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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-311G*

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/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.721822
Energy at 298.15K-157.730151
Nuclear repulsion energy124.414703
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/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 A1 2954 2946 46.92      
2 A1 2836 2829 133.94      
3 A1 1471 1467 20.14      
4 A1 1404 1401 1.66      
5 A1 1072 1070 0.04      
6 A1 734 732 1.33      
7 A1 257 256 3.10      
8 A2 2989 2982 0.00      
9 A2 1450 1447 0.00      
10 A2 955 952 0.00      
11 A2 128 128 0.00      
12 E 2995 2987 65.94      
12 E 2995 2987 65.95      
13 E 2949 2942 31.27      
13 E 2949 2942 31.26      
14 E 2825 2818 42.97      
14 E 2825 2818 42.97      
15 E 1474 1470 3.82      
15 E 1474 1470 3.83      
16 E 1451 1447 3.05      
16 E 1451 1447 3.05      
17 E 1375 1371 2.41      
17 E 1375 1371 2.41      
18 E 1257 1254 6.71      
18 E 1257 1254 6.70      
19 E 982 980 1.94      
19 E 982 980 1.94      
20 E 920 918 0.86      
20 E 920 918 0.86      
21 E 376 375 0.12      
21 E 376 375 0.12      
22 E 126 125 0.03      
22 E 126 125 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24855.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9975) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24792.9 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/6-311G*
ABC
0.26304 0.26304 0.14257

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.145
C2 0.000 1.495 -0.014
C3 1.294 -0.747 -0.014
C4 -1.294 -0.747 -0.014
H5 0.000 1.804 -1.083
H6 1.562 -0.902 -1.083
H7 -1.562 -0.902 -1.083
H8 -0.891 1.958 0.438
H9 0.891 1.958 0.438
H10 2.141 -0.207 0.438
H11 1.250 -1.751 0.438
H12 -1.250 -1.751 0.438
H13 -2.141 -0.207 0.438

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.50301.50301.50302.18282.18282.18282.17142.17142.17142.17142.17142.1714
C21.50302.58862.58861.11323.05423.05421.10191.10192.77253.50733.50732.7725
C31.50302.58862.58863.05421.11323.05423.50732.77251.10191.10192.77253.5073
C41.50302.58862.58863.05423.05421.11322.77253.50733.50732.77251.10191.1019
H52.18281.11323.05423.05423.12473.12471.77041.77043.30874.06424.06423.3087
H62.18283.05421.11323.05423.12473.12474.06423.30871.77041.77043.30874.0642
H72.18283.05423.05421.11323.12473.12473.30874.06424.06423.30871.77041.7704
H82.17141.10193.50732.77251.77044.06423.30871.78263.72654.28303.72652.5004
H92.17141.10192.77253.50731.77043.30874.06421.78262.50043.72654.28303.7265
H102.17142.77251.10193.50733.30871.77044.06423.72652.50041.78263.72654.2830
H112.17143.50731.10192.77254.06421.77043.30874.28303.72651.78262.50043.7265
H122.17143.50732.77251.10194.06423.30871.77043.72654.28303.72652.50041.7826
H132.17142.77253.50731.10193.30874.06421.77042.50043.72654.28303.72651.7826

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 112.233 C1 C2 H8 112.013
C1 C2 H9 112.013 C1 C3 H6 112.233
C1 C3 H10 112.013 C1 C3 H11 112.013
C1 C4 H7 112.233 C1 C4 H12 112.013
C1 C4 H13 112.013 C2 C1 C3 118.889
C2 C1 C4 118.889 C3 C1 C4 118.889
H5 C2 H8 106.112 H5 C2 H9 106.112
H6 C3 H10 106.112 H6 C3 H11 106.112
H7 C4 H12 106.112 H7 C4 H13 106.112
H8 C2 H9 107.974 H10 C3 H11 107.974
H12 C4 H13 107.974
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.077      
2 C -0.611      
3 C -0.611      
4 C -0.611      
5 H 0.189      
6 H 0.189      
7 H 0.189      
8 H 0.198      
9 H 0.198      
10 H 0.198      
11 H 0.198      
12 H 0.198      
13 H 0.198      


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 -0.168 0.168
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -28.049 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -28.049 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.857
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.404 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.404 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.808
Polar
3z2-r2-1.616
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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 100.236
(<r2>)1/2 10.012