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

using model chemistry: CCSD/cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCSD/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.127189
Energy at 298.15K-158.137891
HF Energy-157.356047
Nuclear repulsion energy134.887077
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 CCSD/cc-pVTZ
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 3117 2934 92.30      
2 A1 3046 2867 15.55      
3 A1 3039 2860 9.62      
4 A1 1533 1443 15.85      
5 A1 1444 1359 3.68      
6 A1 1229 1156 0.05      
7 A1 818 770 0.42      
8 A1 431 405 0.07      
9 A2 3117 2934 0.00      
10 A2 1502 1414 0.00      
11 A2 964 908 0.00      
12 A2 204 192 0.00      
13 E 3122 2938 51.78      
13 E 3122 2938 51.78      
14 E 3107 2925 8.03      
14 E 3107 2925 8.03      
15 E 3040 2861 30.35      
15 E 3040 2861 30.35      
16 E 1527 1437 3.22      
16 E 1527 1437 3.22      
17 E 1508 1419 0.33      
17 E 1508 1419 0.33      
18 E 1421 1337 7.63      
18 E 1421 1337 7.63      
19 E 1380 1299 1.55      
19 E 1380 1299 1.55      
20 E 1214 1143 1.57      
20 E 1214 1143 1.57      
21 E 996 937 0.05      
21 E 996 937 0.05      
22 E 933 879 0.64      
22 E 933 878 0.64      
23 E 363 342 0.03      
23 E 363 342 0.03      
24 E 262 246 0.01      
24 E 262 246 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29093.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9412) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27382.8 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 CCSD/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.26142 0.26142 0.15169

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.379
H2 0.000 0.000 1.474
C3 0.000 1.451 -0.096
C4 1.257 -0.726 -0.096
C5 -1.257 -0.726 -0.096
H6 0.000 1.495 -1.189
H7 1.294 -0.747 -1.189
H8 -1.294 -0.747 -1.189
H9 0.883 1.985 0.259
H10 -0.883 1.985 0.259
H11 1.278 -1.757 0.259
H12 2.161 -0.228 0.259
H13 -2.161 -0.228 0.259
H14 -1.278 -1.757 0.259

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09451.52731.52731.52732.16612.16612.16612.17602.17602.17602.17602.17602.1760
H21.09452.13822.13822.13823.05323.05323.05322.48942.48942.48942.48942.48942.4894
C31.52732.13822.51382.51381.09302.77542.77541.09121.09123.47182.75942.75943.4718
C41.52732.13822.51382.51382.77541.09302.77542.75943.47181.09121.09123.47182.7594
C51.52732.13822.51382.51382.77542.77541.09303.47182.75942.75943.47181.09121.0912
H62.16613.05321.09302.77542.77542.58902.58901.76481.76483.78183.11933.11933.7818
H72.16613.05322.77541.09302.77542.58902.58903.11933.78181.76481.76483.78183.1193
H82.16613.05322.77542.77541.09302.58902.58903.78183.11933.11933.78181.76481.7648
H92.17602.48941.09122.75943.47181.76483.11933.78181.76603.76312.55533.76314.3213
H102.17602.48941.09123.47182.75941.76483.78183.11931.76604.32133.76312.55533.7631
H112.17602.48943.47181.09122.75943.78181.76483.11933.76314.32131.76603.76312.5553
H122.17602.48942.75941.09123.47183.11931.76483.78182.55533.76311.76604.32133.7631
H132.17602.48942.75943.47181.09123.11933.78181.76483.76312.55533.76314.32131.7660
H142.17602.48943.47182.75941.09123.78183.11931.76484.32133.76312.55533.76311.7660

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.420 C1 C3 H9 111.316
C1 C3 H10 111.316 C1 C4 H7 110.420
C1 C4 H11 111.316 C1 C4 H12 111.316
C1 C5 H8 110.420 C1 C5 H13 111.316
C1 C5 H14 111.316 H2 C1 C3 108.145
H2 C1 C4 108.145 H2 C1 C5 108.145
C3 C1 C4 110.765 C3 C1 C5 110.765
C4 C1 C5 110.765 H6 C3 H9 107.799
H6 C3 H10 107.799 H7 C4 H11 107.799
H7 C4 H12 107.799 H8 C5 H13 107.799
H8 C5 H14 107.799 H9 C3 H10 108.043
H11 C4 H12 108.043 H13 C5 H14 108.043
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability