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

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 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-157.963966
Energy at 298.15K-157.974758
HF Energy-157.325998
Nuclear repulsion energy134.813138
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 3158 2991 89.38      
2 A1 3073 2911 21.88      
3 A1 3069 2906 2.13      
4 A1 1558 1476 24.43      
5 A1 1464 1386 6.62      
6 A1 1242 1177 0.22      
7 A1 828 784 0.85      
8 A1 443 419 0.20      
9 A2 3158 2991 0.00      
10 A2 1518 1438 0.00      
11 A2 974 922 0.00      
12 A2 217 205 0.00      
13 E 3161 2994 48.65      
13 E 3161 2994 48.65      
14 E 3150 2984 5.67      
14 E 3150 2984 5.67      
15 E 3065 2903 31.47      
15 E 3065 2903 31.47      
16 E 1546 1464 6.85      
16 E 1546 1464 6.85      
17 E 1528 1447 0.35      
17 E 1528 1447 0.35      
18 E 1438 1362 14.35      
18 E 1438 1362 14.35      
19 E 1388 1314 1.34      
19 E 1388 1314 1.34      
20 E 1224 1159 1.95      
20 E 1224 1159 1.95      
21 E 1009 956 0.26      
21 E 1009 956 0.26      
22 E 943 893 1.52      
22 E 943 893 1.52      
23 E 376 356 0.01      
23 E 376 356 0.01      
24 E 276 261 0.00      
24 E 276 261 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 29453.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9471) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 27895.3 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
0.26130 0.26130 0.15163

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 0.378
H2 0.000 0.000 1.475
C3 0.000 1.451 -0.096
C4 1.257 -0.726 -0.096
C5 -1.257 -0.726 -0.096
H6 0.000 1.496 -1.190
H7 1.296 -0.748 -1.190
H8 -1.296 -0.748 -1.190
H9 0.884 1.986 0.261
H10 -0.884 1.986 0.261
H11 1.278 -1.759 0.261
H12 2.162 -0.227 0.261
H13 -2.162 -0.227 0.261
H14 -1.278 -1.759 0.261

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14
C11.09771.52661.52661.52662.16722.16722.16722.17752.17752.17752.17752.17752.1775
H21.09772.13922.13922.13923.05683.05683.05682.49072.49072.49072.49072.49072.4907
C31.52662.13922.51362.51361.09492.77722.77721.09361.09363.47372.76062.76063.4737
C41.52662.13922.51362.51362.77721.09492.77722.76063.47371.09361.09363.47372.7606
C51.52662.13922.51362.51362.77722.77721.09493.47372.76062.76063.47371.09361.0936
H62.16723.05681.09492.77722.77722.59152.59151.76851.76853.78623.12283.12283.7862
H72.16723.05682.77721.09492.77722.59152.59153.12283.78621.76851.76853.78623.1228
H82.16723.05682.77722.77721.09492.59152.59153.78623.12283.12283.78621.76851.7685
H92.17752.49071.09362.76063.47371.76853.12283.78621.76873.76612.55623.76614.3249
H102.17752.49071.09363.47372.76061.76853.78623.12281.76874.32493.76612.55623.7661
H112.17752.49073.47371.09362.76063.78621.76853.12283.76614.32491.76873.76612.5562
H122.17752.49072.76061.09363.47373.12281.76853.78622.55623.76611.76874.32493.7661
H132.17752.49072.76063.47371.09363.12283.78621.76853.76612.55623.76614.32491.7687
H142.17752.49073.47372.76061.09363.78623.12281.76854.32493.76612.55623.76611.7687

picture of Isobutane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 H6 110.438 C1 C3 H9 111.342
C1 C3 H10 111.342 C1 C4 H7 110.438
C1 C4 H11 111.342 C1 C4 H12 111.342
C1 C5 H8 110.438 C1 C5 H13 111.342
C1 C5 H14 111.342 H2 C1 C3 108.083
H2 C1 C4 108.083 H2 C1 C5 108.083
C3 C1 C4 110.823 C3 C1 C5 110.823
C4 C1 C5 110.823 H6 C3 H9 107.817
H6 C3 H10 107.817 H7 C4 H11 107.817
H7 C4 H12 107.817 H8 C5 H13 107.817
H8 C5 H14 107.817 H9 C3 H10 107.935
H11 C4 H12 107.935 H13 C5 H14 107.935
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability