08542.79122.79122.62362.62361.75121.75123.79203.12823.12823.7920
H72.16643.04032.79121.08542.79122.62362.62363.12823.79201.75121.75123.79203.1282
H82.16643.04032.79122.79121.08542.62362.62363.79203.12823.12823.79201.75121.7512
H92.17122.47551.08372.76223.47031.75123.12823.79201.75093.75622.56113.75624.3120
H102.17122.47551.08373.47032.76221.75123.79203.12821.75094.31203.75622.56113.7562
H112.17122.47553.47031.08372.76223.79201.75123.12823.75624.31201.75093.75622.5611
H122.17122.47552.76221.08373.47033.12821.75123.79202.56113.75621.75094.31203.7562
H132.17122.47552.76223.47031.08373.12823.79201.75123.75622.56113.75624.31201.7509
H142.17122.47553.47032.76221.08373.79203.12821.75124.31203.75622.56113.75621.7509

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.866 C1 C3 H9 111.356
C1 C3 H10 111.356 C1 C4 H7 110.866
C1 C4 H11 111.356 C1 C4 H12 111.356
C1 C5 H8 110.866 C1 C5 H13 111.356
C1 C5 H14 111.356 H2 C1 C3 107.723
H2 C1 C4 107.723 H2 C1 C5 107.723
C3 C1 C4 111.162 C3 C1 C5 111.162
C4 C1 C5 111.162 H6 C3 H9 107.665
H6 C3 H10 107.665 H7 C4 H11 107.665
H7 C4 H12 107.665 H8 C5 H13 107.665
H8 C5 H14 107.665 H9 C3 H10 107.759
H11 C4 H12 107.759 H13 C5 H14 107.759
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.127      
2 H -0.013      
3 C -0.197      
4 C -0.197      
5 C -0.197      
6 H 0.047      
7 H 0.047      
8 H 0.047      
9 H 0.056      
10 H 0.056      
11 H 0.056      
12 H 0.056      
13 H 0.056      
14 H 0.056      


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 0.129 0.129
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.074 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.074 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.333
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.371 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.371 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.741
Polar
3z2-r21.483
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 7.459 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.459 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.635


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 98.854
(<r2>)1/2 9.943