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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31+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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.433723
Energy at 298.15K-158.444378
HF Energy-158.433723
Nuclear repulsion energy134.624770
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 mPW1PW91/6-31+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 3135 2984 96.69      
2 A1 3057 2909 14.86      
3 A1 3043 2896 15.53      
4 A1 1521 1447 23.62      
5 A1 1434 1365 4.74      
6 A1 1214 1155 0.19      
7 A1 815 775 0.68      
8 A1 435 414 0.19      
9 A2 3136 2985 0.00      
10 A2 1487 1415 0.00      
11 A2 954 908 0.00      
12 A2 209 199 0.00      
13 E 3139 2988 54.18      
13 E 3139 2988 54.18      
14 E 3127 2976 6.32      
14 E 3127 2976 6.32      
15 E 3050 2903 41.93      
15 E 3050 2903 41.93      
16 E 1514 1441 6.02      
16 E 1514 1441 6.03      
17 E 1494 1422 0.46      
17 E 1494 1422 0.46      
18 E 1408 1340 12.88      
18 E 1408 1340 12.88      
19 E 1361 1295 1.78      
19 E 1361 1295 1.78      
20 E 1202 1144 2.30      
20 E 1202 1144 2.30      
21 E 986 939 0.10      
21 E 986 939 0.10      
22 E 926 881 1.38      
22 E 926 881 1.38      
23 E 361 344 0.03      
23 E 361 344 0.03      
24 E 259 246 0.02      
24 E 259 246 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29046.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9518) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27646.1 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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
ABC
0.26046 0.26046 0.15094

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31+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 1.472
C3 0.000 1.454 -0.096
C4 1.259 -0.727 -0.096
C5 -1.259 -0.727 -0.096
H6 0.000 1.509 -1.190
H7 1.307 -0.754 -1.190
H8 -1.307 -0.754 -1.190
H9 0.884 1.989 0.263
H10 -0.884 1.989 0.263
H11 1.281 -1.761 0.263
H12 2.165 -0.229 0.263
H13 -2.165 -0.229 0.263
H14 -1.281 -1.761 0.263

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09861.52801.52801.52802.17282.17282.17282.17992.17992.17992.17992.17992.1799
H21.09862.13822.13822.13823.05993.05993.05992.49002.49002.49002.49002.49002.4900
C31.52802.13822.51892.51891.09592.79012.79011.09431.09433.47922.76572.76573.4792
C41.52802.13822.51892.51892.79011.09592.79012.76573.47911.09431.09433.47912.7657
C51.52802.13822.51892.51892.79012.79011.09593.47912.76572.76573.47911.09431.0943
H62.17283.05991.09592.79012.79012.61362.61361.76801.76803.80043.13373.13373.8004
H72.17283.05992.79011.09592.79012.61362.61363.13373.80041.76801.76803.80043.1337
H82.17283.05992.79012.79011.09592.61362.61363.80043.13373.13373.80041.76801.7680
H92.17992.49001.09432.76573.47911.76803.13373.80041.76893.77092.56133.77094.3302
H102.17992.49001.09433.47912.76571.76803.80043.13371.76894.33023.77092.56133.7709
H112.17992.49003.47921.09432.76573.80041.76803.13373.77094.33021.76893.77092.5613
H122.17992.49002.76571.09433.47913.13371.76803.80042.56133.77091.76894.33023.7709
H132.17992.49002.76573.47911.09433.13373.80041.76803.77092.56133.77094.33021.7689
H142.17992.49003.47922.76571.09433.80043.13371.76804.33023.77092.56133.77091.7689

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.729 C1 C3 H9 111.394
C1 C3 H10 111.394 C1 C4 H7 110.729
C1 C4 H11 111.394 C1 C4 H12 111.394
C1 C5 H8 110.729 C1 C5 H13 111.394
C1 C5 H14 111.394 H2 C1 C3 107.867
H2 C1 C4 107.867 H2 C1 C5 107.867
C3 C1 C4 111.027 C3 C1 C5 111.027
C4 C1 C5 111.027 H6 C3 H9 107.651
H6 C3 H10 107.651 H7 C4 H11 107.651
H7 C4 H12 107.651 H8 C5 H13 107.651
H8 C5 H14 107.651 H9 C3 H10 107.849
H11 C4 H12 107.849 H13 C5 H14 107.849
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.211      
2 H 0.157      
3 C -0.606      
4 C -0.606      
5 C -0.606      
6 H 0.161      
7 H 0.161      
8 H 0.161      
9 H 0.161      
10 H 0.161      
11 H 0.161      
12 H 0.161      
13 H 0.161      
14 H 0.161      


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 0.127 0.127
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.867 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -28.867 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.279
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.294 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.294 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.587
Polar
3z2-r21.174
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 7.545 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.545 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.692


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 99.078
(<r2>)1/2 9.954