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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.275745
Energy at 298.15K-158.286235
HF Energy-158.275745
Nuclear repulsion energy134.143067
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 PBEPBE/Def2TZVPP
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 3028 2991 86.21      
2 A1 2960 2924 15.52      
3 A1 2934 2899 10.92      
4 A1 1459 1441 19.79      
5 A1 1373 1357 3.48      
6 A1 1168 1154 0.19      
7 A1 787 778 0.75      
8 A1 420 415 0.27      
9 A2 3030 2993 0.00      
10 A2 1427 1410 0.00      
11 A2 919 908 0.00      
12 A2 206 204 0.00      
13 E 3033 2997 50.18      
13 E 3033 2997 50.20      
14 E 3020 2983 6.79      
14 E 3020 2983 6.79      
15 E 2953 2918 34.64      
15 E 2953 2918 34.62      
16 E 1455 1437 4.13      
16 E 1455 1437 4.13      
17 E 1434 1416 0.50      
17 E 1434 1416 0.50      
18 E 1344 1328 8.58      
18 E 1344 1328 8.58      
19 E 1309 1293 2.79      
19 E 1309 1293 2.78      
20 E 1157 1143 2.59      
20 E 1157 1143 2.59      
21 E 950 938 0.06      
21 E 950 938 0.06      
22 E 891 880 1.19      
22 E 891 880 1.19      
23 E 346 342 0.01      
23 E 346 342 0.01      
24 E 246 243 0.02      
24 E 246 243 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27991.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9879) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27653.2 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 PBEPBE/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.25877 0.25877 0.14999

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.373
H2 0.000 0.000 1.477
C3 0.000 1.460 -0.095
C4 1.264 -0.730 -0.095
C5 -1.264 -0.730 -0.095
H6 0.000 1.513 -1.195
H7 1.310 -0.757 -1.195
H8 -1.310 -0.757 -1.195
H9 0.889 1.998 0.264
H10 -0.889 1.998 0.264
H11 1.286 -1.769 0.264
H12 2.175 -0.229 0.264
H13 -2.175 -0.229 0.264
H14 -1.286 -1.769 0.264

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.10411.53331.53331.53332.17952.17952.17952.18932.18932.18932.18932.18932.1893
H21.10412.14602.14602.14603.07143.07143.07142.50052.50052.50052.50052.50052.5005
C31.53332.14602.52862.52861.10122.79992.79991.09961.09963.49382.77682.77683.4938
C41.53332.14602.52862.52862.79991.10122.79992.77683.49381.09961.09963.49382.7768
C51.53332.14602.52862.52862.79992.79991.10123.49382.77682.77683.49381.09961.0996
H62.17953.07141.10122.79992.79992.62062.62061.77671.77673.81503.14563.14563.8150
H72.17953.07142.79991.10122.79992.62062.62063.14563.81501.77671.77673.81503.1456
H82.17953.07142.79992.79991.10122.62062.62063.81503.14563.14563.81501.77671.7767
H92.18932.50051.09962.77683.49381.77673.14563.81501.77793.78732.57133.78734.3492
H102.18932.50051.09963.49382.77681.77673.81503.14561.77794.34923.78732.57133.7873
H112.18932.50053.49381.09962.77683.81501.77673.14563.78734.34921.77793.78732.5713
H122.18932.50052.77681.09963.49383.14561.77673.81502.57133.78731.77794.34923.7873
H132.18932.50052.77683.49381.09963.14563.81501.77673.78732.57133.78734.34921.7779
H142.18932.50053.49382.77681.09963.81503.14561.77674.34923.78732.57133.78731.7779

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.568 C1 C3 H9 111.446
C1 C3 H10 111.446 C1 C4 H7 110.568
C1 C4 H11 111.446 C1 C4 H12 111.446
C1 C5 H8 110.568 C1 C5 H13 111.446
C1 C5 H14 111.446 H2 C1 C3 107.804
H2 C1 C4 107.804 H2 C1 C5 107.804
C3 C1 C4 111.086 C3 C1 C5 111.086
C4 C1 C5 111.086 H6 C3 H9 107.660
H6 C3 H10 107.660 H7 C4 H11 107.660
H7 C4 H12 107.660 H8 C5 H13 107.660
H8 C5 H14 107.660 H9 C3 H10 107.890
H11 C4 H12 107.890 H13 C5 H14 107.890
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.056      
2 H 0.035      
3 C -0.246      
4 C -0.246      
5 C -0.246      
6 H 0.067      
7 H 0.067      
8 H 0.067      
9 H 0.075      
10 H 0.075      
11 H 0.075      
12 H 0.075      
13 H 0.075      
14 H 0.075      


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 0.136 0.136
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.184 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.184 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.557
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.313 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.313 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.627
Polar
3z2-r21.253
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 8.347 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.347 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.288


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 99.814
(<r2>)1/2 9.991