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

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 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-158.374593
Energy at 298.15K-158.385119
HF Energy-158.374593
Nuclear repulsion energy133.255882
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 3005 2998 135.55      
2 A1 2949 2942 17.13      
3 A1 2915 2908 15.93      
4 A1 1496 1493 20.12      
5 A1 1406 1402 3.00      
6 A1 1182 1179 0.14      
7 A1 769 767 0.61      
8 A1 429 428 0.21      
9 A2 3000 2993 0.00      
10 A2 1464 1460 0.00      
11 A2 936 934 0.00      
12 A2 204 203 0.00      
13 E 3006 2999 78.81      
13 E 3006 2999 78.78      
14 E 2994 2986 5.51      
14 E 2994 2986 5.51      
15 E 2941 2933 41.98      
15 E 2941 2933 41.99      
16 E 1489 1486 5.02      
16 E 1489 1486 5.02      
17 E 1470 1467 0.34      
17 E 1470 1467 0.34      
18 E 1375 1372 5.89      
18 E 1375 1372 5.89      
19 E 1328 1324 4.31      
19 E 1328 1324 4.31      
20 E 1160 1157 3.18      
20 E 1160 1157 3.18      
21 E 942 940 0.04      
21 E 942 940 0.04      
22 E 902 900 0.89      
22 E 902 900 0.89      
23 E 355 354 0.02      
23 E 355 354 0.02      
24 E 248 247 0.01      
24 E 248 247 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28087.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9975) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 28017.4 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
0.25469 0.25469 0.14727

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 0.372
H2 0.000 0.000 1.478
C3 0.000 1.473 -0.096
C4 1.275 -0.736 -0.096
C5 -1.275 -0.736 -0.096
H6 0.000 1.538 -1.197
H7 1.332 -0.769 -1.197
H8 -1.332 -0.769 -1.197
H9 0.889 2.011 0.268
H10 -0.889 2.011 0.268
H11 1.298 -1.775 0.268
H12 2.186 -0.236 0.268
H13 -2.186 -0.236 0.268
H14 -1.298 -1.775 0.268

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.10561.54541.54541.54542.19742.19742.19742.20142.20142.20142.20142.20142.2014
H21.10562.15562.15562.15563.08553.08553.08552.51002.51002.51002.51002.51002.5100
C31.54542.15562.55072.55071.10242.83052.83051.10091.10093.51632.79852.79853.5163
C41.54542.15562.55072.55072.83051.10242.83052.79853.51631.10091.10093.51632.7985
C51.54542.15562.55072.55072.83052.83051.10243.51632.79852.79853.51631.10091.1009
H62.19743.08551.10242.83052.83052.66462.66461.77681.77683.84803.17373.17373.8480
H72.19743.08552.83051.10242.83052.66462.66463.17373.84801.77681.77683.84803.1737
H82.19743.08552.83052.83051.10242.66462.66463.84803.17373.17373.84801.77681.7768
H92.20142.51001.10092.79853.51631.77683.17373.84801.77713.80852.59523.80854.3723
H102.20142.51001.10093.51632.79851.77683.84803.17371.77714.37233.80852.59523.8085
H112.20142.51003.51631.10092.79853.84801.77683.17373.80854.37231.77713.80852.5952
H122.20142.51002.79851.10093.51633.17371.77683.84802.59523.80851.77714.37233.8085
H132.20142.51002.79853.51631.10093.17373.84801.77683.80852.59523.80854.37231.7771
H142.20142.51003.51632.79851.10093.84803.17371.77684.37233.80852.59523.80851.7771

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 111.069 C1 C3 H9 111.474
C1 C3 H10 111.474 C1 C4 H7 111.069
C1 C4 H11 111.474 C1 C4 H12 111.474
C1 C5 H8 111.069 C1 C5 H13 111.474
C1 C5 H14 111.474 H2 C1 C3 107.650
H2 C1 C4 107.650 H2 C1 C5 107.650
C3 C1 C4 111.229 C3 C1 C5 111.229
C4 C1 C5 111.229 H6 C3 H9 107.499
H6 C3 H10 107.499 H7 C4 H11 107.499
H7 C4 H12 107.499 H8 C5 H13 107.499
H8 C5 H14 107.499 H9 C3 H10 107.623
H11 C4 H12 107.623 H13 C5 H14 107.623
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 -0.184      
2 H 0.180      
3 C -0.573      
4 C -0.573      
5 C -0.573      
6 H 0.188      
7 H 0.188      
8 H 0.188      
9 H 0.193      
10 H 0.193      
11 H 0.193      
12 H 0.193      
13 H 0.193      
14 H 0.193      


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 0.130 0.130
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.503 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.503 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -28.883
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.310 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.310 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.620
Polar
3z2-r21.240
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 7.664 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.664 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.756


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 101.353
(<r2>)1/2 10.067