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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.418998
Energy at 298.15K-158.429626
HF Energy-158.418998
Nuclear repulsion energy134.371796
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 B3PW91/6-31+G**
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 3116 2991 99.74      
2 A1 3040 2918 14.69      
3 A1 3023 2902 16.69      
4 A1 1513 1453 22.68      
5 A1 1427 1370 4.33      
6 A1 1207 1158 0.20      
7 A1 807 775 0.68      
8 A1 433 416 0.20      
9 A2 3117 2992 0.00      
10 A2 1479 1420 0.00      
11 A2 949 911 0.00      
12 A2 208 200 0.00      
13 E 3120 2996 56.16      
13 E 3120 2996 56.16      
14 E 3108 2984 6.20      
14 E 3108 2984 6.21      
15 E 3033 2912 43.20      
15 E 3033 2912 43.21      
16 E 1507 1447 5.73      
16 E 1507 1447 5.74      
17 E 1486 1427 0.45      
17 E 1486 1427 0.45      
18 E 1400 1344 11.56      
18 E 1400 1344 11.56      
19 E 1353 1299 2.21      
19 E 1353 1299 2.21      
20 E 1194 1146 2.44      
20 E 1194 1146 2.45      
21 E 978 939 0.07      
21 E 978 939 0.07      
22 E 921 884 1.36      
22 E 921 884 1.36      
23 E 359 345 0.03      
23 E 359 345 0.03      
24 E 257 247 0.02      
24 E 257 247 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28874.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27722.7 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 B3PW91/6-31+G**
ABC
0.25942 0.25942 0.15028

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31+G**

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 1.473
C3 0.000 1.458 -0.096
C4 1.262 -0.729 -0.096
C5 -1.262 -0.729 -0.096
H6 0.000 1.514 -1.192
H7 1.311 -0.757 -1.192
H8 -1.311 -0.757 -1.192
H9 0.886 1.993 0.264
H10 -0.886 1.993 0.264
H11 1.283 -1.764 0.264
H12 2.169 -0.230 0.264
H13 -2.169 -0.230 0.264
H14 -1.283 -1.764 0.264

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.10031.53091.53091.53092.17712.17712.17712.18382.18382.18382.18382.18382.1838
H21.10032.14132.14132.14133.06483.06483.06482.49352.49352.49352.49352.49352.4935
C31.53092.14132.52452.52451.09752.79732.79731.09581.09583.48592.77142.77143.4859
C41.53092.14132.52452.52452.79731.09752.79732.77143.48591.09581.09583.48592.7714
C51.53092.14132.52452.52452.79732.79731.09753.48592.77142.77143.48591.09581.0958
H62.17713.06481.09752.79732.79732.62262.62261.77031.77033.80933.14103.14103.8093
H72.17713.06482.79731.09752.79732.62262.62263.14103.80931.77031.77033.80933.1410
H82.17713.06482.79732.79731.09752.62262.62263.80933.14103.14103.80931.77031.7703
H92.18382.49351.09582.77143.48591.77033.14103.80931.77113.77782.56683.77784.3379
H102.18382.49351.09583.48592.77141.77033.80933.14101.77114.33793.77782.56683.7778
H112.18382.49353.48591.09582.77143.80931.77033.14103.77784.33791.77113.77782.5668
H122.18382.49352.77141.09583.48593.14101.77033.80932.56683.77781.77114.33793.7778
H132.18382.49352.77143.48591.09583.14103.80931.77033.77782.56683.77784.33791.7711
H142.18382.49353.48592.77141.09583.80933.14101.77034.33793.77782.56683.77781.7711

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.772 C1 C3 H9 111.401
C1 C3 H10 111.401 C1 C4 H7 110.772
C1 C4 H11 111.401 C1 C4 H12 111.401
C1 C5 H8 110.772 C1 C5 H13 111.401
C1 C5 H14 111.401 H2 C1 C3 107.814
H2 C1 C4 107.814 H2 C1 C5 107.814
C3 C1 C4 111.076 C3 C1 C5 111.076
C4 C1 C5 111.076 H6 C3 H9 107.634
H6 C3 H10 107.634 H7 C4 H11 107.634
H7 C4 H12 107.634 H8 C5 H13 107.634
H8 C5 H14 107.634 H9 C3 H10 107.821
H11 C4 H12 107.821 H13 C5 H14 107.821
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.241      
2 H 0.148      
3 C -0.598      
4 C -0.598      
5 C -0.598      
6 H 0.156      
7 H 0.156      
8 H 0.156      
9 H 0.156      
10 H 0.156      
11 H 0.156      
12 H 0.156      
13 H 0.156      
14 H 0.156      


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 0.125 0.125
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.862 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -28.862 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.278
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.292 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.292 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.585
Polar
3z2-r21.169
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 7.593 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.593 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.731


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 99.411
(<r2>)1/2 9.970