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All results from a given calculation for C(CH3)3 (Tert-butyl radical)

using model chemistry: BLYP/cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 2A"
Energy calculated at BLYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.683302
Energy at 298.15K-157.691572
Nuclear repulsion energy124.009902
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 BLYP/cc-pVDZ
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 2952 2957 39.95      
2 A1 2832 2837 102.32      
3 A1 1418 1420 12.01      
4 A1 1364 1366 2.74      
5 A1 1047 1048 0.02      
6 A1 741 742 1.16      
7 A1 254 254 2.21      
8 A2 2997 3002 0.00      
9 A2 1396 1398 0.00      
10 A2 933 935 0.00      
11 A2 124 124 0.00      
12 E 3002 3006 50.80      
12 E 3002 3006 50.81      
13 E 2950 2954 25.27      
13 E 2950 2954 25.26      
14 E 2821 2825 42.83      
14 E 2821 2825 42.84      
15 E 1422 1425 1.19      
15 E 1422 1425 1.19      
16 E 1399 1401 2.66      
16 E 1399 1401 2.66      
17 E 1336 1338 0.28      
17 E 1336 1338 0.28      
18 E 1250 1252 7.51      
18 E 1250 1252 7.52      
19 E 974 976 1.89      
19 E 974 976 1.89      
20 E 896 898 0.86      
20 E 896 898 0.86      
21 E 373 374 0.14      
21 E 373 374 0.14      
22 E 121 121 0.00      
22 E 121 121 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24571.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1.0016) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24610.4 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 BLYP/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.26189 0.26189 0.14205

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.145
C2 0.000 1.496 -0.013
C3 1.296 -0.748 -0.013
C4 -1.296 -0.748 -0.013
H5 0.000 1.808 -1.092
H6 1.565 -0.904 -1.092
H7 -1.565 -0.904 -1.092
H8 -0.900 1.963 0.441
H9 0.900 1.963 0.441
H10 2.150 -0.202 0.441
H11 1.250 -1.761 0.441
H12 -1.250 -1.761 0.441
H13 -2.150 -0.202 0.441

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.50461.50461.50462.19022.19012.19012.17962.17962.17962.17962.17962.1796
C21.50462.59172.59171.12293.06193.06191.11091.11092.77703.51823.51822.7770
C31.50462.59172.59173.06191.12293.06193.51822.77701.11091.11092.77703.5182
C41.50462.59172.59173.06193.06191.12292.77703.51823.51822.77701.11091.1109
H52.19021.12293.06193.06193.13093.13091.78461.78463.31814.08004.08003.3181
H62.19013.06191.12293.06193.13093.13094.08003.31811.78461.78463.31814.0800
H72.19013.06193.06191.12293.13093.13093.31814.08004.08003.31811.78461.7846
H82.17961.11093.51822.77701.78464.08003.31811.80033.74004.29973.74002.4994
H92.17961.11092.77703.51821.78463.31814.08001.80032.49943.74004.29973.7400
H102.17962.77701.11093.51823.31811.78464.08003.74002.49941.80033.74004.2997
H112.17963.51821.11092.77704.08001.78463.31814.29973.74001.80032.49943.7400
H122.17963.51822.77701.11094.08003.31811.78463.74004.29973.74002.49941.8003
H132.17962.77703.51821.11093.31814.08001.78462.49943.74004.29973.74001.8003

picture of Tert-butyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H5 112.116 C1 C2 H8 112.003
C1 C2 H9 112.003 C1 C3 H6 112.116
C1 C3 H10 112.003 C1 C3 H11 112.003
C1 C4 H7 112.116 C1 C4 H12 112.003
C1 C4 H13 112.003 C2 C1 C3 118.915
C2 C1 C4 118.915 C3 C1 C4 118.915
H5 C2 H8 106.047 H5 C2 H9 106.047
H6 C3 H10 106.047 H6 C3 H11 106.047
H7 C4 H12 106.047 H7 C4 H13 106.047
H8 C2 H9 108.246 H10 C3 H11 108.246
H12 C4 H13 108.246
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.233      
2 C 0.060      
3 C 0.060      
4 C 0.060      
5 H 0.009      
6 H 0.009      
7 H 0.009      
8 H 0.004      
9 H 0.004      
10 H 0.004      
11 H 0.004      
12 H 0.004      
13 H 0.004      


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 -0.167 0.167
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -27.639 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -27.639 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.423
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.392 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.392 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.785
Polar
3z2-r2-1.570
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 7.927 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.927 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.993


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000