return to home page Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology
You are here: Calculated > Energy > Optimized > Energy

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

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 C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.959937
Energy at 298.15K-157.970747
HF Energy-157.314427
Nuclear repulsion energy134.835467
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**
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 3209 2986 94.81      
2 A1 3127 2910 12.21      
3 A1 3119 2902 16.04      
4 A1 1580 1470 12.43      
5 A1 1491 1388 2.39      
6 A1 1262 1174 0.01      
7 A1 832 774 0.37      
8 A1 441 411 0.06      
9 A2 3210 2987 0.00      
10 A2 1550 1442 0.00      
11 A2 989 920 0.00      
12 A2 221 206 0.00      
13 E 3214 2991 52.55      
13 E 3214 2991 52.55      
14 E 3201 2979 6.76      
14 E 3201 2979 6.76      
15 E 3121 2905 29.70      
15 E 3121 2905 29.70      
16 E 1573 1464 2.31      
16 E 1573 1464 2.31      
17 E 1555 1447 0.39      
17 E 1555 1447 0.39      
18 E 1468 1366 5.40      
18 E 1468 1366 5.40      
19 E 1418 1319 2.31      
19 E 1418 1319 2.31      
20 E 1242 1156 1.20      
20 E 1242 1156 1.20      
21 E 1018 947 0.12      
21 E 1018 947 0.12      
22 E 955 889 0.70      
22 E 955 889 0.70      
23 E 374 348 0.02      
23 E 374 348 0.02      
24 E 272 253 0.01      
24 E 272 253 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29926.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27846.9 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 MP3/6-31+G**
ABC
0.26097 0.26097 0.15123

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.374
H2 0.000 0.000 1.468
C3 0.000 1.455 -0.096
C4 1.260 -0.727 -0.096
C5 -1.260 -0.727 -0.096
H6 0.000 1.502 -1.186
H7 1.301 -0.751 -1.186
H8 -1.301 -0.751 -1.186
H9 0.882 1.985 0.262
H10 -0.882 1.985 0.262
H11 1.278 -1.756 0.262
H12 2.160 -0.229 0.262
H13 -2.160 -0.229 0.262
H14 -1.278 -1.756 0.262

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09371.52881.52881.52882.16582.16582.16582.17512.17512.17512.17512.17512.1751
H21.09372.13592.13592.13593.04963.04963.04962.48482.48482.48482.48482.48482.4848
C31.52882.13592.51952.51951.09102.78292.78291.08941.08943.47442.76202.76203.4744
C41.52882.13592.51952.51952.78291.09102.78292.76203.47441.08941.08943.47442.7620
C51.52882.13592.51952.51952.78292.78291.09103.47442.76202.76203.47441.08941.0894
H62.16583.04961.09102.78292.78292.60152.60151.76251.76253.78753.12383.12383.7875
H72.16583.04962.78291.09102.78292.60152.60153.12383.78751.76251.76253.78753.1238
H82.16583.04962.78292.78291.09102.60152.60153.78753.12383.12383.78751.76251.7625
H92.17512.48481.08942.76203.47441.76253.12383.78751.76343.76242.55683.76244.3202
H102.17512.48481.08943.47442.76201.76253.78753.12381.76344.32023.76242.55683.7624
H112.17512.48483.47441.08942.76203.78751.76253.12383.76244.32021.76343.76242.5568
H122.17512.48482.76201.08943.47443.12381.76253.78752.55683.76241.76344.32023.7624
H132.17512.48482.76203.47441.08943.12383.78751.76253.76242.55683.76244.32021.7634
H142.17512.48483.47442.76201.08943.78753.12381.76254.32023.76242.55683.76241.7634

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.409 C1 C3 H9 111.250
C1 C3 H10 111.250 C1 C4 H7 110.409
C1 C4 H11 111.250 C1 C4 H12 111.250
C1 C5 H8 110.409 C1 C5 H13 111.250
C1 C5 H14 111.250 H2 C1 C3 107.920
H2 C1 C4 107.920 H2 C1 C5 107.920
C3 C1 C4 110.977 C3 C1 C5 110.977
C4 C1 C5 110.977 H6 C3 H9 107.866
H6 C3 H10 107.866 H7 C4 H11 107.866
H7 C4 H12 107.866 H8 C5 H13 107.866
H8 C5 H14 107.866 H9 C3 H10 108.061
H11 C4 H12 108.061 H13 C5 H14 108.061
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability