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

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/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 MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.936398
Energy at 298.15K-157.947179
HF Energy-157.315439
Nuclear repulsion energy135.068571
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=FULL/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 3201 3006 88.83      
2 A1 3107 2918 24.86      
3 A1 3104 2916 4.64      
4 A1 1560 1465 19.25      
5 A1 1471 1381 5.00      
6 A1 1248 1172 0.04      
7 A1 829 779 0.39      
8 A1 440 414 0.03      
9 A2 3203 3008 0.00      
10 A2 1527 1434 0.00      
11 A2 980 920 0.00      
12 A2 216 203 0.00      
13 E 3206 3011 49.28      
13 E 3206 3011 49.28      
14 E 3194 3000 6.49      
14 E 3194 3000 6.49      
15 E 3102 2914 37.76      
15 E 3102 2914 37.76      
16 E 1551 1457 5.27      
16 E 1551 1457 5.27      
17 E 1534 1441 0.53      
17 E 1534 1441 0.53      
18 E 1445 1357 9.14      
18 E 1445 1357 9.14      
19 E 1395 1310 1.86      
19 E 1395 1310 1.86      
20 E 1230 1155 1.11      
20 E 1230 1155 1.11      
21 E 1013 952 0.04      
21 E 1013 952 0.04      
22 E 948 891 0.61      
22 E 948 891 0.61      
23 E 373 350 0.07      
23 E 373 350 0.07      
24 E 272 256 0.02      
24 E 272 256 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29706.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9392) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27900.2 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 MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
0.26214 0.26214 0.15207

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31+G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.377
H2 0.000 0.000 1.471
C3 0.000 1.450 -0.096
C4 1.256 -0.725 -0.096
C5 -1.256 -0.725 -0.096
H6 0.000 1.492 -1.187
H7 1.292 -0.746 -1.187
H8 -1.292 -0.746 -1.187
H9 0.882 1.982 0.260
H10 -0.882 1.982 0.260
H11 1.275 -1.755 0.260
H12 2.157 -0.227 0.260
H13 -2.157 -0.227 0.260
H14 -1.275 -1.755 0.260

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09431.52501.52501.52502.16132.16132.16132.17232.17232.17232.17232.17232.1723
H21.09432.13502.13502.13503.04813.04813.04812.48442.48442.48442.48442.48442.4844
C31.52502.13502.51122.51121.09152.77152.77151.09001.09003.46742.75522.75523.4674
C41.52502.13502.51122.51122.77151.09152.77152.75523.46741.09001.09003.46742.7552
C51.52502.13502.51122.51122.77152.77151.09153.46742.75522.75523.46741.09001.0900
H62.16133.04811.09152.77152.77152.58442.58441.76391.76393.77653.11463.11463.7765
H72.16133.04812.77151.09152.77152.58442.58443.11463.77651.76391.76393.77653.1146
H82.16133.04812.77152.77151.09152.58442.58443.77653.11463.11463.77651.76391.7639
H92.17232.48441.09002.75523.46741.76393.11463.77651.76483.75702.54973.75704.3145
H102.17232.48441.09003.46742.75521.76393.77653.11461.76484.31453.75702.54973.7570
H112.17232.48443.46741.09002.75523.77651.76393.11463.75704.31451.76483.75702.5497
H122.17232.48442.75521.09003.46743.11461.76393.77652.54973.75701.76484.31453.7570
H132.17232.48442.75523.46741.09003.11463.77651.76393.75702.54973.75704.31451.7648
H142.17232.48443.46742.75521.09003.77653.11461.76394.31453.75702.54973.75701.7648

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.284 C1 C3 H9 111.252
C1 C3 H10 111.252 C1 C4 H7 110.284
C1 C4 H11 111.252 C1 C4 H12 111.252
C1 C5 H8 110.284 C1 C5 H13 111.252
C1 C5 H14 111.252 H2 C1 C3 108.065
H2 C1 C4 108.065 H2 C1 C5 108.065
C3 C1 C4 110.840 C3 C1 C5 110.840
C4 C1 C5 110.840 H6 C3 H9 107.908
H6 C3 H10 107.908 H7 C4 H11 107.908
H7 C4 H12 107.908 H8 C5 H13 107.908
H8 C5 H14 107.908 H9 C3 H10 108.104
H11 C4 H12 108.104 H13 C5 H14 108.104
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability