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

using model chemistry: MP2/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/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.076725
Energy at 298.15K-158.087427
HF Energy-157.356067
Nuclear repulsion energy135.206348
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/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 3150 2991 73.42      
2 A1 3069 2914 19.12      
3 A1 3061 2906 2.60      
4 A1 1529 1452 18.25      
5 A1 1427 1354 4.46      
6 A1 1217 1156 0.06      
7 A1 821 779 0.56      
8 A1 428 406 0.09      
9 A2 3153 2994 0.00      
10 A2 1495 1420 0.00      
11 A2 957 909 0.00      
12 A2 207 196 0.00      
13 E 3156 2996 40.89      
13 E 3156 2996 40.89      
14 E 3143 2984 6.89      
14 E 3143 2984 6.89      
15 E 3059 2905 29.10      
15 E 3059 2905 29.10      
16 E 1521 1444 3.91      
16 E 1521 1444 3.91      
17 E 1502 1426 0.40      
17 E 1502 1426 0.40      
18 E 1401 1330 8.47      
18 E 1401 1330 8.47      
19 E 1363 1294 1.62      
19 E 1363 1294 1.62      
20 E 1207 1146 1.58      
20 E 1207 1146 1.58      
21 E 995 945 0.11      
21 E 995 945 0.11      
22 E 928 881 0.90      
22 E 928 881 0.90      
23 E 361 343 0.03      
23 E 361 343 0.03      
24 E 267 253 0.02      
24 E 267 253 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29159.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9495) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27686.7 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/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.26281 0.26281 0.15267

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.382
H2 0.000 0.000 1.476
C3 0.000 1.446 -0.097
C4 1.252 -0.723 -0.097
C5 -1.252 -0.723 -0.097
H6 0.000 1.482 -1.188
H7 1.284 -0.741 -1.188
H8 -1.284 -0.741 -1.188
H9 0.882 1.980 0.256
H10 -0.882 1.980 0.256
H11 1.273 -1.754 0.256
H12 2.156 -0.226 0.256
H13 -2.156 -0.226 0.256
H14 -1.273 -1.754 0.256

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09341.52311.52311.52312.15902.15902.15902.17102.17102.17102.17102.17102.1710
H21.09342.13602.13602.13603.04793.04793.04792.48712.48712.48712.48712.48712.4871
C31.52312.13602.50432.50431.09152.76062.76061.08971.08973.46172.75042.75043.4617
C41.52312.13602.50432.50432.76061.09152.76062.75043.46181.08971.08973.46182.7504
C51.52312.13602.50432.50432.76062.76061.09153.46182.75042.75043.46181.08971.0897
H62.15903.04791.09152.76062.76062.56742.56741.76311.76313.76523.10593.10593.7652
H72.15903.04792.76061.09152.76062.56742.56743.10593.76521.76311.76313.76523.1059
H82.15903.04792.76062.76061.09152.56742.56743.76523.10593.10593.76521.76311.7631
H92.17102.48711.08972.75043.46181.76313.10593.76521.76463.75392.54653.75394.3111
H102.17102.48711.08973.46182.75041.76313.76523.10591.76464.31113.75392.54653.7539
H112.17102.48713.46171.08972.75043.76521.76313.10593.75394.31111.76463.75392.5465
H122.17102.48712.75041.08973.46183.10591.76313.76522.54653.75391.76464.31113.7539
H132.17102.48712.75043.46181.08973.10593.76521.76313.75392.54653.75394.31111.7646
H142.17102.48713.46172.75041.08973.76523.10591.76314.31113.75392.54653.75391.7646

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.239 C1 C3 H9 111.305
C1 C3 H10 111.305 C1 C4 H7 110.239
C1 C4 H11 111.305 C1 C4 H12 111.305
C1 C5 H8 110.239 C1 C5 H13 111.305
C1 C5 H14 111.305 H2 C1 C3 108.324
H2 C1 C4 108.324 H2 C1 C5 108.324
C3 C1 C4 110.593 C3 C1 C5 110.593
C4 C1 C5 110.593 H6 C3 H9 107.863
H6 C3 H10 107.863 H7 C4 H11 107.863
H7 C4 H12 107.863 H8 C5 H13 107.863
H8 C5 H14 107.863 H9 C3 H10 108.128
H11 C4 H12 108.128 H13 C5 H14 108.128
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability