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All results from a given calculation for C8H18 (Octane)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-313.827467
Energy at 298.15K-313.847123
HF Energy-313.827467
Nuclear repulsion energy373.324239
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 M06-2X/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 3114 2949 0.00      
2 Ag 3052 2891 0.00      
3 Ag 3047 2886 0.00      
4 Ag 3037 2877 0.00      
5 Ag 3031 2871 0.00      
6 Ag 1576 1493 0.00      
7 Ag 1562 1479 0.00      
8 Ag 1552 1470 0.00      
9 Ag 1547 1465 0.00      
10 Ag 1461 1384 0.00      
11 Ag 1410 1335 0.00      
12 Ag 1405 1330 0.00      
13 Ag 1342 1272 0.00      
14 Ag 1176 1114 0.00      
15 Ag 1086 1029 0.00      
16 Ag 1065 1009 0.00      
17 Ag 1017 963 0.00      
18 Ag 921 872 0.00      
19 Ag 483 458 0.00      
20 Ag 279 265 0.00      
21 Ag 200 190 0.00      
22 Au 3126 2961 93.14      
23 Au 3106 2942 47.29      
24 Au 3087 2924 0.02      
25 Au 3066 2904 0.12      
26 Au 1567 1485 19.75      
27 Au 1375 1302 0.56      
28 Au 1357 1285 0.32      
29 Au 1272 1205 0.18      
30 Au 1085 1028 0.52      
31 Au 917 869 1.71      
32 Au 785 744 2.37      
33 Au 758 718 10.03      
34 Au 257 243 0.00      
35 Au 172 163 0.00      
36 Au 107 102 0.00      
37 Au 41 39 0.00      
38 Bg 3125 2960 0.00      
39 Bg 3097 2934 0.00      
40 Bg 3075 2913 0.00      
41 Bg 3061 2899 0.00      
42 Bg 1567 1485 0.00      
43 Bg 1378 1305 0.00      
44 Bg 1362 1290 0.00      
45 Bg 1320 1250 0.00      
46 Bg 1237 1171 0.00      
47 Bg 1005 952 0.00      
48 Bg 841 797 0.00      
49 Bg 763 723 0.00      
50 Bg 259 245 0.00      
51 Bg 155 147 0.00      
52 Bg 113 107 0.00      
53 Bu 3114 2949 46.55      
54 Bu 3053 2892 97.46      
55 Bu 3047 2886 33.01      
56 Bu 3044 2884 10.47      
57 Bu 3032 2872 0.49      
58 Bu 1576 1493 19.16      
59 Bu 1568 1485 5.96      
60 Bu 1555 1473 0.55      
61 Bu 1546 1464 0.00      
62 Bu 1461 1384 12.48      
63 Bu 1413 1338 2.29      
64 Bu 1383 1310 0.59      
65 Bu 1293 1225 2.06      
66 Bu 1128 1068 20.99      
67 Bu 1081 1024 0.56      
68 Bu 1021 967 0.35      
69 Bu 905 857 5.30      
70 Bu 481 455 0.16      
71 Bu 347 328 0.11      
72 Bu 84 80 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 54963.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9472) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 52061.8 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 M06-2X/3-21G*
ABC
0.35059 0.01629 0.01594

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/3-21G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.770 0.000
C2 -0.000 -0.770 0.000
C3 -1.424 1.357 0.000
C4 1.424 -1.357 0.000
C5 -1.424 2.898 0.000
C6 1.424 -2.898 0.000
C7 -2.855 3.468 0.000
C8 2.855 -3.468 0.000
H9 0.542 1.132 0.885
H10 0.542 1.132 -0.885
H11 -0.542 -1.132 0.885
H12 -0.542 -1.132 -0.885
H13 -1.966 0.996 -0.885
H14 -1.966 0.996 0.885
H15 1.966 -0.996 -0.885
H16 1.966 -0.996 0.885
H17 -0.880 3.255 0.884
H18 -0.880 3.255 -0.884
H19 0.880 -3.255 0.884
H20 0.880 -3.255 -0.884
H21 -2.848 4.562 0.000
H22 -3.401 3.127 -0.887
H23 -3.401 3.127 0.887
H24 2.848 -4.562 0.000
H25 3.401 -3.127 -0.887
H26 3.401 -3.127 0.887

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
C11.54041.54022.55962.56003.93443.92825.11001.09871.09872.16672.16672.16812.16812.78692.78692.78072.78074.21444.21444.74224.23174.23176.04495.24785.2478
C21.54042.55961.54023.93442.56005.11003.92822.16672.16671.09871.09872.78692.78692.16812.16814.21444.21442.78072.78076.04495.24785.24784.74224.23174.2317
C31.54022.55963.93371.54075.11962.55046.44892.16762.16762.78462.78461.09881.09884.22034.22032.16342.16345.23105.23103.50712.79792.79797.29936.64606.6460
C42.55961.54023.93375.11961.54076.44892.55042.78462.78462.16762.16764.22034.22031.09881.09885.23105.23102.16342.16347.29936.64606.64603.50712.79792.7979
C52.56003.93441.54075.11966.45711.54087.67002.78682.78684.21864.21862.16662.16665.23785.23781.09741.09746.62946.62942.19042.17882.17888.59607.76917.7691
C63.93442.56005.11961.54076.45717.67001.54084.21864.21862.78682.78685.23785.23782.16662.16666.62946.62941.09741.09748.59607.76917.76912.19042.17882.1788
C73.92825.11002.55046.44891.54087.67008.98404.21694.21695.22395.22392.77202.77206.62986.62982.17402.17407.74197.74191.09401.09551.09559.84909.13329.1332
C85.11003.92826.44892.55047.67001.54088.98405.22395.22394.21694.21696.62986.62982.77202.77207.74197.74192.17402.17409.84909.13329.13321.09401.09551.0955
H91.09872.16672.16762.78462.78684.21864.21695.22391.76952.50993.07093.07282.51223.11212.56022.55603.10814.40024.74224.90324.76094.41906.20625.42665.1293
H101.09872.16672.16762.78462.78684.21864.21695.22391.76953.07092.50992.51223.07282.56023.11213.10812.55604.74224.40024.90324.41904.76096.20625.12935.4266
H112.16671.09872.78462.16764.21862.78685.22394.21692.50993.07091.76953.11212.56023.07282.51224.40024.74222.55603.10816.20625.42665.12934.90324.76094.4190
H122.16671.09872.78462.16764.21862.78685.22394.21693.07092.50991.76952.56023.11212.51223.07284.74224.40023.10812.55606.20625.12935.42664.90324.41904.7609
H132.16812.78691.09884.22032.16665.23782.77206.62983.07282.51223.11212.56021.76924.40824.75003.06802.50715.41325.11623.77852.56903.12067.40596.76786.9958
H142.16812.78691.09884.22032.16665.23782.77206.62982.51223.07282.56023.11211.76924.75004.40822.50713.06805.11625.41323.77853.12062.56907.40596.99586.7678
H152.78692.16814.22031.09885.23782.16666.62982.77203.11212.56023.07282.51224.40824.75001.76925.41325.11623.06802.50717.40596.76786.99583.77852.56903.1206
H162.78692.16814.22031.09885.23782.16666.62982.77202.56023.11212.51223.07284.75004.40821.76925.11625.41322.50713.06807.40596.99586.76783.77853.12062.5690
H172.78074.21442.16345.23101.09746.62942.17407.74192.55603.10814.40024.74223.06802.50715.41325.11621.76746.74466.97232.52183.08282.52368.70577.88667.6852
H182.78074.21442.16345.23101.09746.62942.17407.74193.10812.55604.74224.40022.50713.06805.11625.41321.76746.97236.74462.52182.52363.08288.70577.68527.8866
H194.21442.78075.23102.16346.62941.09747.74192.17404.40024.74222.55603.10815.41325.11623.06802.50716.74466.97231.76748.70577.88667.68522.52183.08282.5236
H204.21442.78075.23102.16346.62941.09747.74192.17404.74224.40023.10812.55605.11625.41322.50713.06806.97236.74461.76748.70577.68527.88662.52182.52363.0828
H214.74226.04493.50717.29932.19048.59601.09409.84904.90324.90326.20626.20623.77853.77857.40597.40592.52182.52188.70578.70571.77491.774910.75579.94759.9475
H224.23175.24782.79796.64602.17887.76911.09559.13324.76094.41905.42665.12932.56903.12066.76786.99583.08282.52367.88667.68521.77491.77379.94759.23989.4085
H234.23175.24782.79796.64602.17887.76911.09559.13324.41904.76095.12935.42663.12062.56906.99586.76782.52363.08287.68527.88661.77491.77379.94759.40859.2398
H246.04494.74227.29933.50718.59602.19049.84901.09406.20626.20624.90324.90327.40597.40593.77853.77858.70578.70572.52182.521810.75579.94759.94751.77491.7749
H255.24784.23176.64602.79797.76912.17889.13321.09555.42665.12934.76094.41906.76786.99582.56903.12067.88667.68523.08282.52369.94759.23989.40851.77491.7737
H265.24784.23176.64602.79797.76912.17889.13321.09555.12935.42664.41904.76096.99586.76783.12062.56907.68527.88662.52363.08289.94759.40859.23981.77491.7737

picture of Octane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 112.376 C1 C2 H11 109.221
C1 C2 H12 109.221 C1 C3 C5 112.391
C1 C3 H13 109.348 C1 C3 H14 109.348
C2 C1 C3 112.376 C2 C1 H9 109.221
C2 C1 H10 109.221 C2 C4 C6 112.391
C2 C4 H15 109.348 C2 C4 H16 109.348
C3 C1 H9 109.312 C3 C1 H10 109.312
C3 C5 C7 111.719 C3 C5 H17 109.026
C3 C5 H18 109.026 C4 C2 H11 109.312
C4 C2 H12 109.312 C4 C6 C8 111.719
C4 C6 H19 109.026 C4 C6 H20 109.026
C5 C3 H13 109.192 C5 C3 H14 109.192
C5 C7 H21 111.342 C5 C7 H22 110.333
C5 C7 H23 110.333 C6 C4 H15 109.192
C6 C4 H16 109.192 C6 C8 H24 111.342
C6 C8 H25 110.333 C6 C8 H26 110.333
C7 C5 H17 109.843 C7 C5 H18 109.843
C8 C6 H19 109.843 C8 C6 H20 109.843
H9 C1 H10 107.266 H11 C2 H12 107.266
H13 C3 H14 107.234 H15 C4 H16 107.234
H17 C5 H18 107.273 H19 C6 H20 107.273
H21 C7 H22 108.319 H21 C7 H23 108.319
H22 C7 H23 108.100 H24 C8 H25 108.319
H24 C8 H26 108.319 H25 C8 H26 108.100
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.381      
2 C -0.381      
3 C -0.375      
4 C -0.375      
5 C -0.404      
6 C -0.404      
7 C -0.569      
8 C -0.569      
9 H 0.191      
10 H 0.191      
11 H 0.191      
12 H 0.191      
13 H 0.190      
14 H 0.190      
15 H 0.190      
16 H 0.190      
17 H 0.194      
18 H 0.194      
19 H 0.194      
20 H 0.194      
21 H 0.195      
22 H 0.192      
23 H 0.192      
24 H 0.195      
25 H 0.192      
26 H 0.192      


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 -55.871 0.218 0.000
y 0.218 -55.452 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -54.319
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.985 0.218 0.000
y 0.218 -0.357 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.342
Polar
3z2-r22.684
x2-y2-0.419
xy0.218
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 12.252 -1.999 0.000
y -1.999 13.555 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.614


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 682.216
(<r2>)1/2 26.119