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

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/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 MP2=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.309902
Energy at 298.15K-157.318573
HF Energy-156.701958
Nuclear repulsion energy125.584451
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/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 3112 2948 50.89      
2 A1 3013 2853 52.30      
3 A1 1537 1456 27.30      
4 A1 1462 1384 3.70      
5 A1 1140 1079 0.14      
6 A1 789 747 1.77      
7 A1 288 273 3.65      
8 A2 3159 2992 0.00      
9 A2 1510 1430 0.00      
10 A2 987 935 0.00      
11 A2 154 146 0.00      
12 E 3163 2996 38.89      
12 E 3163 2996 38.89      
13 E 3111 2947 12.55      
13 E 3111 2947 12.55      
14 E 3008 2848 29.64      
14 E 3008 2848 29.64      
15 E 1536 1455 4.51      
15 E 1536 1455 4.51      
16 E 1513 1433 4.78      
16 E 1513 1433 4.78      
17 E 1440 1364 12.12      
17 E 1440 1364 12.12      
18 E 1333 1262 4.34      
18 E 1333 1262 4.34      
19 E 1040 985 2.24      
19 E 1040 985 2.24      
20 E 957 906 0.12      
20 E 957 906 0.12      
21 E 385 365 0.06      
21 E 385 365 0.06      
22 E 168 159 0.02      
22 E 168 159 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 26230.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9471) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 24842.9 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 MP2=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
0.26844 0.26844 0.14621

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.202
C2 0.000 1.478 -0.021
C3 1.280 -0.739 -0.021
C4 -1.280 -0.739 -0.021
H5 0.000 1.719 -1.097
H6 1.489 -0.860 -1.097
H7 -1.489 -0.860 -1.097
H8 -0.886 1.950 0.411
H9 0.886 1.950 0.411
H10 2.132 -0.208 0.411
H11 1.246 -1.743 0.411
H12 -1.246 -1.743 0.411
H13 -2.132 -0.208 0.411

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13
C11.49451.49451.49452.15462.15462.15462.15232.15232.15232.15232.15232.1523
C21.49452.55952.55951.10232.97272.97271.09341.09342.75193.47983.47982.7519
C31.49452.55952.55952.97271.10232.97273.47982.75191.09341.09342.75193.4798
C41.49452.55952.55952.97272.97271.10232.75193.47983.47982.75191.09341.0934
H52.15461.10232.97272.97272.97792.97791.76411.76413.24533.97623.97623.2453
H62.15462.97271.10232.97272.97792.97793.97623.24531.76411.76413.24533.9762
H72.15462.97272.97271.10232.97792.97793.24533.97623.97623.24531.76411.7641
H82.15231.09343.47982.75191.76413.97623.24531.77243.71034.26413.71032.4917
H92.15231.09342.75193.47981.76413.24533.97621.77242.49173.71034.26413.7103
H102.15232.75191.09343.47983.24531.76413.97623.71032.49171.77243.71034.2641
H112.15233.47981.09342.75193.97621.76413.24534.26413.71031.77242.49173.7103
H122.15233.47982.75191.09343.97623.24531.76413.71034.26413.71032.49171.7724
H132.15232.75193.47981.09343.24533.97621.76412.49173.71034.26413.71031.7724

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 111.243 C1 C2 H8 111.611
C1 C2 H9 111.611 C1 C3 H6 111.243
C1 C3 H10 111.611 C1 C3 H11 111.611
C1 C4 H7 111.243 C1 C4 H12 111.611
C1 C4 H13 111.611 C2 C1 C3 117.813
C2 C1 C4 117.813 C3 C1 C4 117.813
H5 C2 H8 106.921 H5 C2 H9 106.921
H6 C3 H10 106.921 H6 C3 H11 106.921
H7 C4 H12 106.921 H7 C4 H13 106.921
H8 C2 H9 108.291 H10 C3 H11 108.291
H12 C4 H13 108.291
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

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