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All results from a given calculation for CH3CHCH2CH3 (2-Butyl radical)

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C1 1A
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.293692
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-156.684929
Nuclear repulsion energy122.226851
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 MP3/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP3/6-31+G**
ABC
0.88493 0.12171 0.11451

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31+G**

Point Group is C1

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.981 -0.049 -0.069
C2 -0.576 0.454 0.032
C3 0.571 -0.506 0.102
C4 1.930 0.167 -0.087
H5 -2.672 0.751 -0.330
H6 -2.063 -0.830 -0.825
H7 -2.323 -0.483 0.877
H8 -0.417 1.459 0.403
H9 0.435 -1.283 -0.655
H10 0.559 -1.029 1.067
H11 2.097 0.923 0.680
H12 2.740 -0.559 -0.025
H13 1.985 0.656 -1.058

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.49502.59783.91671.08871.09091.09582.22292.77542.95024.25814.74814.1478
C21.49501.49702.52542.14772.14312.15481.08332.12392.13552.79023.46752.7911
C32.59781.49701.52823.50472.81072.99612.21921.09351.09822.16882.17332.1673
C43.91672.52541.52824.64554.18094.40922.72332.15872.15461.08971.08901.0889
H51.08872.14773.50474.64551.76551.76092.47513.72793.94504.87795.57654.7150
H61.09092.14312.81074.18091.76551.75703.07542.54403.23964.75824.87604.3186
H71.09582.15482.99614.40921.76091.75702.76223.25492.93994.64255.14324.8585
H82.22291.08332.21922.72332.47513.07542.76223.05992.75412.58493.77052.9235
H92.77542.12391.09352.15873.72792.54403.25493.05991.74503.06762.49662.5158
H102.95022.13551.09822.15463.94503.23962.93992.75411.74502.51532.48383.0648
H114.25812.79022.16881.08974.87794.75824.64252.58493.06762.51531.76231.7615
H124.74813.46752.17331.08905.57654.87605.14323.77052.49662.48381.76231.7644
H134.14782.79112.16731.08894.71504.31864.85852.92352.51583.06481.76151.7644

picture of 2-Butyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C5 H6 35.946 C1 C5 C7 36.422
H2 C1 H3 29.765 H2 C1 H4 17.022
H2 C1 C5 111.484 H3 C1 H4 13.899
H3 C1 C5 140.248 H4 C1 C5 126.349
C5 C7 H8 61.751 C5 C7 H9 91.010
C5 C7 C10 111.649 H6 C5 C7 59.768
C7 C10 H11 116.433 C7 C10 H12 142.848
C7 C10 H13 108.004 H8 C7 H9 60.475
H8 C7 C10 57.661 H9 C7 C10 32.213
H11 C10 H12 41.277 H11 C10 H13 35.081
H12 C10 H13 35.146
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability