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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1AG
Energy calculated at HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-313.491267
Energy at 298.15K-313.511198
Nuclear repulsion energy375.173829
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 HF/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3228 2919 0.00      
2 Ag 3172 2868 0.00      
3 Ag 3164 2862 0.00      
4 Ag 3157 2856 0.00      
5 Ag 3150 2849 0.00      
6 Ag 1642 1485 0.00      
7 Ag 1630 1474 0.00      
8 Ag 1621 1466 0.00      
9 Ag 1618 1463 0.00      
10 Ag 1561 1412 0.00      
11 Ag 1552 1404 0.00      
12 Ag 1520 1374 0.00      
13 Ag 1420 1284 0.00      
14 Ag 1249 1130 0.00      
15 Ag 1137 1028 0.00      
16 Ag 1120 1013 0.00      
17 Ag 1080 976 0.00      
18 Ag 967 875 0.00      
19 Ag 506 458 0.00      
20 Ag 291 263 0.00      
21 Ag 210 190 0.00      
22 Au 3230 2921 350.48      
23 Au 3211 2904 95.81      
24 Au 3184 2879 1.74      
25 Au 3164 2862 0.06      
26 Au 1633 1476 13.32      
27 Au 1461 1322 0.56      
28 Au 1435 1298 0.66      
29 Au 1345 1216 0.02      
30 Au 1121 1014 0.08      
31 Au 950 859 0.36      
32 Au 807 730 0.66      
33 Au 778 703 3.65      
34 Au 266 240 0.01      
35 Au 171 155 0.00      
36 Au 73 66 0.01      
37 Au 52 47 0.00      
38 Bg 3229 2920 0.00      
39 Bg 3197 2891 0.00      
40 Bg 3172 2869 0.00      
41 Bg 3163 2861 0.00      
42 Bg 1633 1476 0.00      
43 Bg 1461 1322 0.00      
44 Bg 1446 1308 0.00      
45 Bg 1394 1261 0.00      
46 Bg 1313 1187 0.00      
47 Bg 1041 941 0.00      
48 Bg 866 784 0.00      
49 Bg 781 707 0.00      
50 Bg 269 243 0.00      
51 Bg 146 132 0.00      
52 Bg 119 108 0.00      
53 Bu 3228 2919 162.13      
54 Bu 3171 2868 55.75      
55 Bu 3169 2866 294.88      
56 Bu 3157 2856 8.83      
57 Bu 3150 2849 1.93      
58 Bu 1646 1488 10.55      
59 Bu 1637 1480 1.40      
60 Bu 1623 1468 0.97      
61 Bu 1617 1463 0.16      
62 Bu 1555 1406 3.92      
63 Bu 1546 1399 0.82      
64 Bu 1475 1334 1.84      
65 Bu 1360 1230 3.01      
66 Bu 1189 1075 2.53      
67 Bu 1135 1027 0.26      
68 Bu 1077 974 0.43      
69 Bu 954 863 1.94      
70 Bu 501 453 0.13      
71 Bu 364 329 0.01      
72 Bu 85 76 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 57371.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 51886.6 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 HF/6-311G*
ABC
0.36183 0.01633 0.01598

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.001 0.764 0.000
C2 -0.001 -0.764 0.000
C3 -1.401 1.372 0.000
C4 1.401 -1.372 0.000
C5 -1.401 2.901 0.000
C6 1.401 -2.901 0.000
C7 -2.805 3.501 0.000
C8 2.805 -3.501 0.000
H9 0.549 1.124 0.870
H10 0.549 1.124 -0.870
H11 -0.549 -1.124 0.870
H12 -0.549 -1.124 -0.870
H13 -1.950 1.014 -0.870
H14 -1.950 1.014 0.870
H15 1.950 -1.014 -0.870
H16 1.950 -1.014 0.870
H17 -0.855 3.261 0.869
H18 -0.855 3.261 -0.869
H19 0.855 -3.261 0.869
H20 0.855 -3.261 -0.869
H21 -2.772 4.586 0.000
H22 -3.367 3.191 -0.876
H23 -3.367 3.191 0.876
H24 2.772 -4.586 0.000
H25 3.367 -3.191 -0.876
H26 3.367 -3.191 0.876

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18 H19 H20 H21 H22 H23 H24 H25 H26
C11.52831.52822.55462.55543.92333.91955.10461.08891.08892.14982.14982.15042.15042.77822.77822.77932.77934.20614.20614.72174.24224.24226.02545.26685.2668
C21.52832.55461.52823.92332.55545.10463.91952.14982.14981.08891.08892.77822.77822.15042.15044.20614.20612.77932.77936.02545.26685.26684.72174.24224.2422
C31.52822.55463.92261.52835.11002.54996.43762.14952.14952.77722.77721.08901.08904.20504.20502.15002.15005.22685.22683.49402.81742.81747.27456.65766.6576
C42.55461.52823.92265.11001.52836.43762.54992.77722.77722.14952.14954.20504.20501.08901.08905.22685.22682.15002.15007.27456.65766.65763.49402.81742.8174
C52.55543.92331.52835.11006.44271.52677.65992.77782.77784.20454.20452.14882.14885.22615.22611.08811.08816.61966.61962.17242.17162.17168.57137.78507.7850
C63.92332.55545.11001.52836.44277.65991.52674.20454.20452.77782.77785.22615.22612.14882.14886.61966.61961.08811.08818.57137.78507.78502.17242.17162.1716
C73.91955.10462.54996.43761.52677.65998.97234.20184.20185.21875.21872.77012.77016.61466.61462.14802.14807.73867.73861.08571.08631.08639.82379.14549.1454
C85.10463.91956.43762.54997.65991.52678.97235.21875.21874.20184.20186.61466.61462.77012.77017.73867.73862.14802.14809.82379.14549.14541.08571.08631.0863
H91.08892.14982.14952.77722.77784.20454.20185.21871.73942.50063.04613.04642.50103.09172.55602.55763.09294.39574.72724.87554.75944.42776.18885.44085.1531
H101.08892.14982.14952.77722.77784.20454.20185.21871.73943.04612.50062.50103.04642.55603.09173.09292.55764.72724.39574.87554.42774.75946.18885.15315.4408
H112.14981.08892.77722.14954.20452.77785.21874.20182.50063.04611.73943.09172.55603.04642.50104.39574.72722.55763.09296.18885.44085.15314.87554.75944.4277
H122.14981.08892.77722.14954.20452.77785.21874.20183.04612.50061.73942.55603.09172.50103.04644.72724.39573.09292.55766.18885.15315.44084.87554.42774.7594
H132.15042.77821.08904.20502.14885.22612.77016.61463.04642.50103.09172.55601.73944.39584.72753.04532.49995.40125.11363.76742.59723.12947.37666.77866.9998
H142.15042.77821.08904.20502.14885.22612.77016.61462.50103.04642.55603.09171.73944.72754.39582.49993.04535.11365.40123.76743.12942.59727.37666.99986.7786
H152.77822.15044.20501.08905.22612.14886.61462.77013.09172.55603.04642.50104.39584.72751.73945.40125.11363.04532.49997.37666.77866.99983.76742.59723.1294
H162.77822.15044.20501.08905.22612.14886.61462.77012.55603.09172.50103.04644.72754.39581.73945.11365.40122.49993.04537.37666.99986.77863.76743.12942.5972
H172.77934.20612.15005.22681.08816.61962.14807.73862.55763.09294.39574.72723.04532.49995.40125.11361.73886.74346.96402.48673.05952.51278.68897.90587.7107
H182.77934.20612.15005.22681.08816.61962.14807.73863.09292.55764.72724.39572.49993.04535.11365.40121.73886.96406.74342.48672.51273.05958.68897.71077.9058
H194.20612.77935.22682.15006.61961.08817.73862.14804.39574.72722.55763.09295.40125.11363.04532.49996.74346.96401.73888.68897.90587.71072.48673.05952.5127
H204.20612.77935.22682.15006.61961.08817.73862.14804.72724.39573.09292.55765.11365.40122.49993.04536.96406.74341.73888.68897.71077.90582.48672.51273.0595
H214.72176.02543.49407.27452.17248.57131.08579.82374.87554.87556.18886.18883.76743.76747.37667.37662.48672.48678.68898.68891.75221.752210.71759.94639.9463
H224.24225.26682.81746.65762.17167.78501.08639.14544.75944.42775.44085.15312.59723.12946.77866.99983.05952.51277.90587.71071.75221.75229.94639.27719.4412
H234.24225.26682.81746.65762.17167.78501.08639.14544.42774.75945.15315.44083.12942.59726.99986.77862.51273.05957.71077.90581.75221.75229.94639.44129.2771
H246.02544.72177.27453.49408.57132.17249.82371.08576.18886.18884.87554.87557.37667.37663.76743.76748.68898.68892.48672.486710.71759.94639.94631.75221.7522
H255.26684.24226.65762.81747.78502.17169.14541.08635.44085.15314.75944.42776.77866.99982.59723.12947.90587.71073.05952.51279.94639.27719.44121.75221.7522
H265.26684.24226.65762.81747.78502.17169.14541.08635.15315.44084.42774.75946.99986.77863.12942.59727.71077.90582.51273.05959.94639.44129.27711.75221.7522

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 113.398 C1 C2 H11 109.298
C1 C2 H12 109.298 C1 C3 C5 113.449
C1 C3 H13 109.352 C1 C3 H14 109.352
C2 C1 C3 113.398 C2 C1 H9 109.298
C2 C1 H10 109.298 C2 C4 C6 113.449
C2 C4 H15 109.352 C2 C4 H16 109.352
C3 C1 H9 109.285 C3 C1 H10 109.285
C3 C5 C7 113.163 C3 C5 H17 109.363
C3 C5 H18 109.363 C4 C2 H11 109.285
C4 C2 H12 109.285 C4 C6 C8 113.163
C4 C6 H19 109.363 C4 C6 H20 109.363
C5 C3 H13 109.211 C5 C3 H14 109.211
C5 C7 H21 111.408 C5 C7 H22 111.301
C5 C7 H23 111.301 C6 C4 H15 109.211
C6 C4 H16 109.211 C6 C8 H24 111.408
C6 C8 H25 111.301 C6 C8 H26 111.301
C7 C5 H17 109.321 C7 C5 H18 109.321
C8 C6 H19 109.321 C8 C6 H20 109.321
H9 C1 H10 106.010 H11 C2 H12 106.010
H13 C3 H14 105.996 H15 C4 H16 105.996
H17 C5 H18 106.064 H19 C6 H20 106.064
H21 C7 H22 107.559 H21 C7 H23 107.559
H22 C7 H23 107.511 H24 C8 H25 107.559
H24 C8 H26 107.559 H25 C8 H26 107.511
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.402      
2 C -0.402      
3 C -0.399      
4 C -0.399      
5 C -0.401      
6 C -0.401      
7 C -0.612      
8 C -0.612      
9 H 0.201      
10 H 0.201      
11 H 0.201      
12 H 0.201      
13 H 0.199      
14 H 0.199      
15 H 0.199      
16 H 0.199      
17 H 0.199      
18 H 0.199      
19 H 0.199      
20 H 0.199      
21 H 0.208      
22 H 0.203      
23 H 0.203      
24 H 0.208      
25 H 0.203      
26 H 0.203      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -57.715 0.796 0.000
y 0.796 -56.863 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -54.629
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.969 0.796 0.000
y 0.796 -0.691 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.660
Polar
3z2-r25.320
x2-y2-0.851
xy0.796
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 13.256 -1.804 0.000
y -1.804 14.392 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.427


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 681.122
(<r2>)1/2 26.098