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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: HF/3-21G*

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/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-311.708880
Energy at 298.15K-311.728802
Nuclear repulsion energy373.940295
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/3-21G*
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 3251 2935 0.00      
2 Ag 3197 2886 0.00      
3 Ag 3193 2882 0.00      
4 Ag 3186 2876 0.00      
5 Ag 3183 2873 0.00      
6 Ag 1676 1513 0.00      
7 Ag 1664 1502 0.00      
8 Ag 1655 1494 0.00      
9 Ag 1651 1490 0.00      
10 Ag 1574 1421 0.00      
11 Ag 1520 1372 0.00      
12 Ag 1513 1366 0.00      
13 Ag 1452 1310 0.00      
14 Ag 1248 1126 0.00      
15 Ag 1103 995 0.00      
16 Ag 1084 978 0.00      
17 Ag 1058 955 0.00      
18 Ag 946 853 0.00      
19 Ag 513 463 0.00      
20 Ag 288 260 0.00      
21 Ag 212 191 0.00      
22 Au 3260 2943 237.46      
23 Au 3245 2929 7.86      
24 Au 3222 2908 0.02      
25 Au 3203 2891 0.04      
26 Au 1673 1510 15.60      
27 Au 1480 1336 0.46      
28 Au 1457 1316 0.32      
29 Au 1363 1231 0.10      
30 Au 1160 1047 0.45      
31 Au 977 882 1.31      
32 Au 826 746 2.00      
33 Au 789 713 8.15      
34 Au 258 233 0.00      
35 Au 171 154 0.00      
36 Au 74 67 0.00      
37 Au 50 46 0.00      
38 Bg 3258 2940 0.00      
39 Bg 3233 2918 0.00      
40 Bg 3211 2898 0.00      
41 Bg 3201 2889 0.00      
42 Bg 1673 1510 0.00      
43 Bg 1481 1337 0.00      
44 Bg 1465 1322 0.00      
45 Bg 1416 1278 0.00      
46 Bg 1322 1193 0.00      
47 Bg 1073 968 0.00      
48 Bg 889 802 0.00      
49 Bg 797 719 0.00      
50 Bg 261 236 0.00      
51 Bg 146 132 0.00      
52 Bg 118 106 0.00      
53 Bu 3251 2935 95.54      
54 Bu 3200 2888 148.75      
55 Bu 3193 2882 45.44      
56 Bu 3189 2879 19.18      
57 Bu 3182 2872 1.46      
58 Bu 1678 1514 16.53      
59 Bu 1670 1508 2.84      
60 Bu 1658 1496 0.49      
61 Bu 1650 1489 0.00      
62 Bu 1574 1421 9.13      
63 Bu 1523 1374 1.77      
64 Bu 1494 1348 0.82      
65 Bu 1397 1261 0.72      
66 Bu 1201 1084 16.18      
67 Bu 1098 991 0.08      
68 Bu 1032 932 0.34      
69 Bu 942 850 3.25      
70 Bu 502 453 0.19      
71 Bu 368 332 0.09      
72 Bu 85 76 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 57901.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 52261.7 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/3-21G*
ABC
0.35553 0.01625 0.01590

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/3-21G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.001 0.770 0.000
C2 -0.001 -0.770 0.000
C3 -1.421 1.362 0.000
C4 1.421 -1.362 0.000
C5 -1.421 2.903 0.000
C6 1.421 -2.903 0.000
C7 -2.849 3.482 0.000
C8 2.849 -3.482 0.000
H9 0.537 1.128 0.875
H10 0.537 1.128 -0.875
H11 -0.537 -1.128 0.875
H12 -0.537 -1.128 -0.875
H13 -1.958 1.005 -0.875
H14 -1.958 1.005 0.875
H15 1.958 -1.005 -0.875
H16 1.958 -1.005 0.875
H17 -0.885 3.260 0.874
H18 -0.885 3.260 -0.874
H19 0.885 -3.260 0.874
H20 0.885 -3.260 -0.874
H21 -2.831 4.566 0.000
H22 -3.394 3.152 -0.878
H23 -3.394 3.152 0.878
H24 2.831 -4.566 0.000
H25 3.394 -3.152 -0.878
H26 3.394 -3.152 0.878

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
C11.54081.54042.56242.56323.93833.93385.11801.08661.08662.15812.15812.15832.15832.78382.78382.78362.78364.21804.21804.73594.23934.23936.04065.26055.2605
C21.54082.56241.54043.93832.56325.11803.93382.15812.15811.08661.08662.78382.78382.15832.15834.21804.21802.78362.78366.04065.26055.26054.73594.23934.2393
C31.54042.56243.93741.54065.12552.55566.45772.15792.15792.78322.78321.08661.08664.21804.21802.15712.15715.23945.23943.50032.80502.80507.29596.65896.6589
C42.56241.54043.93745.12551.54066.45772.55562.78322.78322.15792.15794.21804.21801.08661.08665.23945.23942.15712.15717.29596.65896.65893.50032.80502.8050
C52.56323.93831.54065.12556.46421.54097.68112.78452.78454.21794.21792.15722.15725.24035.24031.08581.08586.63836.63832.18052.17402.17408.59477.78617.7861
C63.93832.56325.12551.54066.46427.68111.54094.21794.21792.78452.78455.24035.24032.15722.15726.63836.63831.08581.08588.59477.78617.78612.18052.17402.1740
C73.93385.11802.55566.45771.54097.68118.99794.21634.21635.23025.23022.77322.77326.63416.63412.16112.16117.75657.75651.08451.08491.08499.85079.15219.1521
C85.11803.93386.45772.55567.68111.54098.99795.23025.23024.21634.21636.63416.63412.77322.77327.75657.75652.16112.16119.85079.15219.15211.08451.08491.0849
H91.08662.15812.15792.78322.78454.21794.21635.23021.74972.49813.04993.05022.49853.10322.56292.56363.10344.40144.73624.89264.75714.42226.20045.43625.1456
H101.08662.15812.15792.78322.78454.21794.21635.23021.74973.04992.49812.49853.05022.56293.10323.10342.56364.73624.40144.89264.42224.75716.20045.14565.4362
H112.15811.08662.78322.15794.21792.78455.23024.21632.49813.04991.74973.10322.56293.05022.49854.40144.73622.56363.10346.20045.43625.14564.89264.75714.4222
H122.15811.08662.78322.15794.21792.78455.23024.21633.04992.49811.74972.56293.10322.49853.05024.73624.40143.10342.56366.20045.14565.43624.89264.42224.7571
H132.15832.78381.08664.21802.15725.24032.77326.63413.05022.49853.10322.56291.74954.40244.73733.04842.49695.41665.12653.76892.58273.12167.39916.77747.0005
H142.15832.78381.08664.21802.15725.24032.77326.63412.49853.05022.56293.10321.74954.73734.40242.49693.04845.12655.41663.76893.12162.58277.39917.00056.7774
H152.78382.15834.21801.08665.24032.15726.63412.77323.10322.56293.05022.49854.40244.73731.74955.41665.12653.04842.49697.39916.77747.00053.76892.58273.1216
H162.78382.15834.21801.08665.24032.15726.63412.77322.56293.10322.49853.05024.73734.40241.74955.12655.41662.49693.04847.39917.00056.77743.76893.12162.5827
H172.78364.21802.15715.23941.08586.63832.16117.75652.56363.10344.40144.73623.04842.49695.41665.12651.74826.75646.97892.50143.06232.51128.70787.90597.7092
H182.78364.21802.15715.23941.08586.63832.16117.75653.10342.56364.73624.40142.49693.04845.12655.41661.74826.97896.75642.50142.51123.06238.70787.70927.9059
H194.21802.78365.23942.15716.63831.08587.75652.16114.40144.73622.56363.10345.41665.12653.04842.49696.75646.97891.74828.70787.90597.70922.50143.06232.5112
H204.21802.78365.23942.15716.63831.08587.75652.16114.73624.40143.10342.56365.12655.41662.49693.04846.97896.75641.74828.70787.70927.90592.50142.51123.0623
H214.73596.04063.50037.29592.18058.59471.08459.85074.89264.89266.20046.20043.76893.76897.39917.39912.50142.50148.70788.70781.75701.757010.74539.95499.9549
H224.23935.26052.80506.65892.17407.78611.08499.15214.75714.42225.43625.14562.58273.12166.77747.00053.06232.51127.90597.70921.75701.75709.95499.26439.4294
H234.23935.26052.80506.65892.17407.78611.08499.15214.42224.75715.14565.43623.12162.58277.00056.77742.51123.06237.70927.90591.75701.75709.95499.42949.2643
H246.04064.73597.29593.50038.59472.18059.85071.08456.20046.20044.89264.89267.39917.39913.76893.76898.70788.70782.50142.501410.74539.95499.95491.75701.7570
H255.26054.23936.65892.80507.78612.17409.15211.08495.43625.14564.75714.42226.77747.00052.58273.12167.90597.70923.06232.51129.95499.26439.42941.75701.7570
H265.26054.23936.65892.80507.78612.17409.15211.08495.14565.43624.42224.75717.00056.77743.12162.58277.70927.90592.51123.06239.95499.42949.26431.75701.7570

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.528 C1 C2 H11 109.224
C1 C2 H12 109.224 C1 C3 C5 112.597
C1 C3 H13 109.269 C1 C3 H14 109.269
C2 C1 C3 112.528 C2 C1 H9 109.224
C2 C1 H10 109.224 C2 C4 C6 112.597
C2 C4 H15 109.269 C2 C4 H16 109.269
C3 C1 H9 109.238 C3 C1 H10 109.238
C3 C5 C7 112.063 C3 C5 H17 109.211
C3 C5 H18 109.211 C4 C2 H11 109.238
C4 C2 H12 109.238 C4 C6 C8 112.063
C4 C6 H19 109.211 C4 C6 H20 109.211
C5 C3 H13 109.170 C5 C3 H14 109.170
C5 C7 H21 111.119 C5 C7 H22 110.568
C5 C7 H23 110.568 C6 C4 H15 109.170
C6 C4 H16 109.170 C6 C8 H24 111.119
C6 C8 H25 110.568 C6 C8 H26 110.568
C7 C5 H17 109.502 C7 C5 H18 109.502
C8 C6 H19 109.502 C8 C6 H20 109.502
H9 C1 H10 107.248 H11 C2 H12 107.248
H13 C3 H14 107.222 H15 C4 H16 107.222
H17 C5 H18 107.229 H19 C6 H20 107.229
H21 C7 H22 108.173 H21 C7 H23 108.173
H22 C7 H23 108.136 H24 C8 H25 108.173
H24 C8 H26 108.173 H25 C8 H26 108.136
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.402      
2 C -0.402      
3 C -0.397      
4 C -0.397      
5 C -0.423      
6 C -0.423      
7 C -0.583      
8 C -0.583      
9 H 0.201      
10 H 0.201      
11 H 0.201      
12 H 0.201      
13 H 0.201      
14 H 0.201      
15 H 0.201      
16 H 0.201      
17 H 0.204      
18 H 0.204      
19 H 0.204      
20 H 0.204      
21 H 0.199      
22 H 0.197      
23 H 0.197      
24 H 0.199      
25 H 0.197      
26 H 0.197      


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 -56.935 0.499 0.000
y 0.499 -56.533 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -55.020
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.158 0.499 0.000
y 0.499 -0.556 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.714
Polar
3z2-r23.427
x2-y2-0.401
xy0.499
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.022 -1.837 0.000
y -1.837 13.221 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.564


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 684.049
(<r2>)1/2 26.154