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

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/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 MP2=FULL/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.141400
Energy at 298.15K-158.152156
HF Energy-157.356028
Nuclear repulsion energy135.733728
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/cc-pVTZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3154 2994 71.89      
2 A1 3084 2928 20.71      
3 A1 3076 2921 0.65      
4 A1 1540 1462 18.90      
5 A1 1433 1361 4.97      
6 A1 1222 1160 0.06      
7 A1 827 785 0.59      
8 A1 431 409 0.09      
9 A2 3157 2997 0.00      
10 A2 1506 1429 0.00      
11 A2 963 914 0.00      
12 A2 214 203 0.00      
13 E 3159 2999 39.77      
13 E 3159 2999 39.77      
14 E 3146 2987 8.28      
14 E 3146 2987 8.28      
15 E 3076 2921 26.99      
15 E 3076 2921 26.99      
16 E 1532 1454 4.07      
16 E 1532 1454 4.07      
17 E 1513 1436 0.53      
17 E 1513 1436 0.53      
18 E 1409 1338 9.47      
18 E 1409 1338 9.47      
19 E 1376 1306 1.03      
19 E 1376 1306 1.03      
20 E 1215 1154 1.55      
20 E 1215 1154 1.55      
21 E 1003 952 0.13      
21 E 1003 952 0.13      
22 E 934 887 1.00      
22 E 934 887 1.00      
23 E 365 347 0.02      
23 E 365 347 0.02      
24 E 273 260 0.02      
24 E 273 260 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29303.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9494) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27820.8 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 MP2=FULL/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.26494 0.26494 0.15392

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.381
H2 0.000 0.000 1.470
C3 0.000 1.439 -0.096
C4 1.246 -0.720 -0.096
C5 -1.246 -0.720 -0.096
H6 0.000 1.471 -1.184
H7 1.274 -0.735 -1.184
H8 -1.274 -0.735 -1.184
H9 0.880 1.971 0.254
H10 -0.880 1.971 0.254
H11 1.267 -1.747 0.254
H12 2.147 -0.223 0.254
H13 -2.147 -0.223 0.254
H14 -1.267 -1.747 0.254

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.08851.51631.51631.51632.14772.14772.14772.16192.16192.16192.16192.16192.1619
H21.08852.12692.12692.12693.03403.03403.03402.47712.47712.47712.47712.47712.4771
C31.51632.12692.49252.49251.08802.74462.74461.08611.08613.44682.73742.73743.4468
C41.51632.12692.49252.49252.74461.08802.74462.73743.44681.08611.08613.44682.7374
C51.51632.12692.49252.49252.74462.74461.08803.44682.73742.73743.44681.08611.0861
H62.14773.03401.08802.74462.74462.54742.54741.75831.75833.74543.08943.08943.7454
H72.14773.03402.74461.08802.74462.54742.54743.08943.74541.75831.75833.74543.0894
H82.14773.03402.74462.74461.08802.54742.54743.74543.08943.08943.74541.75831.7583
H92.16192.47711.08612.73743.44681.75833.08943.74541.76013.73812.53313.73814.2932
H102.16192.47711.08613.44682.73741.75833.74543.08941.76014.29323.73812.53313.7381
H112.16192.47713.44681.08612.73743.74541.75833.08943.73814.29321.76013.73812.5331
H122.16192.47712.73741.08613.44683.08941.75833.74542.53313.73811.76014.29323.7381
H132.16192.47712.73743.44681.08613.08943.74541.75833.73812.53313.73814.29321.7601
H142.16192.47713.44682.73741.08613.74543.08941.75834.29323.73812.53313.73811.7601

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.031 C1 C3 H9 111.276
C1 C3 H10 111.276 C1 C4 H7 110.031
C1 C4 H11 111.276 C1 C4 H12 111.276
C1 C5 H8 110.031 C1 C5 H13 111.276
C1 C5 H14 111.276 H2 C1 C3 108.363
H2 C1 C4 108.363 H2 C1 C5 108.363
C3 C1 C4 110.556 C3 C1 C5 110.556
C4 C1 C5 110.556 H6 C3 H9 107.945
H6 C3 H10 107.945 H7 C4 H11 107.945
H7 C4 H12 107.945 H8 C5 H13 107.945
H8 C5 H14 107.945 H9 C3 H10 108.241
H11 C4 H12 108.241 H13 C5 H14 108.241
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability